Axel Sjöberg (footballer, born 2000)

This article is about a Swedish footballer born in 2000. For the Swedish footballer born in 1991, see Axel Sjöberg.

Carl Axel Sjöberg (born 14 April 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic.

Axel Sjöberg

Sjöberg with BK Olympic in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Carl Axel Sjöberg
Date of birth	(2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Helsingborg, Sweden
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	St Patrick's Athletic
Number	21
Youth career
–2013	Eskilsminne IF
2013–2019	Helsingborgs IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	IK Frej	10	(0)
2020–2021	Hammarby IF	3	(0)
2020	→ IK Frej (loan)	17	(0)
2021	Hammarby TFF	7	(0)
2021	→ IK Brage (loan)	9	(1)
2022	BK Olympic	24	(2)
2023–	St Patrick's Athletic	26	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:18, 15 February 2025 (UTC)

Early life

Sjöberg was born in Helsingborg, Sweden, and started to play football as a youngster with local club Eskilsminne IF before moving to Helsingborgs IF in 2013. He was part of their youth academy for seven years, but left the club in 2019 after not being offered a professional contract.^[1][2][3]

Career

IK Frej

On 19 July 2019, Sjöberg joined IK Frej in Superettan, on a one-and-a-half-year contract.^[4] He only made one league appearance during the second half of the season, as the club got relegated from Sweden's second division.^[5]

In 2020, Sjöberg made 26 league appearances and captained IK Frej as the club finished 9th in Division 1, the third tier.^[5]

Hammarby IF

On 5 August 2020, Sjöberg signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Hammarby IF, although still being eligible to play for affiliated club IK Frej.^[6][7] He made his Allsvenskan debut on 30 August in a 3–3 home draw against Kalmar FF.^[1][2][3]

On 30 May 2021, Sjöberg won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen, the main domestic cup, with Hammarby IF, through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final.^[8][9]

On 4 August 2021, Sjöberg was sent out on loan to IK Brage in Superettan for the remainder of the year.^[10][11] At the end of the year, it was announced that Sjöberg would leave Hammarby IF at the expiration of his contract.^[12]

BK Olympic

Sjöberg spent 2022 at BK Olympic, scoring 2 goals in 25 appearances in all competitions during his time with the club.^[13]

St Patrick's Athletic

On 3 March 2023, Sjöberg signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic.^[14] He made his debut for the club on 31 March 2023, replacing Sam Curtis from the bench in the 82nd minute of a 3–0 home win over UCD.^[15] On 26 May 2023, Sjöberg picked up an injury in a 2–1 win over Dundalk that would keep him out of action for several months, missing his club's UEFA Europa Conference League campaign in the process.^[16] He made his return from injury on 22 September 2023 against the same opposition, but was forced off injured in the 22nd minute due to a recurrence of his hamstring injury, with the injury ending his season prematurely meaning he missed out on featuring in the 2023 FAI Cup Final which his side won 3–1 against Bohemians in front of 43,881 fans at the Aviva Stadium.^[17] On 6 December 2023, he signed a new contract with the club.^[18][19] On 25 July 2024, Sjöberg made his first European appearance of his career, in a 3–1 win at home to Vaduz of Liechtenstein in the UEFA Conference League.^[20] He featured in two 1–0 wins at home and away against Sabah of Azerbaijan, before making his 100th career appearance on 22 August 2024 in a 0–0 draw at home to Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir in the UEFA Conference League Play-off Round.^[21] On 22 November 2024, Sjöberg signed a contract extension, taking him into his third season with the club.^[22]

Personal life

His twin brother Filip Sjöberg is also a professional footballer.^{[23][1][2][3]}

Career statistics

As of match played on 14 February 2025^[24]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
IK Frej	2019	Superettan	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	2020	Ettan	26	0	0	0	—		—		26	0
	Total		27	0	1	0	—		—		28	0
Hammarby IF	2020	Allsvenskan	1	0	1	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2021		2	0	2	0	0	0	—		4	0
	Total		3	0	3	0	0	0	—		6	0
Hammarby TFF (loan)	2021	Ettan	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
IK Brage (loan)	2021	Superettan	9	0	1	0	—		—		10	0
BK Olympic	2022	Ettan	24	2	1	0	—		—		25	2
St Patrick's Athletic	2023	LOI Premier Division	7	0	0	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2024		18	0	1	0	6[a]	0	1[b]	0	26	0
	2025		1	0	0	0	0[a]	0	2[c]	0	3	0
	Total		26	0	1	0	6	0	3	0	36	0
Career total			96	2	7	0	6	0	3	0	112	2

1. Appearances in the UEFA Conference League
2. Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup
3. Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup

Honours

Hammarby IF

• Svenska Cupen: 2020–21

St Patrick's Athletic

• FAI Cup: 2023
• Leinster Senior Cup (1): 2023–24

References

1. "Sjöberg om nervösa debuten och steget till Bajen: "Vill bevisa att HIF gjort fel"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
2. "Ratades av HIF – nu i Hammarby: "Vill visa vad de gått miste om"". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 1 September 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
3. "Nobbades av HIF – fick debutera i Bajen: "Nerverna tog över"" (in Swedish). Fotboll STHLM. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
4. "IK Frej Täby förstärker backlinjen". IK Frej Herrfotboll A-laget (in Swedish). IK Frej. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
5. "Axel Sjöberg" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
6. "Axel Sjöberg till Hammarby från Frej – "En av flera spelare som tagit kliv"" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
7. "Den 20-årige talangen Axel Sjöberg skriver på för Hammarby!" (in Swedish). IK Frej. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
8. "Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
9. "Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
10. "Axel Sjöberg lånas ut till Brage" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
11. "Axel Sjöberg till IK Brage". IK Brage (in Swedish). IK Brage. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
12. "Hammarby bekräftar: Fem spelare lämnar" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
13. "Sweden - A. Sjöberg - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
14. "Från BK Olympic till Irländska högstadivisionen - Skånesport". 4 March 2023.
15. "Chris Forrester bags brace as St Pat's win first game in five". Irish Independent. 31 March 2023.
16. "'I don't think I'm ever going to be tested that much' – Daly proud of Saints players for overcoming adversity". Irish Independent. 27 May 2023.
17. Kilbane, Ryan. "League Report: St Patrick's Athletic 3 - 1 Dundalk". extratime.com.
18. "Axel Sjoberg Signs New Contract". stpatsfc.com.
19. Jordan, Luke. "Axel Sjoberg signs new contract with St. Patrick's Athletic". extratime.com.
20. "St Pat's return to form with impressive European win over FC Vaduz". Irish Independent. 25 July 2024.
21. "St Patrick's Athletic one game from history after 0-0 draw in first leg of Euro play-off". 22 August 2024.
22. "Axel Sjoberg Pens New Deal".
23. "Sjöberg en av talangerna som fått chansen i HIF" (in Swedish). Unicoach. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
24. "Axel Sjöberg". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

External links

• Axel Sjöberg at Soccerway