Stefan Johansen

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Stefan Johansen
Personal information
Full nameStefan Marius Johansen[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991
Place of birthVardø, Norway
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[2]
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubCeltic
Number25
Youth career
0000–2004Vardø
2005–2006Bodø/Glimt
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–2010Bodø/Glimt29(0)
2011–2013Strømsgodset67(8)
2014–Celtic3(0)
National team‡
2006–2007Norway U168(3)
2007–2008Norway U1710(3)
2008–2009Norway U185(1)
2009–2010Norway U197(1)
2011–2013Norway U215(0)
2012–Norway U231(0)
2013–Norway6(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 December 2013

Stefan Marius Johansen (born 8 January 1991) is a Norwegian international footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Scottish Premiership side Celtic. Hailing from Vardø, he joined Bodø/Glimt at the age of 14. He made his first-team debut in 2007, and transferred to Strømsgodset in 2011 where he was one of the key players in the team that finished second in the league in 2012 and won the league-title in 2013. Johansen won the Kniksen Award as the midfielder of the year in 2013. He transferred to Celtic in January 2014. Johansen has represented Norway at youth international level, and was a part of the under-21 team at the 2013 European Championship. He made his full international debut in 2013.

Career

Bodø/Glimt

Johansen was born and raised in Vardø[3] and transferred to Bodø/Glimt at the age of 14.[4] He joined the first-team squad along with Anders Ågnes Konradsen ahead of the 2007 season and Johansen made his debut for the team in the First Round of the 2007 Norwegian Football Cup against Hammerfest.[3] Johansen played six matches in Adeccoligaen when Bodø/Glimt was promoted to Tippeligaen in 2007, and made his debut in Tippeligaen in the 3–2 win against Viking on 10 August 2008[2] when he replaced Jan Derek Sørensen in the 85th minute.[5]

Johansen made four appearances in the 2009 season,[2] and were playing regularly for Bodø/Glimt in Adeccoligaen in 2010 and were regarded as one of the biggest talents in Northern Norway.[4] Clubs like Tromsø, Fredrikstad and Aalesund wanted to sign Johansen who's contract expired after the season,[4] but he signed a three-year contract with Strømsgodset in December 2010, and joined the club on a free transfer on 1 January 2011.[6] Johansen played 18 matches in Adeccoligaen in his final season at Bodø/Glimt.[2]

Strømsgodset

Johansen made his debut for Strømsgodset against in the 2–1 against Sogndal when he came on in the 80th minute and replaced Fredrik Nordkvelle.[7] In his first season at Strømsgodset, Johansen made 13 league appearances and scored one goal.[2] In the match against Sandnes Ulf on 16 May 2012, Johansen scored a goal from a free kick. In the 5–0 win against Fredrikstad on 27 May 2012, Johansen scored another goal from a free kick, identical to the one he scored 11 days earlier.[8] Johansen made his break-through at Strømsgodset after Mohammed Abu returned to Manchester City, when he became a regular in Strømsgodset's starting line-up[3][9] and was in August 2012 awarded the Statoil Talent Prize for his performances.[10]

Celtic

On 15 January 2014, Johansen sealed a move to Scottish Premiership club Celtic for a transfer fee of £2 million.[11][12] Johansen signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with the club, and became the fourth Norwegian player at Celtic following Harald Brattbakk, Vidar Riseth and Thomas Rogne.[13] Johansen made his debut for Celtic in the 4–0 victory against Hibernian on 26 January 2014 when he played the last five minutes as a substitute.[14]

International career

Johansen made his debut for Norway when he played for the under-15 team against Poland U15 on 8 August 2006.[2] He has later represented Norway at every level up to under-23,[15] and played both matches for the under-21 team when they eliminated France U21 and qualified for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

Career statistics

As of 2 February 2014[2]
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2007 Bodø/Glimt Adeccoligaen 600060
2008 Tippeligaen 101020
2009 402060
2010 Adeccoligaen 18032212
2011 Strømsgodset Tippeligaen 13110141
2012 27351324
2013 27410284
2013-14 Celtic Scottish Premiership 300030
Career Total 99813311211

Honours

Club

References

  1. ↑ "Stefan Johansen – Player profile". transfermarkt.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Stefan Johansen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 November 2012. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Spillerprofiler – Stefan Marius Johansen" (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset IF. Retrieved 3 November 2012. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Sandmo, Ole-Marius Aune (19 July 2010). "- TIL leder kampen om Vardø-talent" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 3 November 2012. 
  5. ↑ "FK Bodø/Glimt 3–2 Viking". transfermarkt.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2012. 
  6. ↑ Nilsen, Magne J. (7 December 2010). "Stefan Johansen klar for Godset" (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidende. Retrieved 3 November 2012. 
  7. ↑ "Strømsgodset 2–1 Sogndal IL". transfermarkt.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2012. 
  8. ↑ Skeie, Terje (27 May 2012). "Stefan Johansen med blåkopi-scoring da Strømsgodset knuste FFK" (in Norwegian). TV2. Retrieved 3 November 2012. 
  9. ↑ Overvik, Jostein (17 May 2013). "Spår duell med RBK". VG Sporten (in Norwegian). p. 3. 
  10. ↑ Aasen, Jonn Erik (30 August 2012). "Stefan Johansen er månedens talent – august 2012" (in Norwegian). TV2. Retrieved 3 November 2012. 
  11. ↑ McGarry, John (15 January 2014). "Johansen's Celtic move sorted as classy Norweigian signs three-and-a-half year deal". MailOnline. Retrieved 15 January 2014. 
  12. ↑ Walker, Mark (15 January 2014). "Stefan Johansen signs for Celtic". The Scotsman. Retrieved 15 January 2014. 
  13. ↑ Wikan, Magnus (15 January 2014). "Johansen klar for Celtic". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 January 2014. 
  14. ↑ "Stefan Johansen fikk Celtic-debuten". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014. 
  15. ↑ "Stefan Marius Johansen's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 3 November 2012. 
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