Isak Vidjeskog
{{Short description|Finnish footballer (born 2004)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Isak Vidjeskog
| fullname =
| image = Skövde AIK vs Falkenbergs FF in 2023.jpg
| image_size = 180px
| caption = Vidjeskog with Skövde AIK in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|3|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Finland
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Varbergs BoIS
| clubnumber = 21
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2016
| youthclubs1 = TUS[https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/104528/player/seasons Tulospalvelu Palloliitto] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119184337/https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/104528/player/seasons |date=19 January 2024 }}, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
| youthyears2 = 2017–2020
| youthclubs2 = Jaro
| youthyears3 = 2021–2023
| youthclubs3 = Kalmar FF
| years1 = 2020 |caps1= 5 |goals1= 1 |clubs1= JBK
| years2 = 2021–2023 | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = Kalmar
| years4 = 2023 | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 6 | clubs4 = Skövde AIK
| years5 = 2024– | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 1 | clubs5 = Varbergs BoIS
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = Finland U16
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam2 = Finland U18
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2022
| nationalteam3 = Finland U19
| nationalcaps3 = 5
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| club-update = 27 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 14 December 2021
}}
Isak Vidjeskog (born 28 March 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Varbergs BoIS.{{Cite web|url=https://kalmarff.se/grattis-isak-vidjeskog-till-den-allsvenska-debuten/|title=Grattis Isak Vidjeskog till den allsvenska debuten|date=10 November 2021|language=sv|access-date=14 December 2021|archive-date=14 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214011311/https://kalmarff.se/grattis-isak-vidjeskog-till-den-allsvenska-debuten/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/isak-vidjeskog/4/|title=WorldFootball Isak Vidjeskog|date=1 September 2023|language=en|access-date=1 September 2023|archive-date=1 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901165115/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/isak-vidjeskog/4/|url-status=live}}[https://boisfc.nu/nyheter/valkommen-isak-vidjeskog/ Välkommen Isak Vidjeskog] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119111129/https://boisfc.nu/nyheter/valkommen-isak-vidjeskog/ |date=19 January 2024 }}, boisfc.nu, 19 January 2024[https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-10033921 Succédebut för Isak Vidjeskog i Sverige – målskytt efter tre minuter på planen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119183546/https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-10033921 |date=19 January 2024 }}, Svenska Yle, 7 May 2023[https://www.osterbottenstidning.fi/Artikel/Visa/681685 Isak Vidjeskog lånas ut till Superettan – kan debutera redan nästa veckoslut] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119183544/https://www.osterbottenstidning.fi/Artikel/Visa/681685 |date=19 January 2024 }}, öb, 1 May 2023{{Excessive citations inline|date=June 2025}}
Club career
Vidjeskog played in the youth sectors of {{ill|Terjärv Ungdoms Sportklubb|fi}} and Jaro. He made his senior debut with Jakobstads BK in 2020, before moving to Sweden and signing with Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF. He was first assigned to the club's U19 team, but made his Allsvenskan debut with the first team in 2021.
In 2023, he first joined Skövde AIK on loan, and in the summer on permanent transfer.
Vidjeskog missed most of the 2024 season with Varbergs BoIS due to injury.[https://jpy.fi/fi/uutiset/pelaajalta-pelaajalle-jimmy-wargh-vs-isak-videjeskog Pelaajalta Pelaajalle: Jimmy Wargh vs. Isak Vidjeskog], jpy.fi, 18 June 2024
Personal life
His two older brothers are both also professional footballers, Axel Vidjeskog plays for KuPS and Adam Vidjeskog plays for FF Jaro.[https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-10016182 Talangflykten utomlands, den ihållande trenden i Fotbollsfinland: Instängt liv i Portugal eller Italien skrämde Isak Vidjeskog – första tiden i trygga Sverige blev ändå en chock] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119183544/https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-10016182 |date=19 January 2024 }}, Svenska Yle, 12 May 2022 Their father Niklas is a head coach of Jaro.[https://www.pietarsaarensanomat.fi/artikkeli/tassa-on-ff-jaron-uusi-paavalmentaja-tuttu-nimi-aiemmilta-vuosilta Tässä on FF Jaron uusi päävalmentaja – Tuttu nimi aiemmilta vuosilta], Pietarsaaren Sanomat, 4 November 2023
Career statistics
{{updated|27 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Svenska Cupen}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Jakobstads BK
|2020 |5 | 1 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 5 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan=3|Kalmar
|2021 |1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022
|Allsvenskan |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Skövde AIK
|2023 |24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 7 | 2 | |||
| rowspan=3|Varbergs BoIS
|2024 |Superettan |5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2025
|Superettan |4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 4 | 1 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!39 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 8 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|isak-vidjeskog/692943}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Varbergs BoIS squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vidjeskog, Isak}}
Category:Finnish men's footballers
Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Varbergs BoIS players
Category:Swedish-speaking Finns
Category:Finnish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden