Isak Vidjeskog

Isak Vidjeskog
Vidjeskog with Skövde AIK in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-03-28) 28 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Finland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Varbergs BoIS
Number 21
Youth career
0000–2016 TUS[1]
2017–2020 Jaro
2021–2023 Kalmar FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 JBK 5 (1)
2021–2023 Kalmar FF 1 (0)
2023 → Skövde AIK (loan) 7 (2)
2023 Skövde AIK 17 (4)
2024– Varbergs BoIS 5 (0)
International career‡
2019 Finland U16 5 (1)
2021–2022 Finland U18 5 (0)
2022 Finland U19 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 December 2021

Isak Vidjeskog (born 28 March 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Varbergs BoIS.[2][3][4][5][6]

Club career

Vidjeskog played in the youth sectors of TUS and Jaro. He made his senior debut with Jakobstads BK in 2020, before moving to Sweden and signing with Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF. He was first assigned to the club's U19 team, but made his Allsvenskan debut with the first team in 2021.

In 2023, he first joined Skövde AIK on loan, and in the summer on permanent transfer.

Vidjeskog missed most of the 2024 season with Varbergs BoIS due to injury.[7]

Personal life

His two older brothers are both also professional footballers, Axel Vidjeskog plays for KuPS and Adam Vidjeskog plays for FF Jaro.[8] Their father Niklas is a head coach of Jaro.[9]

Career statistics

As of 23 June 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
JBK 2020 Kakkonen 5 1 – – – 5 1
Kalmar 2021 Allsvenskan 1 0 1 0 – – 2 0
2022 Allsvenskan 0 0 1 0 – – 1 0
Total 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Skövde AIK (loan) 2023 Superettan 7 2 0 0 – – 7 2
Skövde AIK 2023 Superettan 17 4 – – – 17 4
Varbergs BoIS 2024 Superettan 5 0 3 0 – – 8 0
Career total 35 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 40 7
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen

References

  1. ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto Archived 19 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
  2. ^ "Grattis Isak Vidjeskog till den allsvenska debuten" (in Swedish). 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. ^ "WorldFootball Isak Vidjeskog". 1 September 2023. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  4. ^ Välkommen Isak Vidjeskog Archived 19 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine, boisfc.nu, 19 January 2024
  5. ^ Succédebut för Isak Vidjeskog i Sverige – målskytt efter tre minuter på planen Archived 19 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine, Svenska Yle, 7 May 2023
  6. ^ Isak Vidjeskog lånas ut till Superettan – kan debutera redan nästa veckoslut Archived 19 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine, öb, 1 May 2023
  7. ^ Pelaajalta Pelaajalle: Jimmy Wargh vs. Isak Vidjeskog, jpy.fi, 18 June 2024
  8. ^ Talangflykten utomlands, den ihållande trenden i Fotbollsfinland: Instängt liv i Portugal eller Italien skrämde Isak Vidjeskog – första tiden i trygga Sverige blev ändå en chock Archived 19 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine, Svenska Yle, 12 May 2022
  9. ^ Tässä on FF Jaron uusi päävalmentaja – Tuttu nimi aiemmilta vuosilta, Pietarsaaren Sanomat, 4 November 2023