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|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rasmus Jönsson | ||
| Date of birth | January 27, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Viken, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Helsingborgs IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2011 | Helsingborgs IF | 97 | (27) |
| 2011– | VfL Wolfsburg | 8 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2009– | Sweden U21 | 11 | (4) |
| 2011– | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:13, 21 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Rasmus Jönsson (born 27 January 1990) is a Swedish footballer currently playing for VfL Wolfsburg in Bundesliga.
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He plays as a striker and got his breakthrough in 2008, scoring four goals in Allsvenskan alongside Henrik Larsson in Helsingborgs IF. Jönsson is commonly called "Sugröret" (The Straw) among his teammates. During the season 2010 in Allsvenskan, Helsingborgs IF Finished in second place just two points short of Malmö FF. Helsingborg however didn't allow this to let them down after a good season and finished it off on a high winning the Svenska Cupen in a final against Hammarby IF with Rasmus scoring the only goal in the game late on. On 29 August 2011, Helsingborgs IF confirmed that a deal had been agreed for Rasmus to join Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg on a 4 year deal. Jönsson said that he was sad to leave Helsingborg but happy to take an important step forward in his career.
Helsingborg went on to win the 2011 Allsvenskan, with much contribution from Rasmus. Many of the local fans were sad to see him leave. However those people were proven wrong about not being able to win the league without Jönsson, but his contribution to the Swedish triple 2011 (Allsvenskan, Swedish Cup and Supercup) was probably one of the deciding factors of the year.
On 11 September 2011, Rasmus Jönsson made his Bundesliga debut from start against Schalke 04 and he assisted for Mario Mandžukić's second goal. Rasmus played 90 minutes before being substituted.
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