Viktor Claesson

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Viktor Claesson
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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 29)
Place of birth Värnamo, Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Krasnodar
Number 16
Youth career
IFK Värnamo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 IFK Värnamo 70 (29)
2012–2017 IF Elfsborg 134 (32)
2017– Krasnodar 114 (32)
National team‡
2008 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2009–2010 Sweden U19 9 (3)
2011–2015 Sweden U21 20 (1)
2012– Sweden 57 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:20, 16 November 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 right winger or playmaker 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 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Spain on 10 June 2019, Claesson suffered a serious knee injury, rupturing the cruciate knee ligaments, after a clash with Jordi Alba.[8]

He was named in Sweden's UEFA Euro 2020 squad, and appeared in all four games as Sweden was eliminated in the round of 16 by Ukraine.[13] He scored the winning goal in a 3–2 win against Poland in the group stage.[13]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 12 December 2021[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division 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 23 3 3 0 8 3 – 34 6
2014 26 5 7 2 6 0 – 39 7
2015 29 11 5 3 6 1 – 40 15
2016 29 8 3 2 – – 32 10
Total 134 32 18 7 26 6 0 0 178 45
Krasnodar 2016–17 Russian Premier League 13 1 1 2 4 2 – 18 5
2017–18 30 10 0 0 4 2 – 34 12
2018–19 29 12 4 1 9 2 – 42 15
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2020–21 24 6 1 0 8 2 – 33 8
2021–22 18 3 2 0 – – 20 3
Total 114 32 8 3 25 8 0 0 147 43
Career total 318 93 28 10 51 14 2 0 399 117
Claesson playing for Krasnodar in 2017.

International[]

As of match played 14 November 2021[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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 15 3
Total 57 11

As of match played 14 November 2021. Sweden's score is listed first, and the score column indicates the score after each Claesson goal.[16]

List of international goals scored by Viktor Claesson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1. 23 January 2012 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Qatar 2–0 5–0 Friendly [17]
2. 28 March 2017 Estádio do Marítimo, Funchal, Portugal  Portugal 1–2 3–2 Friendly [18]
3. 2–2
4. 10 September 2018 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Turkey 2–0 2–3 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B [19]
5. 23 March 2019 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Romania 2–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying [20]
6. 26 March 2019 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Norway 1–2 3–3 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying [21]
7. 7 June 2019 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Malta 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying [22]
8. 17 November 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  France 1–0 2–4 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A [23]
9. 25 March 2021 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Georgia 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [24]
10. 23 June 2021 Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia  Poland 3–2 3–2 UEFA Euro 2020 [25]
11. 2 September 2021 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Spain 2–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [26]

Honours[]

Elfsborg

Sweden

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. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Viktor Claesson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  14. ^ Viktor Claesson at Soccerway
  15. ^ "Viktor Claesson". European Football. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Claesson, Viktor". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Qatar - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Portugal - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Sverige - Turkiet - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Sverige - Rumänien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Sverige - Malta - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Frankrike - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  24. ^ "Sverige - Georgien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  25. ^ "Sverige - Polen - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  26. ^ "Sverige - Spanien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  27. ^ "Stora Grabbars Märke - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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