Jesper Karlsson
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Karl Jesper Karlsson (born 25 July 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen.
Infobox
2015
Falkenbergs FF
2016
Falkenbergs FF
2020
Sweden U21
2025
→ Lecce (loan)
Full name
Karl Jesper Karlsson
Date of birth
(1998-07-25) 25 July 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth
Falkenberg, Sweden
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)
Attacking midfielder, left winger
Current team
Aberdeen (on loan from Bologna)
Number
17
2003–2014
IF Böljan
Years
Team
2013–2014
IF Böljan
2017–2020
IF Elfsborg
2020–2023
Sweden
2023–
Bologna
2025-
→ Aberdeen (loan)
2015–2017
Sweden U19
2020–
Sweden
2025–
→ Aberdeen (loan)
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
Cup
Apps
Cup
Goals
Continental
Apps
Continental
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Falkenbergs FF
Falkenbergs FF
Club
Falkenbergs FF
Season
2016
League
Allsvenskan
League
26
League
7
Cup
3
Cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
—
Other
29
Other
7
IF Elfsborg
IF Elfsborg
Club
IF Elfsborg
Season
2017
League
Allsvenskan
League
14
League
0
Cup
3
Cup
1
Continental
—
Continental
—
Other
17
Other
1
2018
2018
Club
2018
Season
Allsvenskan
League
22
League
0
League
4
Cup
1
Cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
26
Other
1
2019
2019
Club
2019
Season
Allsvenskan
League
25
League
8
League
1
Cup
1
Cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
26
Other
9
2020
2020
Club
2020
Season
Allsvenskan
League
22
League
11
League
4
Cup
1
Cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
26
Other
12
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
83
League
19
League
12
League
4
Cup
—
Cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
95
Other
23
AZ
AZ
Club
AZ
Season
2020–21
League
Eredivisie
League
32
League
11
Cup
1
Cup
0
Continental
6
Continental
1
Other
–
Other
39
Total
12
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Eredivisie
League
34
League
15
League
4
Cup
3
Cup
9
Continental
1
Continental
4
Other
2
Other
51
Total
21
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
Eredivisie
League
23
League
9
League
2
Cup
2
Cup
8
Continental
2
Continental
–
Other
33
Other
13
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
Eredivisie
League
0
League
0
League
0
Cup
0
Cup
1
Continental
0
Continental
–
Other
1
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
89
League
35
League
7
League
5
Cup
24
Cup
4
Continental
4
Continental
2
Other
124
Other
46
Bologna
Bologna
Club
Bologna
Season
2023–24
League
Serie A
League
7
League
0
Cup
1
Cup
0
Continental
–
Continental
–
Other
8
Other
0
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
Serie A
League
7
League
1
League
0
Cup
0
Cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
–
Other
7
Other
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
14
League
1
League
1
League
0
Cup
0
Cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
0
Other
15
Other
1
Lecce (loan)
Lecce (loan)
Club
Lecce (loan)
Season
2024–25
League
Serie A
League
13
League
1
Cup
0
Cup
0
Continental
–
Continental
–
Other
13
Other
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
13
League
1
League
0
League
0
Cup
0
Cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
0
Other
13
Other
1
Aberdeen (loan)
Aberdeen (loan)
Club
Aberdeen (loan)
Season
2025-26
League
Scottish Premiership
League
0
League
0
Cup
0
Cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
0
Other
–
Other
0
Total
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
0
League
0
League
0
League
0
Cup
0
Cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
0
Other
0
Other
0
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
225
League
63
League
23
League
9
Cup
24
Cup
4
Continental
4
Continental
2
Other
276
Other
78
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Falkenbergs FF | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 7 | ||
| IF Elfsborg | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 9 | |||
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 12 | |||
| Total | 83 | 19 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 95 | 23 | |||
| AZ | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 32 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 39 | 12 | |
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 34 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 21 | |
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | – | 33 | 13 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 89 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 124 | 46 | ||
| Bologna | 2023–24 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Lecce (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Aberdeen (loan) | 2025-26 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 225 | 63 | 23 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 276 | 78 | ||
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Sweden
Sweden
National team
Sweden
Year
2020
Apps
2
Goals
0
2021
2021
National team
2021
Year
4
Apps
0
2022
2022
National team
2022
Year
2
Apps
0
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
6
Apps
5
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
14
Apps
5
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Sweden | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 | |
| Total | 14 | 5 | |
List of international goals scored by Jesper Karlsson · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
27 March 2023
Venue
Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden
Opponent
Azerbaijan
Score
4–0
Result
5–0
Competition
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
2
2
No.
