Tobias Mikaelsson

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tobias Mikaelsson

| image = Tobias Mikaelsson vs Hednesford.jpg

| caption = Mikaelsson during his time with Aston Villa

| fullname = Tobias Lars Mikaelsson{{Cite book

| editor-first = Barry J.

| editor-last = Hugman

| title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09

| year = 2008

| publisher = Mainstream Publishing

| isbn = 978-1-84596-324-8

| page = 292 }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|11|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Jörlanda, Sweden

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=3}}{{cite web |title=FootballSquads – Port Vale – 2007/08 |url=http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2007-2008/flone/portv.htm |website=footballsquads.co.uk |accessdate=24 June 2019}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Vallens IF

| youthyears2 = 2003–2005| youthclubs2 = Ljungskile

| youthyears3 = 2005–2007| youthclubs3 = Aston Villa

| years1 = 2007–2009| clubs1 = Aston Villa | caps1 = 0| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2007 | clubs2 = → Ljungskile (loan)| caps2 = 5| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2008 | clubs3 = → Port Vale (loan)| caps3 = 6| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2009–2011| clubs4 = Trollhättan | caps4 = 47| goals4 = 6

| years5 = 2011–2012| clubs5 = Ljungskile | caps5 = 47| goals5 = 7

| years6 = 2013–2018| clubs6 = Oddevold | caps6 = 98| goals6 = 21

| years7 = 2018–2020| clubs7 = Stenungsund | caps7 = | goals7 =

| years8 = 2020–2022| clubs8 = Kongahälla | caps8 = | goals8 =

| years9 = 2022–2023| clubs9 = Svenshögen | caps9 = | goals9 =

| years10 = 2024–| clubs10 = Vallens IF | caps10 = | goals10 =

| totalcaps = | totalgoals =

| club-update = 14 May 2018

}}

Tobias Lars Mikaelsson (born 17 November 1988) is a Swedish footballer.

He started his professional career with Aston Villa in England in 2007. After loan spells with Ljungskile and Port Vale, he signed with Swedish side Trollhättan in 2009. Two years later, he joined Ljungskile. He joined Oddevold in February 2013 before signing with Stenungsund in January 2018. He joined Kongahälla in 2020 and Svenshögen in 2022.

Career

=Aston Villa=

Mikaelsson signed for Aston Villa in August 2005 from Swedish Superettan side, Ljungskile – the team he also supports. He never played a game for the Villa senior team. Still, he made appearances at the youth level and for the Reserves, where he had a prolific goalscoring record. Mikaelsson was thought to have a very bright future ahead of him, some pundits had previously tipped him to become a star while he was at youth level, and follow the footsteps of his boyhood idols Zlatan Ibrahimović and Henrik Larsson. Mikaelsson joined his old club Ljungskile on loan on 15 March 2007 to gain first-team experience, and he scored one goal and provided five assists in the stint. On 18 September 2007, he scored his first hat-trick for Villa Reserves – in a 4–1 victory against Derby County. In January 2008, Mikaelsson joined Port Vale on a one-month loan deal, joining up with team-mate Chris Herd.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/7194635.stm|title=Vale sign Villa reserve striker |date=17 January 2008|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=6 July 2009}} He played six games for the League One club, Vale lost four and drew two games. After Mikaelsson returned to Villa Park following an ankle injury,{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/7246239.stm|title=Mikaelsson ends Vale loan early |date=15 February 2008|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=6 July 2009}} Vale were relegated. In July 2008, Mikaelsson was rewarded with a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2009. He had a five-day trial with BK Häcken in January 2009.{{cite web|title=Aston Villa Player Database|url=http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/1680.html|website=astonvillaplayerdatabase.com|accessdate=18 October 2016}} In April 2009, he had an unsuccessful trial at League One Hartlepool United following release from Aston Villa.

=Sweden=

Mikaelsson returned home to Sweden and signed for Trollhättan in July 2009. In his first season in the Superettan, Mikaelsson scored a single goal in 18 appearances for Trollhättan.{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/tobias-mikaelsson/83924/|title=Passport|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=13 July 2011}} During the 2010 season, Mikaelsson managed to score 5 goals in 29 appearances for the club, but was unable to help them avoid relegation. Mikaelsson opted to remain in the Superettan and transferred back to Ljungskile in March 2011. LSK finished in eighth place in 2011 and then in fifth place in 2012.

