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Viktor Claesson
Claesson playing for Sweden in 2019
Personal information
Full name Viktor Johan Anton Claesson[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Värnamo, Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Krasnodar
Number 16
Youth career
IFK Värnamo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 IFK Värnamo 70 (29)
2012–2017 IF Elfsborg 134 (32)
2017– Krasnodar 96 (29)
International career‡
2008 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2009–2010 Sweden U19 9 (3)
2011–2015 Sweden U21 20 (1)
2012– Sweden 49 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

Viktor Johan Anton Claesson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvɪ̌kːtɔr ˈklɑ̌ːsɔn]; born 2 January 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for the Russian Premier League club Krasnodar and the Sweden national team. He is a playmaker or left winger well known for his passing and set piece abilities.[2][3]

Club career

Early career

Claesson started his career with local club IFK Värnamo. After progressing through the youth ranks, he made his senior debut in 2009 in a Division 1 Södra match. After a breakthrough campaign during the 2011 Superettan season, Claesson join IF Elfsborg in the Allsvenskan, the top division of Swedish football.

Krasnodar

On 25 January 2017, Claesson signed a 3.5-year contract with Russian Premier League team FC Krasnodar.[4] He scored on his debut on 16 February 2017 in a 1–0 Europa League Round of 32 win against Turkish Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe, scoring a header on his first touch in any competitive Krasnodar game in the 4th minute. He was selected by UEFA as "Man of the Match".[5] He continued his form with two goals in a Russian Cup game against FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast on 28 February 2017[6] and a goal against Celta de Vigo in the first leg of Europa League Round of 16 on 9 March 2017.[7]

Claesson missed all of the 2019–20 season with a serious knee injury.[8]

2020–21 season

Out of action for over 14 months, Claesson returned from injury on 18 August 2020, playing the last 15 minutes of Krasnodar's 2–0 home win over Arsenal Tula in the Russian Premier League.[8] On 18 September, he scored his first two goals since his return from injury in a 7–2 thrashing of Khimki.[9] Four days later, Claesson scored from the penalty spot in the club's first-leg play-off round match against PAOK for qualification to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.[10] Krasnodar would win the second leg against PAOK by the same scoreline and secure progression to the group stage of the Champions League for the first time in the club's history.[11]

International career

In May 2018, Claesson was named in Sweden’s 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[12] He was one of Sweden's main men for the duration of the tournament, in which the Blågult reached the quarterfinals.

In a match against Spain on 10 June 2019, Claesson suffered a serious knee injury, rupturing the cruciate knee ligaments, after a clash with Jordi Alba.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 May 2021[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
IFK Värnamo 2009 Division 1 Södra 16 5 – – – – 16 5
2010 25 11 1 0 – – 2 0 28 11
2011 Superettan 29 13 1 0 – – – 30 13
Total 70 29 2 0 – – 2 0 74 29
IF Elfsborg 2012 Allsvenskan 27 5 0 0 – 6 2 – 33 7
2013 Allsvenskan 23 3 3 0 – 8 3 – 34 6
2014 Allsvenskan 26 5 7 2 – 6 0 – 39 7
2015 Allsvenskan 29 11 5 3 – 6 1 – 40 15
2016 Allsvenskan 29 8 3 2 – – – 32 10
Total 134 32 18 7 0 0 26 6 0 0 178 45
Krasnodar 2016–17 Russian Premier League 13 1 1 2 – 4 2 – 18 5
2017–18 Russian Premier League 30 10 0 0 – 4 2 – 34 12
2018–19 Russian Premier League 29 12 4 1 – 9 2 – 42 15
2019–20 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 – 0 0
2020–21 Russian Premier League 24 6 1 0 – 8 2 – 33 8
Total 96 29 6 3 0 0 25 8 0 0 127 40
Career total 300 90 26 10 0 0 51 14 2 0 379 114
Claesson playing for Krasnodar in 2017.

International

As of match played 23 June 2021.[14]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden
2012 2 1
2013 2 0
2016 3 0
2017 12 2
2018 14 1
2019 4 3
2020 5 1
2021 7 2
Total 49 10

International goals

As of match played 23 June 2021. Sweden's score is listed first, and the score column indicates the score after each Claesson goal.[15]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 January 2012 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Qatar 2–0 5–0 Friendly
2. 28 March 2017 Estádio do Marítimo, Funchal, Portugal  Portugal 1–2 3–2
3. 2–2
4. 10 September 2018 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Turkey 2–0 2–3 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B
5. 23 March 2019  Romania 2–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
6. 26 March 2019 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Norway 1–2 3–3
7. 7 June 2019 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Malta 2–0 3–0
8. 17 November 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  France 1–0 2–4 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
9. 25 March 2021 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Georgia 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
10. 23 June 2021 Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia  Poland 3–2 3–2 UEFA Euro 2020

Honours

Club

Elfsborg

National

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Viktor Claesson". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Elfsborg.se". Elfsborg.se. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Краснодар укрепил рядыВиктором Клаэссоном". fckrasnodar.ru (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Krasnodar-Fenerbahce game report". UEFA. 16 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Ural-Krasnodar game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 28 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Celta-Krasnodar game report". UEFA. 9 March 2017.
  8. ^ a b c ""It's like learning to walk again." Viktor Claesson returns after a year on the sidelines". Premier Liga. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Krasnodar thrash Khimki in a goal frenzy". Dugout. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Krasnodar 2-1 PAOK: Cabella edges hosts in front". UEFA. 22 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Krasnodar, Midtjylland, Salzburg advance to Champions League". Washington Post. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  12. ^ http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
  13. ^ "V.Claesson". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Viktor Claesson". European Football. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Claesson, Viktor". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 June 2021.


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