John Olof Mellberg (born July 30, 2006) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as defender for 2. Liga club FC Liefering, on loan from Red Bull Salzburg.
_38_(cropped).jpg) Mellberg in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Olof Mellberg[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
FC Liefering (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2023 | IF Brommapojkarna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | → FC Liefering (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Sweden U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sweden U19 | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 17 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:46, 24 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editMellberg started playing football with the youth academy of IF Brommapojkarna at the age of 9, and was promoted to their senior team for the 2023 season. On 19 June 2023, he transferred to the Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg on a contract until 2026, and was initially assigned to their partner club FC Liefering.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Liefering in a 1–0 loss to Dornbirn on 28 July 2023.[3]
National team
editMellberg is a youth international for Sweden, having played for the Sweden U17s.[4]
Personal life
editHis father Olof Mellberg was also a professional footballer.[5]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 18 September 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IF Brommapojkarna | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| FC Liefering (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 2. Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
edit- ^ "John Olof Mellberg". oefb.at.
- ^ "John Mellberg klar för Salzburg". 19 June 2023 – via www.dn.se.
- ^ "2. Liga (AT): FC Liefering unterliegt Dornbirn 0:1". Nau.
- ^ "Young Swede signs for our Red Bulls - FC Red Bull Salzburg". www.redbullsalzburg.at. 19 June 2023.
- ^ Reis, Bruna (19 June 2023). "Olof Mellberg's son completes transfer after Aston Villa consideration". BirminghamLive.
External links
edit- John Mellberg at Soccerway
- John Mellberg at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)