Mattias Johansson

Mattias Johansson
	Johansson playing for Legia in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Mattias Erik Johansson
Date of birth	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	AEL
Number	13
Youth career
0000–2007	IF Hallby
2008–2009	Kalmar FF
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2011	Kalmar FF
2012–2017	AZ
2017–2020	Panathinaikos
2020–2021	Gençlerbirliği
2021–2023	Legia Warsaw
2024	IFK Göteborg
2024–	AEL
International career‡
2007–2009	Sweden U17
2009–2010	Sweden U19
2011–2015	Sweden U21
2014–2021	Sweden
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 5 October 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:09, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

Mattias Erik Johansson (born 16 February 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Greek Super League 2 club AEL. 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.

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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	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

^ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

International

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

AZ

KNVB Cup: 2012–13

Legia Warsaw

Polish Cup: 2022–23^[9]

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)

[9] Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

[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] Andersson, Gabriel (27 March 2024). "Mattias Johansson är blåvit". IFK Göteborg – Hela stadens lag (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[8] "Mattias-Johansson". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2018.

[10] "120 minut walki i nic! Zadecydowały dopiero rzuty karne". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). 2 May 2023.

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