Robin Jansson

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Robin Jansson
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Jansson in 2018
Personal information
Full name Per Tony Robin Jansson
Date of birth (1991-11-15) 15 November 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth Trollhättan, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Center-back
Club information
Current team
 Orlando City
Number 6
Youth career
1997–2005 Bengtsfors IF
2005–2006 Dals Långeds IK
2007 Melleruds IF
2008–2010 BK Häcken
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 BK Häcken 0 (0)
2011 → FC Trollhättan (loan) 1 (0)
2012–2015 Bengtsfors IF
2016–2018 IK Oddevold 46 (2)
2018–2019 AIK 25 (2)
2019– Orlando City 78 (3)
National team‡
2019 Sweden 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 January 2019

Per Tony Robin Jansson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrɔ̌bːɪn ˈjɑ̌ːnsɔn]; born 15 November 1991) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Orlando City in Major League Soccer.

Professional career[]

Early career[]

Jansson began his career with BK Häcken, starting in their youth academy and making his professional debut on 19 May 2010 in a Svenska Cupen third round game against Östersunds FK, his only appearance of the season. He went on loan to Division 1 Södra side FC Trollhättan for the 2011 season before leaving Häcken at the end of the year.

He spent several seasons in the fifth tier with semi-professional outfit Bengtsfors IF before returning to the third tier with IK Oddevold. During this time, Jansson also had to work a second job in a horseshoe factory.[1]

AIK[]

Jansson signed for Allsvenskan team AIK in April 2018[2] and made his debut against Örebro SK on 18 April 2018.[3][4] Having joined from the Swedish third division as emergency injury cover, Jansson was a surprise success at AIK, featuring as a regular starter in one of the league's best defensive teams. On 11 November 2018, he scored the decisive goal in a 1–0 win over Kalmar FF as the team secured the Allsvenskan title for the first time in nine years.[5]

Orlando City[]

On 12 March 2019 it was announced Jansson had signed with MLS side Orlando City.[6] He made his debut on 23 March in a 1–0 win away to New York Red Bulls. He scored his first goal for the team on June 13 in a 3–1 U.S. Open Cup win over Memphis 901. On 27 October 2021, Jansson surpassed 7,693 minutes played for Orlando City, breaking the previous club record for minutes played by an outfield player set by Cristian Higuita in 2019. He marked the occasion with a stoppage-time goal during Orlando's 3–2 defeat to Columbus Crew.[7]

International career[]

Having never played for Sweden at youth level, Jansson's league-winning form with AIK caught the eye of Janne Andersson who called him up in December 2018. He made his international debut on 8 January 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 friendly defeat to Finland.[8]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 23 November 2021[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Playoffs Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
IK Oddevold 2016 Division 1 Södra 23 2 2 0 – – – 25 2
2017 23 0 3 0 – – – 26 0
Total 46 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 2
AIK 2018 Allsvenskan 25 2 3 1 3[a] 0 – – 31 3
Orlando City 2019 MLS 28 0 4 1 – – – 32 1
2020 22 0 – – 2 0 4[b] 0 28 0
2021 28 3 – 1[c] 0 1 0 – 30 3
Total 78 3 4 1 1 0 3 0 4 0 90 4
Career total 149 7 12 2 4 0 3 0 4 0 172 9
  1. ^ Europa League qualifying round
  2. ^ MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage.
  3. ^ Leagues Cup

Honours[]

AIK

References[]

  1. ^ "Horseshoe factory lucky for title-winning Jansson". ESPN.com. 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  2. ^ "Officiellt: AIK värvar Robin Jansson" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Robin Jansson profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. ^ "24. Robin Jansson" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Robin Jansson nickade SM-guldet till Solna" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Orlando City SC Signs Center Back Robin Jansson". Orlando City. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Lions Mount Late Rally but Fall to Columbus on the Road". Orlando City.
  8. ^ "Sweden v Finland game report". Eurosport. 8 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Sweden – R. Jansson – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.

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