Jesper Karlsson (born 7 February 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ykkösliiga club Ekenäs IF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | EIF | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | TPS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | TPS II | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2024 | TPS | 112 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → SalPa (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2025– | EIF | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Finland U18 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 February 2024 | |||
Club career
editKarlsson advanced through the youth program of Turun Palloseura (TPS), and debuted with the first team in the 2019 season.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
In January 2025, he left TPS and signed for EIF in second-tier Ykkösliiga.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of 19 October 2024.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TPS II | 2018 | Vitonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Nelonen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Kolmonen | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| TPS | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Ykkönen | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Ykkönen | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Ykkönen | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | Ykkönen | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 2 | ||
| Total | 112 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 137 | 4 | ||
| SalPa (loan) | 2018 | Kakkonen | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Kakkonen | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| EIF | 2025 | Ykkösliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 136 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 4 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
- ↑ Includes Ykkönen Cup and Ykkösliigacup
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ TPS solmi jatkosopimuksen oman kasvattinsa Jesper Karlssonin kanssa, Turun Sanomat, 10 January 2024
- ↑ TPS:n liiganousun suurin este on valkoinen karhu, jota edes Dostojevski ei pystynyt saamaan mielestään, Turun Sanomat, 14 April 2023
- ↑ Juhani Pikkarainen ja Jesper Karlsson jatkosopimuksiin TPS:n kanssa, Aamuset, 31 December 2020
- ↑ TPS-TARINAT: JESPER KARLSSON PELAA SUURELLA TPS-SYDÄMELLÄ, fc.tps.fi, 24 March 2023
- ↑ JESPER KARLSSON JATKOSOPIMUKSEEN SEURAN KANSSA, fc.tps.fi, 15 December 2021
- ↑ TPS förlänger med Jesper Karlsson, Åbo Underrattelser, 10 January 2024
- ↑ JESPER KARLSSON KLAR FÖR EIF SÄSONGEN 2025, herrar.eiffotboll.fi, 21 January 2025
- ↑ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto Jesper Karlsson, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
External links
edit- Jesper Karlsson at Soccerway
- Jesper Karlsson at WorldFootball.net