2
Date
16 June 2023
Venue
Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden
Opponent
New Zealand
Score
1–1
Result
4–1
Competition
Friendly
3
3
No.
3
Date
3–1
4
4
No.
4
Date
12 October 2023
Venue
Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden
Opponent
Moldova
Score
1–0
Result
3–1
Competition
Friendly
5
5
No.
5
Date
3–1
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 27 March 2023 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Azerbaijan | 4–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 2 | 16 June 2023 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | New Zealand | 1–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 3–1 | |||||
| 4 | 12 October 2023 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Moldova | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 3–1 |
References
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- svenskfotboll.sehttps://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/person/?playerid=8705
- "FD SERIE – DEL 3: Jesper Karlsson"http://www.fotbolldirekt.se/talangbloggen/2016/02/17/fd-serie-del-3-jesper-karlsson/
- "FFF erbjuder Jesper Karlsson kontrakt"http://www.hn.se/sport/fff/fff-erbjuder-jesper-karlsson-kontrakt-1.1866076
- "Jesper Karlsson har skrivit på"https://web.archive.org/web/20160605053819/http://www.falkenbergsff.se/detailarticle.aspx?id=541
- www.hn.sehttps://www.hn.se/sport/fff/karlsson-valde-elfsborg-f%C3%B6re-utl%C3%A4ndska-klubbar-1.4010074
- "Jesper om sin debut: "En dröm""https://web.archive.org/web/20160406025633/http://hn.se/sport/fotboll/fff/1.4850006-jesper-om-sin-debut-en-drom-
- www.whoscored.comhttps://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1037570/Live
- Sveriges Radiohttps://sverigesradio.se/artikel/6477032
- "Karlsson: "Jag har väntat på det länge""http://www.expressen.se/gt/sport/karlsson-jag-har-vantat-pa-det-lange/
- SVT Sporthttps://www.svt.se/sport/fotboll/karlsson-lamnar-elfsborg-klar-for-az-alkmaar
- elfsborg.sehttps://elfsborg.se/2020/09/11/if-elfsborg-och-az-alkmaar-overens-om-en-overgang-for-jesper-karlsson/
- fotbollskanalenhttps://www.fotbollskanalen.se/nederlanderna/jesper-karlssons-succedebut---tva-framspelningar-pa-14-minuter/
- bolognafc.ithttps://www.bolognafc.it/en/jesper-karlsson-joins-the-rossoblu/
- "Karlsson in giallorosso"https://www.uslecce.it/news/370136223238/karlsson-in-giallorosso
- Aberdeen FChttps://www.afc.co.uk/2025/09/01/dons-swoop-for-swedish-sensation/
- STVhttps://news.stv.tv/sport/football/jesper-karlsson-happy-to-reunite-with-jimmy-thelin-at-aberdeen
- www.svenskfotboll.se.https://web.archive.org/web/20231020165244/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/jesper-karlsson/11c496b6-776a-4e75-ae47-0dc351039535/
- "Jesper Karlsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll"https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/jesper-karlsson/11c496b6-776a-4e75-ae47-0dc351039535/
- WorldFootball.nethttps://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe444528/jesper-karlsson/club-matches/
- Svensk Fotbollhttps://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/jesper-karlsson/11c496b6-776a-4e75-ae47-0dc351039535/
- "Allsvenskans Stora Pris"https://web.archive.org/web/20210501015842/https://www.allsvenskan.se/allsvenskans-stora-pris
- "Ajax still provides most players for team of the month"https://eredivisie.eu/news/ajax-still-provides-most-players-for-the-team-of-the-month/
- "FC Twente is the main provider for the Eredivisie team of the month"https://eredivisie.eu/news/fc-twente-is-the-main-provider-for-the-eredivisie-team-of-the-month/
- "Sparta and AZ dominate Eredivisie team of the month in march"https://eredivisie.nl/nieuws/sparta-en-az-domineren-eredivisie-elftal-van-de-maand-in-maart/