Mattias Johansson
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.
 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 | IFK Göteborg | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| 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 | 1 | (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 10:25, 6 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:09, 8 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
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]
On 27 March 2024, Johansson signed a short-term deal with Swedish side IFK Göteborg until 31 July 2024.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 national under-21 football team|Sweden U21]] in 2013](../I/SwedenU21_02_Mattias_Johansson_130606_Sve-Sch_3-2_170435_6163.jpg.webp)
- Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
International
- 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 |  Russia | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
References
- "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
- Mattias Johansson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)