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Jonathan Levi
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Alberto Levi
Date of birth (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
IFK Norrköping
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2012 Glumslövs FF
2013–2014 Eskilsminne IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Eskilsminne IF 5 (0)
2015HIF Akademi (loan) 8 (7)
2016 Landskrona BoIS 25 (8)
2017 Östers IF 11 (5)
2017–2020 Rosenborg 26 (4)
2019Elfsborg (loan) 21 (5)
2020– IFK Norrköping 10 (2)
International career
2018 Sweden U21 6 (0)
2019– Sweden 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 January 2019

Jonathan Alberto Levi (born 23 January 1996) is a Swedish footballer who plays for IFK Norrköping.[1]

Club career

Youth years and early senior career

Levi grew up in the locality of Glumslöv, situated between the two cities Helsingborg and Landskrona, to a Swedish mother and an Italian father.[2] He started playing football at the local club Glumslövs FF at a young age.[3]

In 2013, he moved to Eskilsminne IF where he joined up with his older brother Christoffer Levi.[2] He made his professional debut two years later in Division 1, the Swedish third tier. Levi however had a hard time breaking in to the squad and joined HIF Akademi, the feeder team of top flight club Helsingborgs IF, on loan during the summer of 2015. He scored 7 goals in 8 appearances for the fourth tier-side during his short loan spell.[4]

Landskrona BoIS

Ahead of the 2016 season, Levi had a trial with Helsingborgs IF, but was not offered a contract by manager Henrik Larsson.[2] He ultimately signed a two-year deal with Landskrona BoIS in the Swedish third tier.[5]

Levi immediately established himself as a key player at Landskrona, operating on either of the two winger positions or playing as a central attacking midfielder. On 25 August 2016, Levi scored in 3-1–win against then reigning Swedish champions Malmö FF in the Swedish Cup.[6] Even though Landskrona eventually missed out on a promotion,[2] Levi enjoyed much success during his first full season at senior level, scoring 8 goals in 25 matches.[7]

Östers IF

In November 2016, Levi was sold to Östers IF in Superettan. He signed a three-year deal with the Växjö-based club.[8] Levi made his debut for his new side on 2 April 2017 in an away fixture against Falkenbergs FF, where he settled the score to 2-0 in stoppage time.[9]

Levi went on to score 5 goals in 11 games during the first half of the 2017 season.[10] His performances at Öster reportedly led to interest from BK Häcken, IFK Norrköping and Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, the Swedish top tier.[11]

Rosenborg BK

On 8 July 2017, Levi transferred to Rosenborg, reigning champions of Eliteserien.[12] He signed a four and a half-year contract with the club,[13] and the transfer fee was reportedly set at 8 million Swedish kronor with 2.1 million in additional bonuses (approximately £0.9 million in total).[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 August 2020[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other2 Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Eskilsminne 2015 Division 1 5 0 8 0 - - 13 0
Total 5 0 8 0 - - - - 13 0
Landskrona 2016 Division 1 25 8 2 2 - - 27 10
Total 25 8 2 2 - - - - 27 10
Östers 2017 Superettan 11 5 0 0 - - 11 5
Total 11 5 0 0 - - - - 11 5
Rosenborg 2017 Eliteserien 7 0 1 0 2 0 - 10 0
2018 19 4 7 0 13 3 1 0 40 7
Total 26 4 8 0 15 3 1 0 50 7
Elfsborg (loan) 2019 Allsvenskan 21 5 0 0 - - 21 5
Total 21 5 0 0 - - - - 21 5
Norrköping 2020 Allsvenskan 10 2 3 0 - - 13 2
Total 10 2 3 0 - - - - 13 2
Career total 98 24 21 2 15 3 1 0 135 29

1 Includes Norwegian Super Cup matches.

Honours

Rosenborg[16]

International career

In June 2017, Levi was called up to the Swedish U21 national team by manager Roland Nilsson for a training camp ahead of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[17][18]

He made his debut for the Sweden national football team on 11 January 2019 in a friendly against Iceland, as a starter.[19]

Personal life

Jonathan Levi has an Italian father.

References

  1. ^ "Jonathan Levi" (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d ""Min pappa är italienare och har lärt mig att man inte alltid ska hålla käften."" (in Swedish). Östers IF. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Spelförståelse är huvudsaken för Jonathan" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  4. ^ "BoIS-succén Jonathan Levi om flytten till Öster: "Rätt val"" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Mittfältare klar för BoIS" (in Swedish). Landskrona Direkt. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  6. ^ "BoIS vidare efter jätteskräll – slog ut MFF" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Hete Levi talar ut om sin framtid" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Levi klar för Östers IF" (in Swedish). Östers IF. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Öster fixade festen i premiären" (in Swedish). Östers IF. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Jonathan Levi" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Öster-duo sägs intressera Hammarby: "Följer superettan"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Levi klar för Rosenborg BK" (in Swedish). Östers IF. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  13. ^ "-Kommer til å nyte å spilld foran Kjernen" (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Officiellt: Jonathan Levi klar för Rosenborg" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers.com. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Jonathan Levi". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  16. ^ "B. Šerbečić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  17. ^ "Nilsson samlar trupp på Bosön" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Jonathan Levi uttagen i U21-landslaget" (in Swedish). Östers IF. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  19. ^ "Sweden v Iceland game report". Eurosport. 11 January 2019.