Sebastian Rajalakso

Swedish footballer

Sebastian Rajalakso

Personal information
Full name|  Per Johan Sebastian Rajalakso
Date of birth|  (1988-09-23) 23 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth|  Enköping, Sweden
Height|  1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Team information

Current team

|  Nordic United FC
Number|  11
Youth career
0000–1999|  Fanna BK
2000–2006|  Enköpings SK
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2007|  Enköpings SK|  29|  (8)
2008–2013|  Djurgårdens IF|  127|  (18)
2013|  → Syrianska FC (loan)|  23|  (4)
2014|  Jagiellonia Białystok|  7|  (0)
2014|  Jagiellonia Białystok II|  5|  (1)
2014–2017|  GIF Sundsvall|  80|  (2)
2018–2020|  Syrianska FC|  55|  (8)
2020|  Fanna BK|  0|  (0)
2020–|  Nordic United FC|  71|  (4)
International career
2007|  Sweden U19|  2|  (0)
2008–2010|  Sweden U21|  9|  (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2023

Per Johan Sebastian Rajalakso (born 23 September 1988) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nordic United FC.

## Career

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Rajalakso joined Djurgårdens IF in the beginning of 2008 from Enköpings SK. He made his debut against IFK Norrköping on March 30, 2008, scoring the 2-0 goal. During his time at Djurgården, he has usually been employed as a left winger in a 4-4-2 formation, but he has also been used as a central attacker in a 4-3-3 system.[1]

He started the 2008 season by scoring in the first five games in the Swedish first league.[2]

In early 2009, Rajalakso was called up to the Swedish U21 squad, taking part in two games against Belgium.

In 2014, Rajalakso played for Polish club Jagiellonia Białystok.[3]

## Personal life

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Rajalakso was born in Sweden to a Finnish father and Swedish mother.[4][5] He is the older brother of fellow footballer Joel Rajalakso.[6]

## Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club  | Season  | League  | National cup  | League cup  | Continental  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Enköping | 2007  | Superettan | 29 | 8 | — | — | — | 29 | 8
Djurgården | 2008 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 29 | 7
2009 | Allsvenskan  | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3
2010 | Allsvenskan  | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1
2011 | Allsvenskan  | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5
2012 | Allsvenskan  | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2
Total  | 130 | 18 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 124 | 18
Syrianska FC (loan)  | 2013 | Allsvenskan  | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1
Jagiellonia Białystok | 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0
Jagiellonia Białystok II | 2013–14  | III liga | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1
Career total  | 181 | 28 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 187 | 28

## References

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1. ^ "IFK Norrköping FK 1-2 Djurgården" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
2. ^ Jansson, Magnus (15 December 2008). "Läsarnas upplänning: Sebastian Rajalakso" (in Swedish). Upsala Nya Tidning. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
3. ^ "Officiellt: Sebastian Rajalakso w Jagiellonii" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
4. ^ "Chatten med Rajalakso - lovar premiärmål: "Det garanterar jag"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
5. ^ Männikkö, Taneli (18 May 2008). "Sebastian Rajalakso - jalkapallotähti". sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
6. ^ "Joel Rajalakso är klar för FC Stockholm!". FC Stockholm Internazionale. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

## External links

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* Sebastian Rajalakso at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
* Sebastian Rajalakso at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals