Mikaelsson during his time with Aston Villa |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tobias Lars Mikaelsson | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Jörlanda, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ljungskile SK | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vallens IF | |||
| 2003–2005 | Ljungskile SK | ||
| 2005–2007 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2009 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Ljungskile SK (loan) | ? | (1) |
| 2008 | → Port Vale (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | FC Trollhättan | 47 | (6) |
| 2011– | Ljungskile SK | 14 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Tobias Lars Mikaelsson (born 17 November 1988) is a Swedish footballer who currently plays for Swedish Superettan side Ljungskile SK.
He started his professional career with Aston Villa in England in 2007. After loan spells with Ljungskile SK and Port Vale, he signed with Swedish side FC Trollhättan in 2009. Two years later he joined Ljungskile.
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Mikaelsson has said: "I like to think I'm an intelligent type of player with decent technique and decent pace."[1] He is noted for his tall and powerful physique and sound technical ability.
Mikaelsson signed for Aston Villa in August 2005 from Swedish Superettan side, Ljungskile SK – the team he also supports.
He never played a game for the Villa senior team, but made appearances at youth level and for the Reserves where he had a prolific goalscoring record. Mikaelsson was thought to have a very bright future ahead of him, some pundits had previously tipped him to become a star while he was at youth level, and follow the footsteps of his boyhood idols Zlatan Ibrahimović and Henrik Larsson.
Mikaelsson joined old club Ljungskile SK on loan in April 2007 to gain first-team experience, and he shone, scoring one goal and bagging five assists in the stint.
On 18 September 2007 he scored his first hat-trick for Villa Reserves – in a 4–1 victory against Derby County. In January 2008, Mikaelsson joined Port Vale on a one-month loan deal, joining up with team-mate Chris Herd.[1] He played six games for the League One club, Vale lost four and drew two games. After Mikaelsson returned to Villa Park following an ankle injury,[2] Vale were relegated.
In July 2008, Mikaelsson was rewarded with a one year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2009. In April 2009, he had an unsuccessful trial at League One Hartlepool United following release from Aston Villa.
Mikaelsson later returned home to Sweden and signed for FC Trollhättan in July 2009.[3] In his first season in the Superettan, Mikaelsson scored a single goal in 18 appearances for Trollhättan.[4] During the 2010 season, Mikaelsson managed to score 5 goals in 29 appearances for the club,[4] but was unable to help them avoid relegation.
Mikaelsson opted to remain in the Superettan and transferred back to Ljungskile SK in March 2011.[4]