2022 AIK Fotboll season
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(until 19 August)
Henok Goitom (Interim)
(from 19 August)
| 2022 season | |||
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| Owner | Robert Falck | ||
| Manager | Bartosz Grzelak (until 19 August) Henok Goitom (Interim) (from 19 August) | ||
| Stadium | Friends Arena | ||
| Allsvenskan | 5th | ||
| 2021–22 Svenska Cupen | Quarterfinal | ||
| 2022–23 Svenska Cupen | Progressed to 2023 season | ||
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Playoff Round vs Slovácko | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Nicolás Stefanelli (9) All: Two Players (11) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 45,117 vs Hammarby (28 August 2022) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,927 vs Örebro (7 March 2022) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 21,755 (6 November 2022) | ||
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The 2022 season was AIK 131st in existence, their 94th season in Allsvenskan and their 17th consecutive season in the league.
On 3 September 2021, AIK announced the signing of Henry Atola from Tusker, with the player officially joining on 1 January 2022 on a contract until 1 September 2026.[1]
On 21 December 2021, AIK announced the signings of Jesper Ceesay from Brommapojkarna and Josafat Mendes from Hammarby, with both players officially joining on 1 January 2022 on contracts until 31 December 2025.[2][3]
On 9 March, AIK announced the signing of Axel Björnström on a contract until 31 December 2024, after the player had ended his contract with Arsenal Tula.[4]
On 31 March, Benjamin Kimpioka joined AIK 2.5-year contract after leaving Sunderland for an undisclosed fee.[5]
On 1 April, AIK announced the signing of Collins Sichenje from Leopards on a contract until 31 December 2026.[6]
On 4 April, AIK announced the singing of Jordan Larsson on a short-term contract until 30 June, after the player invoked a special regulation introduced by FIFA that allowed him to suspend his Spartak Moscow contract in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and join another team until the end of the season.[7][8]
On 5 May, AIK announced that they had signed a pre-contract agreement with John Guidetti for the player to join the club on contact until 31 December 2025, from 1 July once his Alavés contract has expired.[9]
On 18 July, Tom Strannegård extended his contract with AIK until 31 December 2024, and then joined Start for the remainder of the season.[10]
On 5 August, AIK announced the year-long loan signing of Vincent Thill from Vorskla Poltava.[11]
Squad
- As of match played 6 November 2022
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 13 | Kyriakos Stamatopoulos |  |
GK | 28 August 1979 (aged 43) | Tromsø | 2011 | 58 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Kristoffer Nordfeldt |  |
GK | 23 June 1989 (aged 33) | Gençlerbirliği | 2021[12] | 52 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Budimir Janošević |  |
GK | 21 October 1989 (aged 33) | Brommapojkarna | 2018[13] | 2022[14] | 56 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Josafat Mendes | |
DF | 31 December 2002 (aged 19) | Hammarby | 2022[3] | 2025[3] | 34 | 1 | |
| 3 | Per Karlsson | |
DF | 2 January 1986 (aged 36) | Academy | 2003 | 455 | 5 | ||
| 4 | Sotirios Papagiannopoulos | |
DF | 5 September 1990 (aged 32) | Copenhagen | 2020 | 83 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Alexander Milošević | |
DF | 30 January 1992 (aged 30) | Vejle | 2021[15] | 2021 (+2)[15] | 164 | 10 | |
| 12 | Axel Björnström | |
DF | 10 September 1995 (aged 27) | Unattached | 2022[4] | 2025[4] | 33 | 1 | |
| 25 | Erick Otieno |  |
DF | 27 September 1996 (aged 26) | Vasalund | 2020 | 73 | 3 | ||
| 28 | Rasmus Bonde | |
DF | 1 February 2003 (aged 19) | Academy | 2021 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 29 | Collins Sichenje | |
DF | 19 September 2003 (aged 19) | Leopards | 2022[6] | 2026[6] | 12 | 0 | |
| 33 | Mikael Lustig | |
DF | 21 May 2003 (aged 19) | Gent | 2020 | 61 | 2 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 7 | Sebastian Larsson | |
MF | 6 June 1985 (aged 37) | Hull City | 2018 | 140 | 30 | ||
| 8 | Bilal Hussein | |
MF | 22 April 2000 (aged 22) | Academy | 2018 | 120 | 4 | ||
| 10 | Nabil Bahoui | |
MF | 5 February 1991 (aged 31) | De Graafschap | 2019 | 180 | 64 | ||
| 17 | Vincent Thill |  |
MF | 4 February 2000 (aged 22) | on loan from Vorskla Poltava | 2022[11] | 2023[11] | 11 | 1 | |
| 20 | Zack Elbouzedi |  |
MF | 5 April 1998 (aged 24) | Lincoln City | 2021[16] | 2024[16] | 54 | 3 | |
