Viktor Johansson
Personal information
Full name Viktor Tobias Johansson[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998
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)
2018Alfreton Town (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2020 Leicester City 0 (0)
2020– Rotherham United 117 (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 17:30, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:33, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

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.

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.

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 January 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2017–18 Championship 0000000000
Alfreton Town (loan) 2017–18 National League North 9000000090
Leicester City 2018–19 Premier League 00000000
2019–20 Premier League 00000000
Total 00000000
Leicester City U21 2018–19 2[lower-alpha 1]020
2019–20 4[lower-alpha 2]040
Rotherham United 2020–21 Championship 2100000210
2021–22 League One 260101050330
2022–23 Championship 4301000440
2023–24 Championship 2701000280
Total 11703010501260
Career total 127030101101410
  1. Two appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. Four appearances in the EFL Trophy

International

As of 12 October 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden
2023 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Rotherham United

Individual

References

  1. "EFL - NOTIFICATION OF SHIRT NUMBERS : Accrington Stanley" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Viktor Johansson at Soccerway
  3. "Landslagsdatabasen: Viktor Johansson". www.svenskfotboll.se.
  4. 1 2 "Rotherham sign goalkeeper Johansson". BBC Sport.
  5. "REPORT | Rotherham 2 v 1 Preston". www.themillers.co.uk.
  6. "Viktor Johansson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se. 18 November 2019.
  7. "Truppen till första EM-kvalmatcherna". Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). 15 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  8. "Rotherham win to go up and relegate Gillingham". BBC Sport. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  9. Peddy, Chris (3 April 2022). "Rotherham United 4–2 Sutton United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  10. "READ | Viktor named Young Player of the Year". Rotherham United F.C. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
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