Nils Erik Mattias Bjärsmyr (born 3 January 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Beginning his professional career with IFK Göteborg in 2005, he went on to play in Greece, Norway, and Turkey before retiring at IFK Göteborg in 2022. A full international between 2008 and 2009, he won three caps for the Sweden national team.

Mattias Bjärsmyr
Bjärsmyr with Panathinaikos in December 2011
Personal information
Full name Nils Erik Mattias Bjärsmyr
Date of birth (1986-01-03) 3 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Hestra, Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1991–2001 Hestra SSK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Hestra SSK
2002 Grimsås IF
2002–2004 Husqvarna FF 37 (0)
2005–2009 IFK Göteborg 104 (3)
2009–2012 Panathinaikos 26 (0)
2010–2011Rosenborg (loan) 9 (0)
2012–2017 IFK Göteborg 118 (4)
2017–2019 Sivasspor 60 (0)
2019–2020 Gençlerbirliği 8 (0)
2020–2022 IFK Göteborg 66 (5)
2023–2024 Kungsbacka City 11 (1)
Total 439 (13)
International career
2003 Sweden U17 6 (1)
2004–2005 Sweden U19 10 (1)
2005–2009 Sweden U21 31 (0)
2008–2009 Sweden 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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After playing for a local club, Grimsås IF, and Husqvarna FF, Bjärsmyr joined IFK Göteborg in 2005. He made his first appearance for IFK Göteborg on 30 May 2005 as the club took on IF Elfsborg. He became a regular starter later in the year and was nominated best newcomer at the Swedish national football gala. On 15 July 2009, he signed a four-year contract for Panathinaikos in Super League Greece.[1] On 29 Augusti 2012, he returned to IFK Göteborg.[2] He had another stint abroad in Turkey between 2017 and 2020 before retiring at IFK Göteborg in 2022.[3]

International career

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Bjärsmyr featured three times for the senior team. He made his debut in the Sweden national team on 13 January 2008 against Costa Rica. Bjärsmyr had previously served as the captain for Sweden U21 team, and he also captained Sweden's U21 team that competed in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Husqvarna FF 2002 Division 2 Östra Götaland 1 0 0 0 1 0
2003 Division 2 Östra Götaland 15 0 0 0 15 0
2004 Division 2 Östra Götaland 21 0 0 0 21 0
Total 37 0 0 0 0 0 37 0
IFK Göteborg 2005 Allsvenskan 19 0 2 0 6 0 27 0
2006 Allsvenskan 20 0 1 0 2 0 23 0
2007 Allsvenskan 25 2 5 1 30 3
2008 Allsvenskan 27 1 6 0 4 0 37 1
2009 Allsvenskan 13 0 0 0 13 0
Total 104 3 14 1 12 0 130 4
Panathinaikos 2009–10 Superleague Greece 17 0 3 0 5 0 25 0
2011–12 Superleague Greece 9 0 2 0 0 0 11 0
Total 26 0 5 0 5 0 36 0
Rosenborg BK (loan) 2010 Tippeligaen 7 0 1 0 6 0 14 0
2011 Tippeligaen 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Total 9 0 2 0 6 0 17 0
IFK Göteborg 2012 Allsvenskan 8 1 8 1
2013 Allsvenskan 20 1 7 0 0 0 27 1
2014 Allsvenskan 30 0 4 0 6 0 40 0
2015 Allsvenskan 23 1 6 1 4 0 33 2
2016 Allsvenskan 23 0 2 1 8 0 33 1
2017 Allsvenskan 14 1 3 0 17 1
Total 118 4 22 2 18 0 158 6
Sivasspor 2017–18 Süper Lig 32 0 0 0 32 0
2018–19 Süper Lig 28 0 1 0 29 0
Total 60 0 1 0 0 0 61 0
Gençlerbirliği 2019–20 Süper Lig 8 0 2 0 10 0
Total 8 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
IFK Göteborg 2020 Allsvenskan 20 4 5 0 1 0 26 4
2021 Allsvenskan 30 1 5 0 35 1
2022 Allsvenskan 16 0 1 0 17 0
Total 66 5 11 0 1 0 78 5
Career total 428 12 57 3 42 0 527 15

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2008 2 0
2009 1 0
Total 3 0

Honours

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Husqvarna FF

IFK Göteborg

Panathinaikos

Rosenborg

References

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  1. ^ "Bjärsmyr är klar för Panathinaikos". Aftonbladet. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Bjärs tillbaka i Blåvitt". IFK Göteborg. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Bjärsmyr om avskedet: "Kroppen känns bra - huvudet inte lika bra"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Liker at klubben er vant til å vinne" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Mattias Bjärsmyr". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Mattias Bjärsmyr". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Mestvinnende spillere" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  8. ^ "Alla 47 ärkeänglar". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
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Association 1
INTERN 6
Note 1