Johan Erik Liebert Larsson (born 5 May 1990) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg. Beginning his career with IF Elfsborg in 2010, he represented Brøndby IF and Guingamp between 2015 and 2019 before returning to IF Elfsborg in 2020. A full international since 2014, he has won six caps for the Sweden national team.
 Larsson with Elfsborg in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johan Erik Liebert Larsson | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinna, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IF Elfsborg | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Kinna IF | ||
| 2005–2009 | IF Elfsborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | IF Elfsborg | 149 | (26) |
| 2015–2018 | Brøndby IF | 137 | (13) |
| 2019 | Guingamp | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Brøndby IF | 9 | (0) |
| 2020– | IF Elfsborg | 123 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2012 | Sweden U21 | 11 | (2) |
| 2014–2018 | Sweden | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018 | |||
Club career
editElfsborg
editLarsson played for Kinna IF until 2005 when he left the club for IF Elfsborg. He played for the youth teams and also won the Swedish Championship for juniors.
He made his first team debut on 15 March 2010 in Elfsborg's 0–0 draw away against Gefle IF. He scored two goals in the next game at home to Halmstads BK.[1] During the 2013 Allsvenskan season, Larsson made all appearances.[2] On 27 February 2014, he extended his contract with Elfsborg until 2016.[3]
Brøndby
editOn 2 February 2015, Larsson transferred to Danish club Brøndby IF on a four-year contract. He was given the shirt number 13.[4] He permanently replaced the retiring Thomas Kahlenberg as club captain in the summer of 2017, after having captained the team for most of the 2016–17 season due to an injury to the latter. On 10 May 2018, he captained Brøndby as they beat Silkeborg IF 3–1 in the 2017–18 Danish Cup final.[5][6]
Guingamp
editOn 23 December 2018, Larsson signed as a free agent for Ligue 1 side En Avant de Guingamp.[7] His stay in France was not successful, playing only 1 league match and making 3 cup appearances for the Guingamp, as they ended the 2018–19 season in relegation to the Ligue 2. After relegation became a fact, Larsson was released from his contract by mutual consent on 24 June 2019.[8]
Return to Brøndby
editOn 27 August 2019, Larsson signed a six-month contract with his former club Brøndby IF.[9] He also stated that he did not regret his decision to join Guingamp half a year before.[10] On 1 September, Larsson made his official comeback in 1–0 loss against FC Midtjylland. Despite the loss, he was praised for his promising return.[11] His contract expired at the end of the year and was not extended. He made 10 appearances during his second stint in Brøndby.
Return to Elfsborg
editOn 26 February 2020, Larsson signed a two-year contract with IF Elfsborg, a little more than five years after leaving the club for the first time.[12] On 14 June, he made his first appearance upon returning to Borås in a 0–1 away win over IFK Göteborg, where he played the entire match at right back.[13] He scored his first goal in a home game against Falkenbergs FF on 13 August, as Elfsborg won 4–2.[14]
International career
editIn 2010, he was called up to the Swedish under-21 team and made his debut against Montenegro. On 17 January 2014, he made his debut for the senior team in a match against Moldova.[15][16]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Honours
editIF Elfsborg
Brøndby
Individual
- Allsvenskan Defender of the Year: 2014
References
edit- ^ "Brøndby: "Det er uden tvivl en klassespiller"". Jyllands-Posten. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Här är allsvenskans stålmän". fotbolldirekt. 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ "Johan Larsson förlänger med IF Elfsborg!". IF Elfsborg. 27 February 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Johan Larsson skifter til Brøndby IF". Brøndby IF. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Brøndby er pokalmester: Ender ti års pokaltørke". TV2 Sport. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Live: Brøndby IF - Silkeborg IF". Eurosport. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Officiel - L'EAG tient sa deuxième recrue !". EA Guingamp. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Medie: Johan Larsson ophæver i Frankrig". bold.dk. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Johan Larsson tilbage på Vestegnen". Brøndby IF. 27 August 2019. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Johan Larsson vender 'hjem' til Brøndby: 'Jeg fortryder ikke, jeg tog chancen'". B.T. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Larsson: Vi skal være mere ærgerrige". Brøndby IF. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Johan Larsson är tillbaka". IF Elfsborg. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ Sørensen, Steen (15 June 2020). "Johan Larsson fik comeback i Allsvenskan med en sejr og fuld spilletid". 3point.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 October 2020.
Søndag eftermiddag fik Johan Larsson comeback for IF Elfsborg efter fem års fravær. Det blev til fuld spilletid og en sejr på udebane over IFK Göteborg i Allsvenskans sæsonpremiere.
- ^ "Seger hemma mot Falkenberg efter drömstart". elfsborg.se (in Swedish). IF Elfsborg. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
Johan Larsson var den som både inledde målskyttet och det anfall som låg bakom ledningsmålet. Bollen hamnade hos Simon Olsson, som slog över till Jesper Karlsson på den andra kanten. Den formstarka yttern gick på skott. Gästernas målvakt lämnade retur och där dök Johan Larsson, som hade fullföljt sin löpning, upp och rullade in 1–0.
- ^ "Johan Larsson gör A-landslagsdebut". Svenska Fans. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Larsson och Hult på planen när Sverige vände och vann". Elfsborg IF. 17 January 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Johan Larsson (IF Elfsborg) - Player Profile - Flashscore.se". www.flashscore.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Elfsborgs Per Frick och Johan Larsson minns guldet 2012". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
External links
edit- Johan Larsson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)