| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emil Pakebba Joof Roback | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Norrköping, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AC Milan | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IK Sleipner | |||
| IFK Norrköping | |||
| Västerhaninge IF | |||
| 2015–2019 | Hammarby IF | ||
| 2020– | AC Milan | ||
| 2022–2023 | → Nordsjælland (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Hammarby IF | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → IK Frej (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020– | AC Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Nordsjælland (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → IFK Norrköping (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Sweden U16 | 3 | (3) |
| 2019 | Sweden U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2021– | Sweden U19 | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2023 | |||
Emil Pakebba Joof Roback (born 3 May 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club AC Milan. Born in Sweden to Gambian parents, Roback represents the Sweden U19 national team.
Roback started playing football as a youngster with IFK Norrköping, before representing IK Sleipner and Västerhaninge IF in two brief spells.[1]
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]
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]
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]
On 14 August 2020, Roback completed a transfer to Italian Serie A club AC 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.
On 31 August 2022 it was confirmed, that Roback had joined Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland on a season-long loan deal, with a reported purchase option of €2 million. However he only featured with the youth sector and his loan was cut shortly before the season concluded.[12]
In March 2023, Roback returned to Swedish Allsvenskan club IFK Norrköping on a season-long loan deal, the club where he had spent time as a youngster.[13]
Roback has represented his nation Sweden at the under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels.[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hammarby IF | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| IK Frej (loan) | 2020 | Ettan Norra | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| AC Milan | 2021–22 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Nordsjælland | 2022–23 | Superliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Norrköping (loan) | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||