David Moberg Karlsson
Karlsson with IFK Göteborg in 2013
Personal information
Full name Jens David Joacim
Moberg Karlsson[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Mariestad, Sweden
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Aris Thessaloniki
(on loan from Urawa Red Diamonds)
Number 32
Youth career
0000–2008 Björsäters IF
2008–2009 IFK Mariestad
2010–2012 IFK Göteborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 IFK Mariestad 14 (0)
2011–2013 IFK Göteborg 30 (2)
2013–2014 Sunderland 0 (0)
2014 → Kilmarnock (loan) 4 (0)
2014–2016 FC Nordsjælland 48 (5)
2016–2018 IFK Norrköping 74 (18)
2019–2021 Sparta Prague 71 (19)
2022– Urawa Red Diamonds 20 (8)
2023 → Aris Thessaloniki (loan) 14 (0)
International career‡
2009–2011 Sweden U17 6 (1)
2012–2013 Sweden U19 11 (5)
2015–2017 Sweden U21 6 (3)
2017–2018 Sweden 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 January 2018

Jens David Joacim Moberg Karlsson (born 20 March 1994) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Greek Super League club Aris Thessaloniki, on loan from Urawa Red Diamonds. He has won three caps and scored one goal for the Sweden national team.

Club career

Early career

David Moberg Karlsson grew up just outside Mariestad in Sweden where he made his first team debut for local fifth tier club IFK Mariestad as a fourteen-year-old. Due to his impressive performances with the Swedish youth national teams he was sought after by several clubs, but chose to sign a youth contract with IFK Göteborg, the club he grew up supporting.[2]

IFK Göteborg

During the 2011 Allsvenskan season he started training with the first team and made his league debut in a game against AIK. His progress led to IFK Göteborg signing him on a five-year first team contract in May 2012.[3] At the start of the 2013 Allsvenskan season he finally scored his first league goal for the club in a 2–0 win against IF Brommapojkarna.[4]

Sunderland

On 19 June 2013, he signed for Premier League club Sunderland for an estimated €1.9 million.[5][6] Moberg Karlsson scored his first goal for Sunderland in the Premier League Asia Trophy against Tottenham Hotspur on 24 July 2013. He made his competitive debut against Milton Keynes Dons in the Football League Cup, starting in a 4–2 victory.[7]

Loan to Kilmarnock

On 31 January 2014, Karlsson joined Kilmarnock on loan for the remainder of the season.[8]

FC Nordsjælland

On 13 August 2014, Karlsson joined Danish club FC Nordsjælland on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[9]

IFK Norrköping

On 21 June 2016, Karlsson joined IFK Norrköping on a 3+1⁄2-year-long contract for an undisclosed fee.[10]

Sparta Prague

On 10 December 2018, Karlsson joined AC Sparta Prague on a 3+1⁄2-year-long contract for an undisclosed fee.[11]

Urawa Reds

On 30 December 2021, Karlsson joined Urawa Red Diamonds.[12]

Aris

On 19 July 2023, Aris officially announced the acquisition of Karlsson on a season-long loan. [13]

International career

Having represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams between 2009 and 2017, he made his full international debut for Sweden on 8 January 2017 in a friendly 2–1 loss against the Ivory Coast when he replaced Nicklas Bärkroth in the 62nd minute.[14][15] He scored his first international goal in a friendly 6–0 win against Slovakia on 12 January 2017.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played on 16 June 2021[17]

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
IFK Mariestad 2009 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
2010 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 9 0 — — — 9 0
Total 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
IFK Göteborg 2010 Allsvenskan 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2011 Allsvenskan 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2012 Allsvenskan 18 0 1 1 — — 19 1
2013 Allsvenskan 10 2 5 2 — — 15 4
Total 30 2 6 3 0 0 0 0 36 5
Sunderland 2013–14 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Kilmarnock (loan) 2013–14 Scottish Premiership 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Nordsjælland 2014–15 Danish Superliga 25 4 0 0 — — 25 4
2015–16 Danish Superliga 23 1 0 0 — — 23 1
Total 48 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 5
IFK Norrköping 2016 Allsvenskan 17 2 1 0 — — 18 2
2017 Allsvenskan 28 6 5 2 — 3[a] 1 36 9
2018 Allsvenskan 0 0 3 1 — — 3 1
Total 45 8 9 3 0 0 3 1 57 12
Sparta Prague 2018–19 Czech First League 15 3 2 0 — — 17 3
2019–20 Czech First League 17 4 4 2 — 1[a] 0 22 6
2020–21 Czech First League 26 10 3 2 — 6[a] 0 35 12
2021–22 Czech First League 13 2 2 1 — 7[b] 2 22 5
Total 71 19 11 5 0 0 14 2 96 26
Urawa Red Diamonds 2022 J1 League 20 8 1 0 3 0 7[c] 5 31 13
Career total 232 43 28 11 4 0 24 8 286 61
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[14]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2017 2 1
2018 1 0
Total 3 1
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karlsson goal.
List of international goals scored by David Moberg Karlsson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 12 January 2017 Armed Forces Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE  Slovakia 2–0 6–0 Friendly [16]

Honours

IFK Göteborg

Sparta Prague

Urawa Red Diamonds

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2014 and 31/01/2014" (PDF). The Football League. January 2014. p. 1. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Fokus på Framtiden – David Moberg Karlsson". Svenskafans.com. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Moberg Karlsson klar till 2016". IFK Göteborg. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Första allsvenska målet för Moberg Karlsson". Göteborgsposten. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Swedish winger signs". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Prislappen på "DMK" – 17 miljoner kronor". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Sunderland 4 – 2 MK Dons". BBC. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  8. ^ "David Moberg Karlsson signs until the end of the season". Kilmarnock FC. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Swede seals deal with Danish club". Sunderland A.F.C. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. ^ "IFK värvar David Moberg Karlsson". ifknorrkoping.se. IFK Norrköping. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  11. ^ "David Moberg Karlsson moves to Sparta". sparta.cz. AC Sparta Prague. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  12. ^ "ダヴィド モーベルグ選手 完全移籍加入クラブ間合意のお知らせ". urawa-reds.co.jp. Urawa Red Diamonds. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Άρης μεταγραφές: Ανακοίνωσε τον Κάρλσον" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 19 July 2023.
  14. ^ a b "David Moberg Karlsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Sverige - Elfenbenskusten - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Sverige - Slovakien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  17. ^ "David Moberg Karlsson". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Liberec – Sparta 1:2, trofej po šesti letech, rozhodla hloupá penalta". Idnes (in Czech). 1 July 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Urawa Reds edge Al Hilal for historic third title". AFC. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  20. ^ Orlowitz, Dan (6 May 2023). "Urawa beats Al Hilal to capture third Asian Champions League title". The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

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Aris Thessaloniki F.C. – current squad
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