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Per Karlsson (footballer, born 1986)

{{short description|Swedish footballer}}

{{distinguish|Per Karlsson (footballer, born 1989)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Per Karlsson

| image = Per Karlsson (after Åtvidabergs FF in 2013, cropped).jpg

| image_size = 250

| caption =

| fullname = Per Jonas Karlsson

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|1|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1991–1997

| youthclubs1 = Vasalund

| youthyears2 = 1998–2003

| youthclubs2 = AIK

| years1 = 2003–2022

| clubs1 = AIK

| caps1 = 349

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2006

| clubs2 = → Väsby United (loan)

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2007

| clubs3 = → Åtvidabergs FF (loan)

| caps3 = 27

| goals3 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2001–2003

| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2004–2005

| nationalteam2 = Sweden U19

| nationalcaps2 = 13

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2007–2009

| nationalteam3 = Sweden U21

| nationalcaps3 = 15

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2010–2015

| nationalteam4 = Sweden

| nationalcaps4 = 2

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| club-update =

| totalcaps = 376

| totalgoals = 3

}}

Per Jonas Karlsson (born 2 January 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Making his senior debut for AIK in 2003, he made a club record 455 appearances for the club and helped the team win the 2009 and 2018 Allsvenskan titles. He won two caps for the Sweden national team between 2010 and 2015.

Club career

He came through the ranks of Solna club Vasalunds IF and was picked up by AIK as a teenager. After coming through the academy at AIK he secured a regular starting-spot at AIK in late 2004, but broke his leg in beginning of 2005 against Väsby United which ruled him out for much of that season.[http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=647&a=410277 Per Karlsson borta hela säsongen] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081127075735/http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=647 |date=2008-11-27 }} {{in lang|sv}} When he became fit again he was loaned out to Väsby United, a feeder club to AIK, for the 2006 season. However, he broke his arm this time and wasn't able to play any matches for them.[http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/aik/artikel.asp?id=124338 Per Karlsson bröt armen] {{in lang|sv}} During the 2007 season he was loaned out to Åtvidabergs FF in Superettan and was finally able to play a whole season.[http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/artikel.asp?id=159042 Per Karlsson till Åtvidaberg] {{in lang|sv}} During 2008 he once again became a member of the regular starting eleven at AIK, which he had lost after his leg fracture in 2005.

He played in 26 Allsvenskan games as AIK won the 2009 Allsvenskan. 9 years later, he played in all 30 games as AIK won the 2018 Allsvenskan.{{Cite web |title=Per Karlsson |url=https://www.aikfotboll.se/spelare/per-karlsson |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=AIK Fotboll |language=sv}}

On 15 July 2020 he made his 396th appearance for AIK in a 2020 Allsvenskan 1-0 win against IK Sirius, surpassing Daniel Tjernström at 395 games and setting a club record.{{Cite web|title=Per Karlsson historisk: "Ska fira med whisky"|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/mRXgqg|access-date=2020-07-16|website=Aftonbladet|date=15 July 2020 |language=sv}} On 28 September 2020, Karlsson made his 322nd Allsvenskan appearance, breaking Gustav Sjöberg's record for most Allsvenskan appearances for AIK.{{Cite web|title=Karlsson tror på fortsättning i AIK - hyllas av sportchefen: "Genuint ledsen över att han jubilerat utan publik"|url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/karlsson-tror-pa-fortsattning-i-aik---hyllas-av-sportchefen-genuint-ledsen-ove/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=fotbollskanalen|language=sv}}

Karlsson retired from professional football after the 2022 Allsvenskan season.{{Cite web |title=Profilen i tårar efter fansens hyllning |url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/maktiga-hyllningen-per-karlsson-i-tarar/ |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=www.expressen.se |date=6 November 2022 |language=sv}}

International career

Karlsson was a part of the Sweden U21 squad that advanced to the semifinals of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship that took place on Swedish home soil, but did not play.{{Cite web |title=Per Karlsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/per-karlsson/5bd0a2d2-71e6-4473-952a-21fb82fb3ccb |access-date=2020-07-15 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se. |language=sv}}

Karlsson made his senior Sweden debut in January 2010 in a friendly game against Oman. He was called up to a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Germany as a replacement for Jonas Olsson, but did not play.{{Cite web|title=AIK:s Per Karlsson i landslaget – nu på riktigt - FotbollDirekt|url=https://fotbolldirekt.se/2013/10/13/aiks-per-karlsson-i-landslaget-nu-pa-riktigt|access-date=2020-07-15|website=AIK:s Per Karlsson i landslaget – nu på riktigt - FotbollDirekt|date=13 October 2013 |language=en}} He won his second cap in a friendly against the Ivory Coast in January 2015.

