Joakim Persson (footballer, born 2002)

Swedish footballer

Joakim PerssonPersonal information

Full name|  Joakim Birger Persson
Date of birth|  (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth|  Sweden
Height|  1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)|  Forward
Team information

Current team

|  IK Sirius
Number|  20
Youth career
2008–2011|  Utbynäs SK
2011–2017|  Rimbo IF
2017–2019|  IK Sirius
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2019–|  IK Sirius|  42|  (10)
2020|  → IFK Luleå (loan)|  10|  (4)
2021–2022|  → Brage (loan)|  43|  (10)
International career‡
2023–|  Sweden U21|  2|  (1)
2024–|  Sweden|  1|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:41, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Joakim Birger Persson (born 3 April 2002) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for IK Sirius.

## Career[edit]

Persson is a youth product of Utbynäs SK, Rimbo IF and IK Sirius. On 19 October 2019, he made his first senior appearance for Sirius in an Allsvenskan match against Östersunds.[1] On 28 November 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Sirius for 3 years.[2] In August 2020, he was loaned to IFK Luleå for the season.[3] In July 2021, he extended his contract with Sirius until 2024, and went on another loan to Brage.[4] On 10 January 2022, his loan with Brage was extended for another season.[5]

## International career[edit]

In November 2023, Persson was called up to the Sweden U21s for the first time for a set of 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[6]

## Personal life[edit]

Persson is a devout Christian who belongs to the WAO Church in Sweden.[7]

## Career statistics[edit]

### Club[edit]

As of 29 June 2020.[8]
Club  | Season  | League  | Cup  | Continental  | Other  | Total

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Division  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals
IK Sirius | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
2020 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0
Career total  | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0

Notes

1. ^ Appearance(s) in Svenska Cupen

## References[edit]

1. ^ "SvenskaFans". www.svenskafans.com.
2. ^ "Hannes Sveijer och Joakim Persson skriver A-lagskontrakt". Sirius Fotboll. November 28, 2019.
3. ^ "Persson: "Vill göra så många mål som möjligt"". August 23, 2020.
4. ^ "Officiellt: Joakim Persson förlänger med Sirius - lånas ut till Brage". fotbolltransfers.com.
5. ^ "Officiellt: IK Brage lånar Joakim Persson". fotbolltransfers.com.
6. ^ Kjellberg, Hampus (November 8, 2023). "U21-landslagets trupp till EM-kvalet mot Nederländerna - EM-fotboll.se".
7. ^ Persson, Joakim. "Allsvensk stjärna: Jag har en väldigt stark tro på Jesus". www.varldenidag.se.
8. ^ Joakim Persson at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Svenskfotboll profile

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IK Sirius - current squad

* 1 Mitov Nilsson
* 2 Nwadike
* 4 Castegren
* 5 Carlsson
* 6 de Kamps
* 7 Matthews
* 8 Stensson (c)
* 9 Ali
* 11 Olsson
* 12 Ómarsson
* 13 Voelkerling Persson
* 14 Bjarnason
* 15 Murbeck
* 16 Sjögrell
* 17 Karlsson Lagemyr
* 18 Wikman
* 19 Heier
* 20 Persson
* 21 Widgren
* 22 Alsanati
* 25 Majchrowicz
* 30 Tånnander
* 31 Jeng
* 32 Ibrahim
* 35 Sveijer
* 36 Ljungberg
* Martin
* Manager: Mattiasson

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*[Martin]: Michael Martin