In February 2013, Mikaelsson signed for Division 1 Södra club IK Oddevold.{{cite news|url=http://www.proteamonline.se/customers/news_show.asp?Id=309&NewsId=278527|title=Tobias Mikaelsson klar för Oddevold|work=oddevold.se|accessdate=5 February 2013}} The club finished second in 2013, but were beaten by Varbergs BoIS in the qualification play-offs.{{cite web|title=Varbergs BoIS FC 2 – 1 IK Oddevold|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/cuper-och-serier/kvalspel/till-superettan/spelprogramresultat/?scr=result&fmid=2646961|work=svenskfotboll.se|accessdate=4 May 2014|language=Swedish}} They finished in fifth place in 2014, fourth in 2015, and seventh in 2016. He scored two goals in 11 appearances during the 2017 season as the club finished in ninth place. In January 2018, Mikaelsson dropped down a level to sign a two-year contract with Division 2 side Stenungsund.{{cite news|title=Fotbolltransfers.com – Officiellt: Dan Mönell till Stenungsunds IF|url=http://fotbolltransfers.com/site/news/91742|accessdate=13 May 2018|work=fotbolltransfers.com|date=15 January 2018|language=sv}} The "Red Brothers" ended the 2018 season fifth in the Norra Götaland region. He signed with Division 4 side Kongahälla in 2020.{{cite news |last1=Kazic |first1=Adam Jönsson,Joel Hansson,Christer Lindgren,Erik Weiefors,Malin Rindvik,Nemanja |title=Bohusläningens silly season-blogg senaste nytt i lokalfotbollen |url=https://www.bohuslaningen.se/sport/fotboll/bohusl%C3%A4ningens-silly-season-blogg-senaste-nytt-i-lokalfotbollen-1.36275610 |access-date=13 May 2021 |work=bohuslaningen.se |date=29 October 2020 |language=sv}} He joined Svenshögen in 2022.{{cite news |last1=Balogh |first1=Tony |title=Från Aston Villa till Svenshögen – Mikaelsson klar för Oilers |url=https://www-sttidningen-se.translate.goog/sport/fran-aston-villa-till-svenshogen-mikaelsson-klar-for-oilers.dd53f365-1e55-4365-a29a-93fab8857a17?access=unknown&_x_tr_sl=sv&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_hist=true |access-date=30 March 2024 |work=ST-tidningen |date=30 January 2022 |language=sv}}

Style of play

Mikaelsson said: "I like to think I'm an intelligent type of player with decent technique and decent pace." He is noted for his tall, powerful physique and sound technical ability.

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="4"\|Aston Villa	2006–07{{Soccerbase season\|id=48517\|season=2006\|accessdate=1 January 2017}}	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007–08{{Soccerbase season\|id=48517\|season=2007\|accessdate=1 January 2017}}	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008–09{{Soccerbase season\|id=48517\|season=2008\|accessdate=1 January 2017}}	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="2"\|Total !0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ljungskile (loan)	2007	Superettan	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Port Vale (loan)	2007–08	League One	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
rowspan="3"\|Trollhättan	2009{{Soccerway\|tobias-mikaelsson/83924\|Tobias Mikaelsson}}	Superettan	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	1
2010	Superettan	29	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	31	6
colspan="2"\|Total !47	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	49	7
rowspan="3"\|Ljungskile	2011	Superettan	23	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	2
2012	Superettan	24	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	25	6
colspan="2"\|Total !47	7	2	1	0	0	0	0	49	8
rowspan="6"\|IK Oddevold	2013	Division 1 Södra	25	7	0	0	0	0	2{{efn\|name=pof\|Appearance/s in the play-offs.}}	0	27	7
2014	Division 1 Södra	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	4
2015	Division 1 Södra	17	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	6
2016	Division 1 Södra	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	3
2017	Division 1 Södra	10	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	11	2
colspan="2"\|Total !98	21	1	0	0	0	2	0	101	21
colspan="3"\|Career total{{efn\|name=ANK\|Appearances for Stenungsund not known.}} !203	35	5	2	0	0	2	0	210	37