Tobias Mikaelsson

Tobias Lars Mikaelsson (born 17 November 1988) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Swedish Division 2 side Stenungsunds.

Tobias Mikaelsson
Mikaelsson during his time with Aston Villa
Personal information
Full name Tobias Lars Mikaelsson[1]
Date of birth (1988-11-17) 17 November 1988[1]
Place of birth Jörlanda, Sweden
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Stenungsunds
Youth career
Vallens IF
2003–2005 Ljungskile
2005–2007 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Aston Villa 0 (0)
2007 → Ljungskile (loan) 5 (1)
2008 → Port Vale (loan) 6 (0)
2009–2011 Trollhättan 47 (6)
2011–2012 Ljungskile 47 (7)
2013–2018 Oddevold 98 (21)
2018– Stenungsunds
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2018

He started his professional career with Aston Villa in England in 2007. After loan spells with Ljungskile and Port Vale, he signed with Swedish side Trollhättan in 2009. Two years later he joined Ljungskile. He joined Oddevold in February 2013, before signing with Stenungsunds in January 2018.

Playing career

Aston Villa

Mikaelsson signed for Aston Villa in August 2005 from Swedish Superettan side, Ljungskile – the team he also supports. He never played a game for the Villa senior team, but made appearances at youth level and for the Reserves where he had a prolific goalscoring record. Mikaelsson was thought to have a very bright future ahead of him, some pundits had previously tipped him to become a star while he was at youth level, and follow the footsteps of his boyhood idols Zlatan Ibrahimović and Henrik Larsson. Mikaelsson joined old club Ljungskile on loan in April 2007 to gain first-team experience, and he shone, scoring one goal and giving five assists in the stint. On 18 September 2007 he scored his first hat-trick for Villa Reserves – in a 4–1 victory against Derby County. In January 2008, Mikaelsson joined Port Vale on a one-month loan deal, joining up with team-mate Chris Herd.[3] He played six games for the League One club, Vale lost four and drew two games. After Mikaelsson returned to Villa Park following an ankle injury,[4] Vale were relegated. In July 2008, Mikaelsson was rewarded with a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2009. He had a five-day trial with BK Häcken in January 2009.[5] In April 2009, he had an unsuccessful trial at League One Hartlepool United following release from Aston Villa.

Sweden

Mikaelsson later returned home to Sweden and signed for Trollhättan in July 2009. In his first season in the Superettan, Mikaelsson scored a single goal in 18 appearances for Trollhättan.[6] During the 2010 season, Mikaelsson managed to score 5 goals in 29 appearances for the club,[6] but was unable to help them avoid relegation. Mikaelsson opted to remain in the Superettan and transferred back to Ljungskile in March 2011.[6] LSK finished in eighth place in 2011 and then in fifth place in 2012.

In February 2013, Mikaelsson signed for Division 1 Södra club IK Oddevold.[7] The club finished second in 2013, but were beaten by Varbergs BoIS in the qualification play-offs.[8] They finished in fifth place in 2014, fourth in 2015, and seventh in 2016. He scored two goals in 11 appearances during the 2017 season as the club finished in ninth-place. In January 2018, Mikaelsson dropped down a level to sign a two-year contract with Division 2 side Stenungsunds.[9] The "Red Brothers" ended the 2018 season fifth in the Norra Götaland region.

Style of play

Mikaelsson has said: "I like to think I'm an intelligent type of player with decent technique and decent pace."[3] He is noted for his tall and powerful physique and sound technical ability.

Statistics
As of 14 May 2018.
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa2006–07[10]Premier League0000000000
2007–08[11]Premier League0000000000
2008–09[12]Premier League0000000000
Total 0000000000
Ljungskile (loan)2007Superettan5100000051
Port Vale (loan)2007–08[11]League One6000000060
Trollhättan2009[13]Superettan181000000181
2010[13]Superettan295210000316
Total 476210000497
Ljungskile2011[13]Superettan232100000242
2012[13]Superettan245110000256
Total 477210000498
IK Oddevold2013[13]Division 1 Södra25700002[lower-alpha 1]0277
2014[13]Division 1 Södra244000000244
2015[13]Division 1 Södra176000000176
2016[13]Division 1 Södra223000000223
2017[13]Division 1 Södra101110000112
Total 982110002010121
Career total[lower-alpha 2] 2033552002021037
  1. Appearance/s in the play-offs.
  2. Appearances for Stenungsunds not known.

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream Publishing. p. 292. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  2. "FootballSquads – Port Vale – 2007/08". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  3. "Vale sign Villa reserve striker". BBC Sport. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  4. "Mikaelsson ends Vale loan early". BBC Sport. 15 February 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  5. "Aston Villa Player Database". www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  6. "Passport". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  7. "Tobias Mikaelsson klar för Oddevold". oddevold.se. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  8. "Varbergs BoIS FC 2 – 1 IK Oddevold". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  9. "Fotbolltransfers.com – Officiellt: Dan Mönell till Stenungsunds IF". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  10. "Games played by Tobias Mikaelsson in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  11. "Games played by Tobias Mikaelsson in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  12. "Games played by Tobias Mikaelsson in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  13. Tobias Mikaelsson at Soccerway
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