Jonas Svensson (footballer)
 Jonas Svensson in 2024
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Verdal, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Beşiktaş | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Verdal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Levanger | 14 | (1) |
| 2009–2017 | Rosenborg | 157 | (11) |
| 2017–2021 | AZ | 119 | (5) |
| 2021–2024 | Adana Demirspor | 76 | (0) |
| 2024– | Beşiktaş | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Norway U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Norway U16 | 10 | (0) |
| 2010 | Norway U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2011 | Norway U18 | 12 | (0) |
| 2012 | Norway U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | Norway U21 | 16 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Norway U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2021 | Norway | 23 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2021 | |||
Jonas Svensson (born 6 March 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Turkish Süper Lig club Beşiktaş and the Norway national team. Originally a midfielder, Svensson was converted to right-back in 2014.
Club career
As a 15- and 16-year-old, Svensson played several games in the 2. divisjon for Levanger FK. In August 2009, Svensson moved to Rosenborg. His debut came on 10 March 2011 in Rosenborg's 4–4 draw against Lillestrøm. He then made his first league start against Haugesund, replacing the injured Michael Jamtfall. He signed a professional contract with Rosenborg in June 2011 until the end of the 2013 season.
In Rosenborg's 4–0 win over Sarpsborg 08 on 3 June 2011, Svensson scored two goals. On 13 July 2011, he made his European debut against Icelandic side Breiðablik in the Champions League Second qualifying round.
During the 2014 season, with Cristian Gamboa struggling with injury and later attending the World Cup, Svensson stepped in as a right-back for Rosenborg, and he did so with success. After Gamboa's move to West Bromwich Albion after an impressive world cup with Costa Rica, he continued to play right-back throughout the rest of the season. After the season, he made the decision to switch from midfield to right-back permanently.
On 20 April 2016, Svensson reached 200 games for Rosenborg at the age of 23 years and 45 days, making him the youngest player for the club to do so and beating Per Ciljan Skjelbred's record by 14 days.
On 30 January 2017, Svensson signed for AZ.
On 10 July 2021, Svensson signed a three-year deal with the newly promoted Süper Lig side Adana Demirspor.
On 10 January 2024, Svensson signed a two-year deal with fellow Süper Lig club Beşiktaş
International career
Svensson made his senior team debut for Norway, after a few matches as non-playing sub, on 1 June 2016, in a 3–2 win over Iceland.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Levanger | 2008 | 2. divisjon | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 1 | ||
| Rosenborg | 2010 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - | 35 | 3 | |||
| 2012 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | - | 45 | 5 | |||
| 2013 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | 36 | 5 | |||
| 2014 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2015 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 1 | - | 50 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 37 | 2 | |||
| Total | 157 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 45 | 3 | - | - | 229 | 19 | ||
| AZ | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 38 | 4 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | - | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 119 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 0 | - | - | 152 | 6 | ||
| Adana Demirspor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 76 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 84 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 366 | 17 | 43 | 6 | 71 | 4 | - | - | 480 | 27 | ||
International
- As of match played 2 June 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 23 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Svensson goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 March 2021 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | Gibraltar | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Rosenborg
Individual