| 24 | Jesper Ceesay | |
MF | 4 May 2003 (aged 19) | Brommapojkarna | 2022[2] | 2025[2] | 12 | 0 | |
| 26 | Yasin Ayari | |
MF | 6 October 2003 (aged 19) | Academy | 2020 | 48 | 7 | ||
| 35 | Taha Ayari | |
MF | 10 October 2005 (aged 17) | Academy | 2022 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Nicolás Stefanelli |  |
FW | 22 November 1994 (aged 27) | Unión La Calera | 2021[17] | 2023[17] | 113 | 40 | |
| 11 | John Guidetti | |
FW | 15 April 1992 (aged 30) | Alavés | 2022[9] | 2025[9] | 19 | 5 | |
| 19 | Calvin Kabuye | |
FW | 28 March 2003 (aged 19) | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Benjamin Kimpioka | |
FW | 21 February 2000 (aged 22) | Sunderland | 2022[5] | 2024[5] | 23 | 1 | |
| 30 | Henry Atola | |
FW | 21 December 2001 (aged 20) | Tusker | 2022[1] | 2026[1] | 6 | 1 | |
| 34 | Erik Ring | |
FW | 24 April 2002 (aged 20) | Academy | 2020 | 57 | 4 | ||
| 42 | Victor Andersson | |
FW | 22 October 2004 (aged 18) | Academy | 2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Out on loan | ||||||||||
| 6 | Jetmir Haliti |  |
DF | 14 September 1996 (aged 26) | Jönköpings Södra | 2021[18] | 2023[18] | 4 | 0 | |
| 14 | Lucas Forsberg | |
DF | 21 May 2003 (aged 19) | Sollentuna | 2021[19] | 2023[19] | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | Robin Tihi |  |
DF | 16 March 2002 (aged 20) | Academy | 2020 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 31 | Jakob Haugaard |  |
GK | 1 May 1992 (aged 30) | Stoke City | 2020 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 32 | Tom Strannegård | |
MF | 29 April 2002 (aged 20) | Academy | 2019 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 35 | Samuel Brolin | |
GK | 29 September 2000 (aged 22) | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Ahmad Faqa | |
DF | 10 January 2003 (aged 19) | Academy | 2021 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 12 | Felix Melki |  |
DF | 23 July 1994 (aged 28) | AFC Eskilstuna | 2019 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Ebenezer Ofori |  |
MF | 1 July 1995 (aged 27) | VfB Stuttgart | 2020 | 139 | 6 | ||
| 18 | Amar Ahmed | |
MF | 19 February 2004 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 19 | Jordan Larsson | |
FW | 20 June 1997 (aged 25) | on loan from Spartak Moscow | 2022[8] | 2022[8] | 11 | 3 | |
| 21 | Bojan Radulović | |
FW | 9 December 1999 (aged 22) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2020 | 31 | 4 | ||
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2022 | DF | | Josafat Mendes | Hammarby | Undisclosed | [3] |
| 1 January 2022 | MF | | Jesper Ceesay | Brommapojkarna | Undisclosed | [2] |
| 1 January 2022 | FW | | Henry Atola | Tusker | Undisclosed | [1] |
| 9 March 2022 | DF | | Axel Björnström | Unattached | Free | [4] |
| 31 March 2022 | FW | | Benjamin Kimpioka | Sunderland | Undisclosed | [5] |
| 1 April 2022 | DF | | Collins Sichenje | Leopards | Undisclosed | [6] |
| 1 July 2022 | FW | | John Guidetti | Alavés | Free | [9] |
Loans in
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 April 2022 | FW | | Jordan Larsson | Spartak Moscow | 30 June 2022 | [8] |
| 5 August 2022 | MF | | Vincent Thill | Vorskla Poltava | 30 June 2023 | [11] |
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 January 2022 | MF | | Saku Ylätupa | GIF Sundsvall | Undisclosed | [20] |
| 15 June 2022 | MF | | Ebenezer Ofori | Vejle | Undisclosed | [21] |
| 30 August 2022 | MF | | Amar Ahmed | Troyes | Undisclosed | [22] |
| 31 July 2022 | FW | | Bojan Radulović | HJK | Undisclosed | [23] |
Loans out
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 January 2022 | MF | | Ebenezer Ofori | Vejle | 30 June 2022 | [24] |
| 10 January 2022 | DF | | Felix Melki | AFC Eskilstuna | 30 June 2022 | [25] |
| 10 January 2022 | DF | | Lucas Forsberg | Sollentuna | 31 December 2022 | [26] |
| 25 January 2022 | GK | | Jakob Haugaard | Tromsø | 31 December 2022 | [27] |
| 26 January 2022 | DF | | Robin Tihi | Värnamo | 31 December 2022 | [28] |
| 15 February 2022 | FW | | Bojan Radulović | HJK | 30 June 2022 | [29] |
| 18 March 2022 | DF | | Rasmus Bonde | Vasalund | 15 July 2022 | [30] |
| 24 March 2022 | DF | | Ahmad Faqa | Västerås | 28 July 2022 | [31][32] |
| 31 March 2022 | DF | | Jetmir Haliti | Mjällby | 31 December 2022 | [33] |
| 18 July 2022 | MF | | Tom Strannegård | IK Start | 31 December 2022 | [10] |
| 28 July 2022 | DF | | Ahmad Faqa | Sandviken | 31 December 2022 | [32] |
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2022 | DF | | Felix Melki | AFC Eskilstuna | 1 July 2022 | [25][34] |
