Viktor_Johansson
Viktor Johansson
Swedish footballer (born 1998)
Viktor Tobias Johansson (born 14 September 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Rotherham United and the Sweden national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Viktor Tobias Johansson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 25) | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rotherham United | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Stuvsta | ||
| 2012–2015 | Hammarby | ||
| 2015–2017 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Alfreton Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | Rotherham United | 133 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Sweden U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | Sweden U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:18, 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:33, 12 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
A product of the Hammarby and Aston Villa academies, Johansson spent two years at Premier League side Leicester City but only appeared in EFL Trophy matches for their U21 side.
He has represented Sweden at youth and senior international levels.
Johansson spent his early career with Stuvsta, Hammarby, Aston Villa, Alfreton Town and Leicester City.[2][3]
In September 2020 he signed for Rotherham United.[4] He made his first appearance in a 2–1 win at home against Preston North End on 7 November 2020.[5]
Johansson has represented Sweden at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels.[2][4][6]
In March 2023, he received his first call-up to the Swedish senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Belgium and Azerbaijan.[7]
Club
- As of match played 13 April 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfreton Town (loan) | 2017–18 | National League North | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Leicester City | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Leicester City U21 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | — | — | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Rotherham United | 2020–21 | Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | League One | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Championship | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | ||
| Total | 133 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 142 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 143 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 157 | 0 | ||
- Two appearances in the EFL Trophy
- Four appearances in the EFL Trophy
International
- As of 12 October 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | |||
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Rotherham United
- League One runner-up: 2021–22[8]
- EFL Trophy: 2021–22[9]
Individual
- "EFL - NOTIFICATION OF SHIRT NUMBERS : Accrington Stanley" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2020.
- Viktor Johansson at Soccerway
- "Landslagsdatabasen: Viktor Johansson". www.svenskfotboll.se.
- "Rotherham sign goalkeeper Johansson". BBC Sport.
- "REPORT | Rotherham 2 v 1 Preston". www.themillers.co.uk.
- "Viktor Johansson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se. 18 November 2019.
- "Truppen till första EM-kvalmatcherna". Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). 15 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- "Rotherham win to go up and relegate Gillingham". BBC Sport. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- Peddy, Chris (3 April 2022). "Rotherham United 4–2 Sutton United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- "READ | Viktor named Young Player of the Year". Rotherham United F.C. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2022.