Emil Salomonsson

Emil Salomonsson
Personal information
Full name Karl Emil Salomonsson
Date of birth (1989-04-28) 28 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Örkelljunga, Sweden
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 IFK Göteborg
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2003 Ekets GoIF
2004–2006 Ängelholms FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Ängelholms FF
2008–2011 Halmstads BK 81 (5)
2008 → Ängelholms FF (loan) 28 (9)
2011–2018 IFK Göteborg 201 (20)
2019–2020 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 19 (2)
2020 → Avispa Fukuoka (loan) 39 (2)
2021 Avispa Fukuoka 32 (3)
2022– IFK Göteborg 64 (3)
International career
2006 Sweden U17 3 (0)
2007–2008 Sweden U19 10 (1)
2009–2010 Sweden U21 10 (0)
2011–2017 Sweden 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Karl Emil Salomonsson (born 28 April 1989) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg as a right back.

Career

Early career

Salomonsson playing for Halmstad in 2009.

Starting his career in Ekets GoIF, he then moved to Ängelholms FF in 2004. During the 2006 season in Division 1 he gained the interest from three clubs in Allsvenskan, IFK Göteborg,[1] Helsingborgs IF and Halmstads BK,[2][3][4] he went on trial with all three and eventually signed for Halmstads BK,[5] however he was directly loaned back to Ängelholms FF where he would stay until 1 July, he could then return to Halmstads BK, but Halmstad let him stay for the rest of the season.[5] The main part of the 2009 season he was used as a right wing defender, however in the game against Kalmar FF on 9 August he played as forward.[6]

IFK Göteborg

On 30 August 2011, it was confirmed that Salomonsson had signed for Allsvenskan rivals IFK Göteborg.[7][8] During his first time in IFK Göteborg, he played a small role and acted as back-up for Adam Johansson. However, when Johansson left the club, he became the first-choice right back and in the 2012 season he played 27 matches when IFK finished in 7th place. Before the start of the 2013, he wasn't the first-choice anymore with the comeback of Adam Johansson, the arrival of Ludwig Augustinsson and Mikael Dyrestam already being in the squad. However, because of injuries, he played 28 matches that season, most of them as defender, but some as a right winger. In the 2014 season, he once again started the season as the second-choice, but in the summer the reclaimed his place in the starting-eleven and he was a big contributor to IFK once again qualified for UEFA Europa League qualification. On 30 September 2014, he signed a new contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2018 season.[9]

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

He scored his first goal for Sanfrecce Hiroshima on his J1 League debut against Shimizu S-Pulse on 23 February 2019.

Avispa Fukuoka

On 7 January 2020, he was loaned from Sanfrecce Hiroshima to Avispa Fukuoka in the J2 League. From the start of the season, he was a regular in the team and played in 39 of the 42 league games. He quickly became one of the team's most popular players thanks to his athleticism and precision, while his personality earned him the respect of the fans. His performances helped Avispa Fukuoka to finish second in the league and gain promotion to J1 League. On 6 January 2021, he announced the end of his loan and his transfer to Fukuoka. In the 2021 season, he scored three goals in 32 league games and two goals in the J.League Cup. His performances helped Avispa Fukuoka to a record 8th place finish in J1 League.

Return to IFK Göteborg

On 10 December 2021, it was announced that Salomonsson would return to IFK Göteborg on a free transfer. He signed a three-year contract.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 November 2022[11]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ängelholms FF (loan) 2008 Superettan 28 9 0 0 — — 28 9
Total 28 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 9
Halmstads BK 2009 Allsvenskan 28 0 1 0 — — 29 0
2010 Allsvenskan 30 1 1 0 — — 31 1
2011 Allsvenskan 23 4 2 0 — — 25 4
Total 81 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 85 5
IFK Göteborg 2011 Allsvenskan 6 1 1 0 — — 7 1
2012 Allsvenskan 27 0 1 2 — — 28 2
2013 Allsvenskan 28 0 6 0 — 2 0 36 0
2014 Allsvenskan 24 3 2 0 — 3 0 29 3
2015 Allsvenskan 30 5 7 2 — 4 0 41 7
2016 Allsvenskan 29 7 2 0 — 7 2 38 9
2017 Allsvenskan 28 3 5 1 — — 33 4
2018 Allsvenskan 29 1 4 0 — — 33 1
Total 201 20 28 5 0 0 16 2 245 27
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019 J1 League 19 2 2 0 1 0 4 0 26 2
Total 19 2 2 0 1 0 4 0 26 2
Avispa Fukuoka (loan) 2020 J2 League 39 2 — — — 39 2
Total 39 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 2
Avispa Fukuoka 2021 J1 League 32 3 0 0 2 0 — 34 3
Total 32 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 34 3
IFK Göteborg 2022 Allsvenskan 23 1 3 1 — — 26 2
2023 Allsvenskan 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 23 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 26 2
Career total 423 42 37 6 2 0 20 2 483 50

International

As of 12 January 2017[12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2011 1 0
2012 2 0
2013 0 0
2014 0 0
2015 0 0
2016 3 1
2017 2 0
Total 8 1

International goals

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1. 10 January 2016 Armed Forces Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Finland 1–0 3–0 Friendly [1]

Honours

IFK Göteborg

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Salomonsson provtränar i Smögen" (in Swedish). Ifkgoteborg.se. 23 July 2007. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
  2. ^ "ÄFF-talangen redo att flytta" (in Swedish). Hd.se. 24 June 2007. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
  3. ^ "Emil stannar i ÄFF ett år till" (in Swedish). Hd.se. 29 June 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
  4. ^ "Allsvenska klubbar jagar mittfältstalang" (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt.com. 28 January 2008. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
  5. ^ a b "Eftertraktad talang väljer HBK" (in Swedish). Hbk.se. 2 April 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
  6. ^ "Inför Halmstads BK - Kalmar FF" (in Swedish). kalmarff.se. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Förändringar i A-truppen" (in Swedish). hbk.se. 30 August 2011. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Salomonsson tillbaka på Kamratgården" (in Swedish). ifkgoteborg.se. 30 August 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  9. ^ "Salomonsson har förlängt" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 30 September 2014. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  10. ^ Göteborg, I. F. K. (10 December 2021). "Emil är tillbaka!". IFK Göteborg – Hela stadens lag (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  11. ^ Emil Salomonsson at Soccerway
  12. ^ "Emil Salomonsson". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 December 2014.