Emil Roback

Emil Roback (born 3 May 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Milan Primavera. Born in Sweden to The Gambian parents, Roback represents the Sweden U19 national team.

Emil Roback
Personal information
Full name Emil Pakebba Joof Roback
Date of birth (2003-05-03) 3 May 2003
Place of birth Norrköping, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Milan Primavera
Number 45
Youth career
IK Sleipner
IFK Norrköping
Västerhaninge IF
2015–2019 Hammarby IF
2020– Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Hammarby IF 0 (0)
2020 → IK Frej (loan) 8 (0)
2020– Milan 0 (0)
National team
2019 Sweden U16 3 (3)
2019 Sweden U17 5 (1)
2021– Sweden U19 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:02, 17 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Roback started playing football as a youngster with IFK Norrköping, before representing IK Sleipner and Västerhaninge IF in two brief spells.[1]

Hammarby IF

In 2015, he joined the academy of Allsvenskan side Hammarby IF from Stockholm.[2] On 3 January 2020, Roback signed his first professional contract with Hammarby.[3] On 24 April 2020, Roback played striker alongside Hammarby IF shareholder Zlatan Ibrahimović in an internal friendly game with Hammarby during the COVID-19 pandemic that was televised by Dplay.[4]

Loan to Frej

He was loaned out to affiliated club IK Frej in Ettan, Sweden's third tier, for the remainder of the 2020 season.[5] He ended up playing 8 games for Frej in 2020.[6]

Return to Hammarby and debut

On 25 June 2020, Roback returned to Hammarby for their Svenska Cupen match against IFK Göteborg.[7] He made his professional debut after coming on as a 74th minute substitute for Imad Khalili as Hammarby would succumb to a 1–3 defeat.[8]

Milan

On 14 August 2020, Roback completed a transfer to Italian Serie A club Milan.[9][10] The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 15-20 million Swedish kronor (approximately £1.3-1.8 million).[11] On January 13, 2022 he made his first team debut, as a substitute, playing the final minutes of a 3–1 victory against Genoa in the Coppa Italia.

International career

Roback has represented his nation Sweden at the under-17 level.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 13 January 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hammarby IF 2020 Allsvenskan00100010
IK Frej (loan) 2020 Ettan Norra8000—80
AC Milan 2021–22 Serie A0010—10
Career total 802000100

References
  1. "Roback: "Laget är som en familj"". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. "Roback: "Laget är som en familj"" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. "Hammarby Fotboll skriver avtal med Roback och Engdahl" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. "NOA BACHNER: Hammarby lyssnade på vad Tegnell INTE sa". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. "Frej 0–1 Brommapojkarna". Soccerway.
  6. "Emil Roback - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  7. "Supertalangen Emil Roback, 17, om första tiden i Milan: "Overkligt"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  8. "Hammarby 1–3 IFK Goteborg". Soccerway.
  9. "Emil Roback till AC Milan" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Comunicato Ufficiale: Emil Roback" (in Italian). AC Milan. Retrieved 20 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "Bomben: Säljer 17-årig talang till storklubben". Expressen. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  12. "Sweden U17 4–2 Lithuania U17". Soccerway.
  13. Emil Roback at Soccerway
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