Oscar Erik Jansson (born 23 December 1990) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for IFK Norrköping.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oscar Erik Jansson | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Örebro, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IFK Norrköping | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Karlslunds IF | |||
| 2007–2009 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Exeter City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Bradford City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Shamrock Rovers (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2012 | Shamrock Rovers | 13 | (0) |
| 2013–2020 | Örebro SK | 219 | (0) |
| 2021– | IFK Norrköping | 90 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2007 | Sweden U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Sweden U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Sweden U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 January 2014 | |||
Career edit
Jansson was born and raised in Örebro where he played for lower division locals Karlslunds IF HFK before joining Tottenham on 2 January 2007. He was spotted when playing Under-16 European qualifiers for Sweden.
At the beginning of September 2009, he joined Exeter City on a one-month loan deal.[1] He then went on to make his debut away at Gillingham where Exeter lost 3–0.[2] Exeter extended Jansson's loan till the end of October.[3] Exeter again extended Jansson's loan deal into a third and final month until 1 December 2009.[4] He returned to Tottenham Hotspur on 1 December after completing his three-month loan deal with Exeter City. In August 2010 Jansson joined Northampton Town on a short-term loan,[5] returning to Tottenham on 7 September 2010.
On 8 August 2011, Jansson signed a one-month loan deal with Bradford City.[6] After making one League appearance and two Cup appearances for Bradford, Jansson returned to Spurs on 7 September 2011.[7]
Jansson guested for Shamrock Rovers in a friendly at Glentoran in February 2012,[8] and signed until June 2012. After being released from Tottenham, Jansson signed a permanent contract for Rovers until the end of the season.[9]
On 26 December, it was confirmed that Jansson has signed a three-year contract with Örebro SK.[10]
In the summer of 2020 Jansson announced he would leave Örebro for a bigger challenge, and in January 2021 he signed a three-year contract with Swedish top-flight club IFK Norrköping.[11]
In January 2013 Jansson was called up to the Sweden national football team for the King's Cup[12]
Honours edit
References edit
- ^ "Exeter Announce New Signings". Exeter City F.C. 2 September 2009. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ "Gillingham 3 – 0 Exeter". BBC Sport. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ "Oscar extends loan". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ^ "Oscar loan extended". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ^ "Oscar goes to Town". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ^ "Jansson joins City". Bradford City A.F.C. 8 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Jansson returns to Tottenham". Bradford City A.F.C. 7 September 2011.
- ^ Glentoran 2:1 Rovers. Shamrock Rovers F.C. (14 February 2012).
- ^ Jansson joins on loan from Spurs Archived 18 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Shamrock Rovers F.C. (18 February 2012).
- ^ Oscar Jansson klar för ÖSK | ÖSK Archived 17 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Oskfotboll.se.
- ^ "Oscar Jansson klar för IFK Norrköping". IFK Norrköping. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Oscar Jansson uttagen i landslaget | ÖSK". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
External links edit
- Profile at the official Tottenham Hotspur website.
- Oscar Jansson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)