Joel Andersson
Andersson with Sweden in 2022
Personal information
Full name Eric Joel Andersson[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Midtjylland
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2012 Västra Frölunda IF
2013–2014 BK Häcken
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Västra Frölunda IF 4 (0)
2015–2018 BK Häcken 83 (2)
2018– Midtjylland 123 (3)
International career‡
2011 Sweden U17 3 (0)
2014–2015 Sweden U19 9 (1)
2017–2018 Sweden U21 10 (1)
2018– Sweden 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:26, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Eric Joel Andersson (born 11 November 1996) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland as a right-back.[2] He is the twin brother of Adam Andersson.

Club career

BK Häcken

A native of Gothenburg, Andersson started playing football with Västra Frölunda IF. At the age of 15, he also made some appearances for the first team, who at the time were competing in the fourth-tier Division 2.[3]

In 2013, Andersson moved to BK Häcken, another team in the Gothenburg area, but the first two years he spent in the youth academy. He was promoted to the first team in 2015 alongside his twin brother, Adam Andersson, and began making regular appearances in Allsvenskan.[4] Joel and Adam, however, were not the only twins appearing for the team, given the presence of the two Gustafson's, Samuel and Simon. From the 2016 season, Joel Andersson established himself permanently as the starting right-back in the team.[5]

Midtjylland

On 2 July 2018, Andersson signed a five-year contract with Danish Superliga club Midtjylland.[6] He made his competitive debut for the club on 28 July, starting in a 3–1 league victory against Esbjerg fB.[7][8] On 7 December, he scored his first goal for Ulvene, sealing their 3–0 win in the 89th minute by slotting home a sharp cross from Awer Mabil against OB.[9][10] In the 2018–19 season, he was part of the Midtjylland team that won the Danish Cup by beating Brøndby in the final.[11] He scored once in 30 league appearances that season, with the team finishing second in the league table.[12]

The following season, Midtjylland won their third Danish Superliga title with Andersson scoring one goal in 31 appearances during the league campaign.[1][13]

Andersson struggled with injury through the 2020–21 season,[14] making only thirteen league appearances as the team finished in second place, one point behind eventual title winners Brøndby.[1][15]

On 14 March 2022, Andersson extended his contract with Midtjylland until 2026.[16] During the 2021–22 season, Andersson contributed to Midtjylland winning their second ever Danish Cup, making six appearances and scoring a goal on their journey to the final.[17] In the final, he played the full duration, helping his team secure a win against OB through a penalty shootout.[18][19]

Halfway through the 2022–23 season, Andersson suffered a setback in the form of a foot injury which sidelined him for the remainder of the season.[20] On 18 July 2023, Midtjylland announced via official channels that Andersson had undergone successful foot surgery, with his return to the pitch expected no sooner than late-2023.[21]

International career

Andersson made his debut for the Sweden national team on 7 January 2018 in a friendly against Estonia.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 March 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
BK Häcken 2015 Allsvenskan 21 2 6 1 — 27 3
2016 Allsvenskan 26 0 6 0 2[b] 0 34 0
2017 Allsvenskan 28 0 5 1 0 0 33 1
2018 Allsvenskan 8 0 4 0 0 0 12 0
Total 83 2 21 2 2 0 106 4
Midtjylland 2018–19 Superliga 30 1 3 0 4[b] 0 37 1
2019–20 Superliga 31 1 1 0 2[b] 0 34 1
2020–21 Superliga 13 0 3 0 9[c] 0 25 0
2021–22 Superliga 31 1 6 1 12[d] 1 49 3
2022–23 Superliga 16 0 0 0 9[e] 0 25 0
Total 121 3 13 1 36 1 170 5
Career total 204 5 34 3 38 1 276 9
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Danish Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances, one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 27 September 2022[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2018 1 0
2019 2 0
2020 3 0
2021 0 0
2022 3 0
Total 9 0

Honours

BK Häcken

Midtjylland

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Joel Andersson at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Joel Andersson". SvFF. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  3. ^ Norlindh, Niclas (31 January 2015). "Här är Häckens nya tvillingar: Anderssons". expressen.se (in Swedish).
  4. ^ "Officiellt: BK Häcken flyttar upp Joel och Adam Andersson". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 28 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Joel Andersson | Football Stats | Midtjylland | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". Soccerbase. CenturyComm. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Joel Andersson klar för danska mästarlaget". BK Häcken (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Midtjylland vs. Esbjerg: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  8. ^ Maajen, Anton Græsdal (27 July 2018). "Joel Andersson kan debutere mod Esbjerg". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Midtjylland vs. OB: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Mestrene kværnede også OB". Ikast-BrandeNyt (in Danish). 7 December 2018. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  11. ^ a b Kjær, Christian (17 May 2019). "FC Midtjylland er pokalmester efter straffesparksdrama". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Superliga 2018/19, Championship round: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Midtjylland crowned Danish league champions in front of 4,800 fans". Eurosport. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  14. ^ Okstrøm, Oliver (31 March 2021). "FCM har endelig højreback klar: Bliver vanvittigt". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Superliga 2020/21, Championship round: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Joel Andersson forlænger med FC Midtjylland". FC Midtjylland (Press release) (in Danish). 14 March 2022. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Joel Andersson » DBU Pokalen 2021/2022". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  18. ^ "OB vs. Midtjylland: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  19. ^ a b Damm, Thomas (26 May 2022). "Efter 120 minutters topdramatik: FC Midtjylland er dansk pokalmester 2022". Ikast-BrandeNyt (in Danish). Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  20. ^ Bech, Malthe Graungaard (4 May 2023). "FCM melder Joel Andersson færdig for sæsonen". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  21. ^ "Status på Joel Anderssons skade". FC Midtjylland (Press release) (in Danish). Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  22. ^ "Sweden v Estonia game report". ESPN. 7 January 2018.
  23. ^ "Joel Andersson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-05-18.

External links

FC Midtjylland – current squad
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