Viktor Claesson

Viktor Johan Anton Claesson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvɪ̌kːtɔr ˈklɑ̌ːsɔn]; born 2 January 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for the Danish Superliga club Copenhagen and the Sweden national team. He is a winger or playmaker well known for his passing and set piece abilities.[2][3]

Viktor Claesson
Claesson playing for Sweden in 2019
Personal information
Full name Viktor Johan Anton Claesson[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-02) 2 January 1992
Place of birth Värnamo, Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Copenhagen
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2008 IFK Värnamo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 IFK Värnamo 71 (29)
2012–2016 IF Elfsborg 134 (32)
2017–2022 Krasnodar 114 (32)
2022– Copenhagen 6 (1)
National team‡
2008 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2009–2010 Sweden U19 9 (3)
2011–2015 Sweden U21 20 (1)
2012– Sweden 58 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:25, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:17, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Claesson started his career with local club IFK Värnamo. After progressing through the youth ranks, he made his senior debut in 2009 in a Division 1 Södra match. After a breakthrough campaign during the 2011 Superettan season, Claesson join IF Elfsborg in the Allsvenskan, the top division of Swedish football.

Krasnodar

On 25 January 2017, Claesson signed a 3.5-year contract with Russian Premier League team FC Krasnodar.[4] He scored on his debut on 16 February 2017 in a 1–0 Europa League Round of 32 win against Turkish Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe, scoring a header on his first touch in any competitive Krasnodar game in the 4th minute. He was selected by UEFA as "Man of the Match".[5] He continued his form with two goals in a Russian Cup game against FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast on 28 February 2017[6] and a goal against Celta de Vigo in the first leg of Europa League Round of 16 on 9 March 2017.[7]

Claesson missed all of the 2019–20 season with a serious knee injury.[8]

2020–21 season

Out of action for over 14 months, Claesson returned from injury on 18 August 2020, playing the last 15 minutes of Krasnodar's 2–0 home win over Arsenal Tula in the Russian Premier League.[8] On 18 September, he scored his first two goals since his return from injury in a 7–2 thrashing of Khimki.[9] Four days later, Claesson scored from the penalty spot in the club's first-leg play-off round match against PAOK for qualification to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.[10] Krasnodar would win the second leg against PAOK by the same scoreline and secure progression to the group stage of the Champions League for the first time in the club's history.[11]

2021–22 season

On 3 March 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Krasnodar announced that his contract is suspended and he will not train with the team, but the contract is not terminated and remains valid.[12] On 5 March 2022, his contract was terminated and he was released from the club.[13]

Copenhagen

On 30 March 2022, Claesson signed with Copenhagen in Denmark until the end of the season.[14] On april 3rd, he scored the winning goal in his debut match for the club after coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute.

International career

In May 2018, Claesson was named in Sweden’s 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[15] He was one of Sweden's main men for the duration of the tournament, in which the Blågult reached the quarterfinals.

In a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Spain on 10 June 2019, Claesson suffered a serious knee injury, rupturing the cruciate knee ligaments, after a clash with Jordi Alba.[8]

He was named in Sweden's UEFA Euro 2020 squad, and appeared in all four games as Sweden was eliminated in the round of 16 by Ukraine.[16] He scored the winning goal in a 3–2 win against Poland in the group stage.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 12 December 2021[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
IFK Värnamo 2009 Division 1 Södra 165–––165
2010 Division 1 Södra 251110–202811
2011 Superettan 291310––3013
Total 702920–207429
IF Elfsborg 2012 Allsvenskan 2750062–337
2013 Allsvenskan 2333083–346
2014 Allsvenskan 2657260–397
2015 Allsvenskan 29115361–4015
2016 Allsvenskan 29832––3210
Total 134321872660017845
Krasnodar 2016–17 Russian Premier League 1311242–185
2017–18 Russian Premier League 30100042–3412
2018–19 Russian Premier League 29124192–4215
2019–20 Russian Premier League 000000–00
2020–21 Russian Premier League 2461082–338
2021–22 Russian Premier League 18320––203
Total 11432832580014743
Career total 318932810511420399117
Claesson playing for Krasnodar in 2017.

International
As of match played 24 March 2022[18]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden
201221
201320
201400
201500
201630
2017122
2018141
201943
202051
2021153
202210
Total5811

As of match played 24 March 2022. Sweden's score is listed first, and the score column indicates the score after each Claesson goal.[19]

List of international goals scored by Viktor Claesson
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition Ref
1.23 January 2012Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar Qatar2–05–0Friendly [20]
2.28 March 2017Estádio do Marítimo, Funchal, Portugal Portugal1–23–2 Friendly [21]
3.2–2
4.10 September 2018Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden Turkey2–02–32018–19 UEFA Nations League B [22]
5.23 March 2019 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden Romania2–02–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying [23]
6.26 March 2019Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Norway1–23–3 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying [24]
7.7 June 2019Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden Malta2–03–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying [25]
8.17 November 2020Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France France1–02–42020–21 UEFA Nations League A [26]
9.25 March 2021Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden Georgia1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification [27]
10.23 June 2021Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia Poland3–23–2UEFA Euro 2020 [28]
11. 2 September 2021 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Spain 2–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [29]

Honours

Elfsborg

Sweden

Individual

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. "Viktor Claesson". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  3. "Elfsborg.se". Elfsborg.se. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  4. "Краснодар укрепил рядыВиктором Клаэссоном". fckrasnodar.ru (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  5. "Krasnodar-Fenerbahce game report". UEFA. 16 February 2017.
  6. "Ural-Krasnodar game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 28 February 2017.
  7. "Celta-Krasnodar game report". UEFA. 9 March 2017.
  8. ""It's like learning to walk again." Viktor Claesson returns after a year on the sidelines". Premier Liga. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  9. "Krasnodar thrash Khimki in a goal frenzy". Dugout. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  10. "Krasnodar 2-1 PAOK: Cabella edges hosts in front". UEFA. 22 September 2020.
  11. "Krasnodar, Midtjylland, Salzburg advance to Champions League". Washington Post. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  12. ""КРАСНОДАР" ПРИОСТАНОВИЛ КОНТРАКТЫ С НЕСКОЛЬКИМИ ИГРОКАМИ" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  13. "«Краснодар» расторг контракт с Виктором Классоном. Официальный сайт ФК «Краснодар»" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  14. "VIKTOR CLAESSON BLIVER FCK-SPILLER RESTEN AF SÆSONEN" (Press release) (in Danish). Copenhagen. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  15. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  16. "Viktor Claesson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. Viktor Claesson at Soccerway
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  19. "Claesson, Viktor". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  20. "Qatar - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  21. "Portugal - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  22. "Sverige - Turkiet - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  23. "Sverige - Rumänien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  24. "Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  25. "Sverige - Malta - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  26. "Frankrike - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  27. "Sverige - Georgien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  28. "Sverige - Polen - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  29. "Sverige - Spanien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  30. "Stora Grabbars Märke - Svensk fotboll". Svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  31. "Лауреаты сезона и список "33-х лучших игроков"". rfs.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
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