Carl Axel Sjöberg (born 14 April 2000) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a right back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carl Axel Sjöberg | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Helsingborg, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| 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 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2021 | |||
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]
On 19 July 2019, Sjöberg joined IK Frej in Superettan, on a one and 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]
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]
His twin brother Filip Sjöberg is also a professional footballer.[13][1][2][3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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 | ||
| Hammarby IF | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Hammarby TFF (loan) | 2021 | Ettan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| IK Brage (loan) | 2021 | Superettan | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
Hammarby IF