Johan Claesson

Johan Claesson
Personal information
Full name	Johan Claesson
Date of birth	August 12, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Uppsala, Sweden
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Hagby IK
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2004	IK Sirius
2005–2008	Gefle IF
2009–2010	Portland Timbers
2011–2013	IK Sirius
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 23, 2013

Johan Claesson (born August 12, 1981, in Uppsala) is a retired Swedish footballer who last played for IK Sirius in the Swedish Division 1 Norra.^[1]

Career

Sweden

Claesson began his career as part of the youth team at Hagby IK, before moving to IK Sirius, where he played until 2005.

Claesson moved to Gefle IF in 2005, and spent four years with the team. Initially used as a substitute, he eventually won a first team spot, and went on to make almost 100 appearances for the club in the Allsvenskan, scoring three goals.^[2]

United States

In December 2008 Claesson signed a one-year contract with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division with the option of a second year.^[3] He played 23 games and scored 1 goal in his debut season with the Timbers, and proved to be an important part of the team's midfield, helping them to the 2009 USL-1 regular season title.