Mattias Johansson

Summary

Mattias Erik Johansson (born 16 February 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg. 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.

Mattias Johansson
Johansson playing for Legia in 2021
Personal information
Full name Mattias Erik Johansson[1]
Date of birth (1992-02-16) 16 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Jönköping, Sweden
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
IFK Göteborg
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2007 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 0 (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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:47, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:09, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

Club career edit

AZ 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]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 29 November 2021[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
 
Johansson playing for Sweden U21 in 2013
  1. ^ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

International edit

As of 8 September 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Mattias Johansson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 October 2020 VEB Arena, Moscow, Russia   Russia 2–0 2–1 Friendly

Honours edit

AZ

Legia Warsaw

References edit

  1. ^ "Mattias Erik Johansson". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. ^ "AZ Alkmaar complete the signing of Mattias Johansson from Kalmar FF". Goal.com. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Uppgifter: Johansson blir nästa svensk i Panathinaikos". fotbollskanalen.se. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. ^ ""Τρένο" ο Παναθηναϊκός, 3-1 την ΑΕΛ με δυο γκολ του Γιόχανσον". sport24.gr (in Greek). 16 September 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Παναθηναϊκός - Απόλλων Σμύρνης 5-1: "Κέντα" με Μακέντα το τριφύλλι". sport24.gr (in Greek). 24 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Josué i Mattias Johansson piłkarzami Legii". www.90minut.pl.
  7. ^ "Mattias-Johansson". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  8. ^ "120 minut walki i nic! Zadecydowały dopiero rzuty karne". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). 2 May 2023.

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