Mattias Erik Johansson (born 16 February 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Greek Super League 2 club AEL. Starting his career with Kalmar FF in 2009, he went on to play professionally in the Netherlands, Greece, Turkey, and Poland before returning to Sweden in 2024. A full international since 2014, he has won eight caps and scored one goal for the Sweden national team.
 Johansson playing for Legia in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mattias Erik Johansson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Jönköping, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEL | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | IF Hallby | ||
| 2008–2009 | Kalmar FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Kalmar FF | 41 | (1) |
| 2012–2017 | AZ | 125 | (6) |
| 2017–2020 | Panathinaikos | 63 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | Gençlerbirliği | 29 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Legia Warsaw | 31 | (2) |
| 2024 | IFK Göteborg | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | AEL | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Sweden U17 | 19 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Sweden U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Sweden U21 | 18 | (0) |
| 2014–2021 | Sweden | 8 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 22 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:09, 8 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editAZ Alkmaar signed Johansson on a four-year contract for a fee of around €1.5 million on 27 January 2012.[2]
On 1 August 2017, Johansson, who had been released by AZ Alkmaar, moved to Super League Greece club Panathinaikos.[3]
On 16 September 2018, he scored a brace in a 3–1 away win game against AEL.[4] On 23 September 2018, he scored for the second game in the row, the third goal of Panathinaikos at the 3–0 victory against Levadiakos, a goal that made him the top scorer of Panathinaikos after four games. On 24 November 2018, Johansson scored a goal in a 5–1 home win game against struggling Apollon Smyrnis.[5]
On 21 June 2021, Johansson signed a two-year deal with Polish Ekstraklasa champions Legia Warsaw.[6]
On 27 March 2024, Johansson signed a short-term deal with Swedish side IFK Göteborg until 31 July 2024.[7]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 29 November 2021[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kalmar FF | 2009 | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Total | 41 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 52 | 1 | |||
| AZ | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 46 | 4 | |
| 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| Total | 129 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 176 | 6 | ||
| Panathinaikos | 2017–18 | Superleague Greece | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Superleague Greece | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20 | Superleague Greece | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 63 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 72 | 5 | |||
| Gençlerbirliği | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| Legia Warsaw | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Career total | 267 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 342 | 16 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
International
edit- As of 8 September 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Johansson goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 October 2020 | VEB Arena, Moscow, Russia | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
editAZ
Legia Warsaw
References
edit- ^ "Mattias Erik Johansson". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "AZ Alkmaar complete the signing of Mattias Johansson from Kalmar FF". Goal.com. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Uppgifter: Johansson blir nästa svensk i Panathinaikos". fotbollskanalen.se. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ ""Τρένο" ο Παναθηναϊκός, 3-1 την ΑΕΛ με δυο γκολ του Γιόχανσον". sport24.gr (in Greek). 16 September 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Παναθηναϊκός - Απόλλων Σμύρνης 5-1: "Κέντα" με Μακέντα το τριφύλλι". sport24.gr (in Greek). 24 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Josué i Mattias Johansson piłkarzami Legii". www.90minut.pl.
- ^ Andersson, Gabriel (27 March 2024). "Mattias Johansson är blåvit". IFK Göteborg – Hela stadens lag (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Mattias-Johansson". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "120 minut walki i nic! Zadecydowały dopiero rzuty karne". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). 2 May 2023.
External links
edit- Mattias Johansson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)