Per Karlsson (footballer, born 1986)

Per Jonas Karlsson (born 2 January 1986 in Stockholm) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for AIK in Allsvenskan. He has won two caps for the Sweden national team, and two Allsvenskan titles (2009 and 2018) with AIK.

Per Karlsson
Personal information
Full name Per Jonas Karlsson
Date of birth (1986-01-02) 2 January 1986
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
AIK
Number 3
Youth career
1991–1997 Vasalund
1998–2003 AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003– AIK 334 (2)
2006Väsby United (loan) 0 (0)
2007Åtvidabergs FF (loan) 27 (1)
National team
2001–2003 Sweden U17 8 (0)
2004–2005 Sweden U19 13 (0)
2007–2009 Sweden U21 15 (0)
2010– Sweden 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 December 2020

Club career

He came through the ranks of Solna club Vasalunds IF and was picked up by AIK as a teenager. After coming through the academy at AIK he secured a regular starting-spot at AIK in late 2004, but broke his leg in beginning of 2005 against Väsby United which ruled him out for much of that season.[1] When he became fit again he was loaned out to Väsby United, a feeder club to AIK, for the 2006 season. However, he broke his arm this time and wasn't able to play any matches for them.[2] During the 2007 season he was loaned out to Åtvidabergs FF in Superettan and was finally able to play a whole season.[3] During 2008 he once again became a member of the regular starting eleven at AIK, which he had lost after his leg fracture in 2005.

He played in 26 Allsvenskan games as AIK won the 2009 Allsvenskan. 9 years later, he played in all 30 games as AIK won the 2018 Allsvenskan.

On 15 July 2020 he made his 396th appearance for AIK in a 2020 Allsvenskan 1-0 win against IK Sirius, surpassing Daniel Tjernström at 395 games and setting a club record.[4] On 28 September 2020, Karlsson made his 322nd Allsvenskan appearance, breaking Gustav Sjöberg's record for most Allsvenskan appearances for AIK.[5]

International career

Karlsson was a part of the Sweden U21 squad that advanced to the semifinals of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship that took place on Swedish home soil, but did not play.[6]

Karlsson made his senior Sweden debut in January 2010 in a friendly game against Oman.[6] He was called up to a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Germany as a replacement for Jonas Olsson, but did not play.[7][6] He won his second cap in a friendly against the Ivory Coast in January 2015.

In May 2019, Karlsson was called up to Sweden's UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Malta and Spain, but did not play.[8][6]

Career statistics

Club

Season Club Division League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2003 AIK Allsvenskan 100 00 010
2004 1200 0120
2005 Superettan 300 030
2006 Väsby United (loan) 0 00 000
2007 Åtvidabergs FF (loan) 2710 0271
2008 AIK Allsvenskan 2500 0250
2009 26050310
2010 2103060300
2011 601070
2012 2300 0110340
2013 30030330
2014 26 0 1 0 4 0 31 0
2015 24 0 1 0 3 0 28 0
2016 26 0 1 0 4 0 31 0
2017 27 1 4 1 5 0 36 2
2018 30 0 4 0 4 0 38 0
2019 28 0 4 0 7 1 39 1
2020 26140301
Career Total 36133114414365

International

As of 15 July 2020
Sweden national team
Year Apps Goals
2010 1 0
2015 1 0
Total 2 0

Honours

AIK

Awards

AIK

Personal life

He goes by the nickname "Pertan" (pronounced [ˈpæ̂ʈːan]).[4]

References

  1. Per Karlsson borta hela säsongen Archived 2008-11-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  2. Per Karlsson bröt armen (in Swedish)
  3. Per Karlsson till Åtvidaberg (in Swedish)
  4. "Per Karlsson historisk: "Ska fira med whisky"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  5. "Karlsson tror på fortsättning i AIK - hyllas av sportchefen: "Genuint ledsen över att han jubilerat utan publik"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  6. "Per Karlsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  7. "AIK:s Per Karlsson i landslaget – nu på riktigt - FotbollDirekt". AIK:s Per Karlsson i landslaget – nu på riktigt - FotbollDirekt. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  8. Lindblad, Anders (2019-05-27). "Kan en bänkad spelare vara given i landslaget?". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
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