Mikael Ishak
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mikael Ishak | ||
Date of birth | 31 March 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Södertälje, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lech Poznań | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2010 | Assyriska FF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Assyriska | 47 | (13) |
2012–2013 | Köln | 19 | (0) |
2013 | → St. Gallen (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2013–2014 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Crotone (loan) | 24 | (4) |
2014–2017 | Randers | 78 | (34) |
2017–2020 | Nürnberg | 84 | (20) |
2020– | Lech Poznań | 41 | (22) |
National team‡ | |||
2011 | Sweden U19 | 8 | (3) |
2012–2016 | Sweden U21/O | 27 | (11) |
2015–2016 | Sweden | 4 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 August 2016 |
Mikael Ishak (born 31 March 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Polish Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań. He has won four caps for the Sweden national team, scoring one goal.
Club career[]
Early life and career[]
Ishak's parents migrated from Syria.[1] He was born in Södertälje, Sweden and started his professional career at Assyriska FF, where he was included in the first team in 2010.
1. FC Köln[]
In December 2011, Ishak was signed by German Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln after a successful trial.[2] He made his debut for the side on 21 January 2012 in a 0–1 away defeat at VfL Wolfsburg, where he came on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Martin Lanig.[3] After being used mostly as a substitute during his first month in Köln, Ishak made his first start for the club on 18 March following a suspension for regular striker Lukas Podolski, playing the entire match in a 1–4 away loss at Hannover 96.[4] Ishak would make 11 appearances for 1. FC Köln during his first season.
Loan to FC St. Gallen[]
In February 2013, Ishak signed a six-month loan deal with Swiss club FC St. Gallen, who had recently been promoted to the Swiss Super League, in order to play more.[5] He became a regular starter for the club, before suffering a mandibular fracture in a match for the Sweden under-21 team.[6] Ishak made his return in late-April as a substitute in a match against FC Zürich, before becoming a full-time starter again the following week. He made a total of 13 league appearances for St. Gallen, in which he scored three goals.[7]
Parma[]
Ishak joined Italian Serie A club Parma on a four-year contract on 5 August 2013.[8][9]
Loan to Crotone[]
He was loaned out to Crotone, competing in the Serie B, following his arrival. He made his debut for Crotone on 24 August 2013 in a match against Siena. On 24 September, he scored his first goal for the side in a 3–1 home win over Modena.
Randers[]
In August 2014, a year after joining Parma, Ishak moved to Danish Superliga club Randers FC, signing a three-year contract.[10][11] He would play for the club for two-and-a-half years, scoring 31 goals in 71 league appearances.[7]
1. FC Nürnberg[]
After a highly successful stay at Randers, Ishak joined German 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg in January 2017, six months before his contract expired.[12] He scored Nürnberg's 1000th goal in the 2. Bundesliga on 25 November 2017 in a match against Eintracht Braunschweig.[13] At the end of the 2017–18 season, he reached promotion to the Bundesliga with the club. Ishak scored his first goal in the Bundesliga on 1 September 2018, an important equalizer in the away game against Mainz 05, which ended 1–1.[14]
Lech Poznań[]
In July 2020, he was transferred to Lech Poznań on a free transfer.[15] In addition to playing in Polish Ekstraklasa, he also played in the UEFA Europa League games.[16] He was the best Lech's scorer of this competitions; scoring five goals when facing Benfica and Standard Liège.[16]
International career[]
Ishak was a part of the Sweden Olympic team that competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, and scored in a group stage game against Colombia before Sweden was knocked after only three games.[17]
He made his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 15 January 2015 in a 2–0 win against the Ivory Coast, coming on as a substitute for Isaac Kiese Thelin in the 82nd minute.[18] He scored his first international goal for Sweden on 6 January 2016 in a 1–1 tie with Estonia.[19]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 19 December 2021[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Assyriska FF | 2010 | Superettan | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||
2011 | Superettan | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 9 | |||
Total | 47 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 13 | ||||
1. FC Köln | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
1. FC Köln II | 2011–12 | Regionalliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2012–13 | Regionalliga | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | ||||
Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||||
St. Gallen (loan) | 2012–13 | Swiss Super League | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ��� | — | 13 | 3 | ||
Crotone (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie B | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 | ||
Randers | 2014–15 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 12 | ||
2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 31 | 13 | ||
2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 9 | |||
Total | 71 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 115 | 41 | |||
1. FC Nürnberg | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 13 | |||
2018–19 | Bundesliga | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 6 | |||
2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
Total | 77 | 17 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 84 | 20 | ||||
Lech Poznań | 2020–21[20] | Ekstraklasa | 22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | — | 33 | 20 | |
2021–22[21] | Ekstraklasa | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 10 | |||
Total | 41 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | — | 52 | 30 | |||
Career total | 296 | 92 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 106 |
International[]
- As of match played 2 January 2020
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
2016 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 4 | 1 |
- As of goal scored on 2 January 2021
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ishak goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 6 January 2016 | , Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Estonia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | [19] |
Honours[]
Sweden U21
References[]
- ^ "Ein Schwede gegen die Torflaute".
- ^ "Mikael Ishak". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Polter versüßt Magaths Debütantenball". kicker.de. kicker. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Dioufs Doppelpack sichert Hannovers Erfolg". kicker.de. kicker. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Mikael Ishak wechselt zum FC St. Gallen". general-anzeiger-bonn.de. General-Anzeiger. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Lempe, Tobias (25 March 2013). "Verletzung im Länderspiel Leihgabe Ishak: Erst Heiratsantrag, dann Kieferbruch". express.de. Express. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Sweden - M. Ishak - Profile". us.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Kölner Ishak wechselt nach Parma" (in German). 5 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Calciomercato Parma: formalizzato acquisto di Mikael Ishak" (in Italian). 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ Steffens Nielsen, Christian (3 August 2014). "Randers henter angriber i Parma". b.dk. Berlingske. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Hentet i Parma: Her er Randers' nye angriber". sport.tv2.dk. TV 2. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Walsh, Jonathan (31 January 2017). "Mikael Ishak joins Nürnberg". VAVEL. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Ishak: "Das ist ein super Gefühl"". fcn.de. 1. FC Nürnberg. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Ishak nutzt die Eckballvariante zum Ausgleich". kicker.de. kicker. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Mikael Ishak zawodnikiem Lecha".
- ^ a b "Mikael Ishak".
- ^ "Mikael Ishak - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Elfenbenskusten - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Sverige - Estland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Sezon 2020/21". 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Sezon 2021/22". 90minut. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Mikael Ishak - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
External links[]
- Mikael Ishak at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- Mikael Ishak – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Mikael Ishak at the International Olympic Committee
- Mikael Ishak at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Södertälje
- Swedish people of Assyrian/Syriac descent
- Association football forwards
- Swedish footballers
- Sweden youth international footballers
- Sweden under-21 international footballers
- Sweden international footballers
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Swedish people of Syrian descent
- Bundesliga players
- Danish Superliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Serie B players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Assyriska FF players
- 1. FC Köln players
- 1. FC Köln II players
- FC St. Gallen players
- Parma Calcio 1913 players
- F.C. Crotone players
- 1. FC Nürnberg players
- Randers FC players
- Lech Poznań players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Sweden
- Assyrian footballers
- Swiss Super League players