In May 2019, Karlsson was called up to Sweden's UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Malta and Spain, but did not play.{{Cite news|last=Lindblad|first=Anders|date=2019-05-27|title=Kan en bänkad spelare vara given i landslaget?|language=sv|work=Svenska Dagbladet|url=https://www.svd.se/kan-en-bankad-spelare-vara-given-i-landslaget|access-date=2020-07-15|issn=1101-2412}}

Personal life

He goes by the nickname "Pertan" ({{IPA|sv|ˈpæ̂ʈːan|pron}}).

Career statistics

= Club =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! rowspan="2" |Division

! colspan="2" |League

! colspan="2" |Cup

! colspan="2" |Europe

! colspan="2" |Total

AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3" valign="center" |AIK

|2003

| valign="center" |Allsvenskan

|1

00

|0

0

|0

10
2004

|Allsvenskan

|12

00

|0

colspan="2" |—120
2005

| valign="center" |Superettan

|3

00

|0

colspan="2" |—30
Väsby United (loan)

|2006

|Superettan

|0

|0

0

|0

colspan="2" |—00
Åtvidabergs FF (loan)

|2007

|Allsvenskan

|27

10

|0

colspan="2" |—271
rowspan="15" valign="center" |AIK

|2008

| valign="center" |Allsvenskan

|25

00

|0

colspan="2" |—250
2009

|Allsvenskan

|26

050colspan="2" |—310
2010

|Allsvenskan

|21

03060300
2011

|Allsvenskan

|6

010colspan="2" |—70
2012

|Allsvenskan

|23

00

|0

110340
2013

|Allsvenskan

|30

030colspan="2" |—330
2014

|Allsvenskan

|26

|0

|1

|0

|4

|0

|31

|0

2015

|Allsvenskan

|24

|0

|1

|0

|3

|0

|28

|0

2016

|Allsvenskan

|26

|0

|1

|0

|4

|0

|31

|0

2017

|Allsvenskan

|27

|1

|4

|1

|5

|0

|36

|2

2018

|Allsvenskan

|30

|0

|4

|0

|4

|0

|38

|0

2019

|Allsvenskan

|28

|0

|4

|0

|7

|1

|39

|1

2020

|Allsvenskan

|26

140colspan="2" |—301
2021

|Allsvenskan

|8

|0

|2

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|10

|0

2022

|Allsvenskan

|7

|0

|2

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|9

|0

colspan="3" |Career Total

!376

33514414555

= International =

Appearances and goals by national team and year

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
National team

!Year

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="6" |Sweden

|2010

|1

|0

2011

|0

|0

2012

|0

|0

2013

|0

|0

2014

|0

|0

2015

|1

|0

colspan="2" |Total

!2

!0

Honours

AIK

Individual

= Records =

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.aikfotboll.se/herrar/laget/Sidor/2008_03peka.aspx Per Karlsson]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at aikfotboll.se {{in lang|sv}}
  • {{Soccerway|per-jonas-karlsson/6036}}
  • {{SvFF player|id=5bd0a2d2-71e6-4473-952a-21fb82fb3ccb|fid=148669}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Karlsson, Per}}

Category:1986 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Stockholm

Category:Swedish men's footballers

Category:Sweden men's international footballers

Category:Sweden men's youth international footballers

Category:Sweden men's under-21 international footballers

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:Vasalunds IF players

Category:AIK Fotboll players

Category:AFC Eskilstuna players

Category:Åtvidabergs FF players

Category:Allsvenskan players

Category:Superettan players

Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen