Joel Anell (born 16 January 1986, in Halmstad) is a former Swedish footballer who played as a striker.[1]

Joel Anell
Personal information
Full name Joel Anell
Date of birth (1986-01-16) 16 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Halmstad, Sweden
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–1999 Knäreds IK
2000–2004 Halmstads BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Halmstads BK 28 (0)
2007–2008 Falkenbergs FF 36 (19)
2009–2012 IF Elfsborg 14 (1)
2010GAIS (loan) 23 (2)
2011Halmstads BK (loan) 12 (3)
2012BK Häcken (loan) 11 (1)
2013–2015 GAIS 49 (14)
International career
2001–2003 Sweden U17 5 (0)
2009 Sweden U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Starting his career for Knäreds IK, he moved at the age of 14 to Halmstads BK, he played for the youth team until 2004 and in 2005 he played his first game for the senior team.[2] Following the hard competition for a place in the starting lineup he left Halmstads BK during the summer transfer window for Falkenbergs FF.[2] The 2008 season became a successful year for both Falkenbergs FF and Joel Anell, as the club reached its highest position ever in Superettan, ending up at 6th place, this much due to Anells success in scoring goals, during the season he scored 16 goals in 28 matches, becoming third highest goalscorer in the season. The success in the 2008 season did not go unnoticed as several clubs showed interest in signing him, ending with him returning to Allsvenskan as he signed for IF Elfsborg.[3] However yet again having problem with reaching the starting lineup he was loaned to Allsvenska rivals GAIS in 2010 until the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup,[4] performing well GAIS decided to extend the loan until the end of the 2010 season.[5]

On 29 July 2011 Halmstads BK announced that Joel Anell would return to the club on loan from Elfsborg for the duration of the 2011 season.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Officiellt: Här är GAIS fem nyförvärv". Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Joel till Falkenbergs FF" (in Swedish). Halmstads BK. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Superettans skyttekung klar för Elfsborg" (in Swedish). Barometern. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Joel Johansson klar för GAIS" (in Swedish). GAIS. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 7 March 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Joel Johansson stannar i GAIS" (in Swedish). GAIS. 16 May 2010. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  6. ^ "Joel Johansson tillbaka i HBK" (in Swedish). Halmstads BK. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
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