Joakim Persson (footballer, born 2002)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joakim Birger Persson | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IK Sirius | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Utbynäs SK | ||
| 2011–2017 | Rimbo IF | ||
| 2017–2019 | IK Sirius | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | IK Sirius | 88 | (21) |
| 2020 | → IFK Luleå (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | → Brage (loan) | 43 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Sweden U21 | 3 | (1) |
| 2024 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:42, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Joakim Birger Persson (born 3 April 2002) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for IK Sirius.
Persson is a youth product of Utbynäs SK, Rimbo IF and IK Sirius. On 19 October 2019, he made his first senior appearance for Sirius in an Allsvenskan match against Östersunds.[1] On 28 November 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Sirius for 3 years.[2] In August 2020, he was loaned to IFK Luleå for the season.[3] In July 2021, he extended his contract with Sirius until 2024, and went on another loan to Brage.[4] On 10 January 2022, his loan with Brage was extended for another season.[5]
International career
Persson is eligible to represent Ethiopia and Sweden. In November 2023, Persson was called up to the Sweden U21s for the first time for a set of 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[6]
Persson made his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 12 January 2024 in a friendly game against Estonia which Sweden won 2–1.[7]
Personal life
Persson is a devout Christian who belongs to the WAO Church in Sweden.[8]
