Axel Sjöberg (footballer, born 2000)

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Axel Sjöberg
Personal information
Full name Carl Axel Sjöberg
Date of birth (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Helsingborg, Sweden
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
–2013 Eskilsminne IF
2013–2019 Helsingborgs IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 IK Frej 10 (0)
2020–2021 Hammarby IF 3 (0)
2020 → IK Frej (loan) 17 (0)
2021 Hammarby TFF 7 (0)
2021 → IK Brage (loan) 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2021

Carl Axel Sjöberg (born 14 April 2000) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a right back.

Early life[]

Sjöberg was born in Helsingborg, Sweden, and started to play football as a youngster with local club Eskilsminne IF before moving to Helsingborgs IF in 2013. He was part of their youth academy for seven years, but left the club in 2019 after not being offered a professional contract.[1][2][3]

Club career[]

IK Frej[]

On 19 July 2019, Sjöberg joined IK Frej in Superettan, on a one and half-year contract.[4] He only made one league appearance during the second half of the season, as the club got relegated from Sweden's second division.[5]

In 2020, Sjöberg made 26 league appearances and captained IK Frej as the club finished 9th in Division 1, the third tier.[5]

Hammarby IF[]

On 5 August 2020, Sjöberg signed a one and a half-year contract with Hammarby IF, although still being eligible to play for affiliated club IK Frej.[6][7] He made his Allsvenskan debut on 30 August in a 3–3 home draw against Kalmar FF.[1][2][3]

On 30 May 2021, Sjöberg won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen, the main domestic cup, with Hammarby IF, through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final.[8][9]

On 4 August 2021, Sjöberg was sent out on loan to IK Brage in Superettan for the remainder of the year.[10][11] At the end of the year, it was announced that Sjöberg would leave Hammarby IF at the expiration of his contract.[12]

Personal life[]

His twin brother Filip Sjöberg is also a professional footballer.[13][1][2][3]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 21 November 2021[14]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
IK Frej 2019 Superettan 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
2020 Ettan 26 0 0 0 — 26 0
Hammarby IF 2020 Allsvenskan 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2021 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Hammarby TFF (loan) Ettan 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
IK Brage (loan) 2021 Superettan 9 0 1 0 — 10 0
Career total 46 0 5 0 0 0 51 0

Honours[]

Club[]

Hammarby IF

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Sjöberg om nervösa debuten och steget till Bajen: "Vill bevisa att HIF gjort fel"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Ratades av HIF – nu i Hammarby: "Vill visa vad de gått miste om"" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Nobbades av HIF – fick debutera i Bajen: "Nerverna tog över"" (in Swedish). Fotboll STHLM. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  4. ^ "IK Frej Täby förstärker backlinjen" (in Swedish). IK Frej. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Axel Sjöberg" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Axel Sjöberg till Hammarby från Frej – "En av flera spelare som tagit kliv"" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Den 20-årige talangen Axel Sjöberg skriver på för Hammarby!" (in Swedish). IK Frej. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Axel Sjöberg lånas ut till Brage" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Axel Sjöberg till IK Brage" (in Swedish). IK Brage. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Hammarby bekräftar: Fem spelare lämnar" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Sjöberg en av talangerna som fått chansen i HIF" (in Swedish). Unicoach. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Axel Sjöberg". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

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