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Viktor Claesson
	Claesson playing for Elfsborg
Personal information
Full name	Viktor Johan Anton Claesson
Date of birth	2 January 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Värnamo, Sweden
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Krasnodar
Number	16
Youth career
	IFK Värnamo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2011	IFK Värnamo
2012–2016	IF Elfsborg
2017–	Krasnodar
International career‡
2009	Sweden U17
2009–2010	Sweden U19
2011–2015	Sweden U21
2012–	Sweden
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2017; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2017

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Viktor Claesson (born 2 January 1992) is a Swedish international footballer playing for Krasnodar. He is a playmaker or left midfielder well known for his passing and set piece abilities.^[1] ^[2]

Career

Club

On 25 January 2017, Claesson signed a 3.5-year contract with Russian Premier League team FC Krasnodar.^[3] He scored on his debut on 16 February 2017 in a 1-0 Europa League Round of 32 win against Turkish side Fenerbahçe, scoring a header on his first touch in any competitive Krasnodar game in the 4th minute. He was selected by UEFA as "Man of the Match".^[4] He continued his form with two goals in a Russian Cup game against FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast on 28 February 2017 scored 2 goals against Portugal.^[5] and a goal against Celta de Vigo in the first leg of Europa League Round of 16 on 9 March 2017.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 March 2017^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
IF Elfsborg	2012	Allsvenskan	27	5	0	0	-		6	2	-		33	7
	2013		23	3	3	0	-		8	3	-		34	6
	2014		26	5	7	2	-		6	0	-		39	7
	2015		29	11	5	3	-		6	1	-		40	15
	2016		29	8	3	2	-		-		-		32	10
	Total		134	32	18	7	-	-	26	6	-	-	178	45
Krasnodar	2016–17	Russian Premier League	2	0	1	2	–		4	2	–		7	4
Career total			136	32	19	9	-	-	30	8	-	-	185	49

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	23 January 2012	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha	Qatar	0–2	0–5	Friendly
2.	28 March 2017	Estádio do Marítimo, Funchal	Portugal	2–1	2–3	Friendly
3.	28 March 2017	Estádio do Marítimo, Funchal	Portugal	2–2	2–3	Friendly

Honours

Club

Elfsborg

Allsvenskan (1): 2012
Svenska Cupen (1): 2012-13

References

^ "Viktor Claesson". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
^ "Elfsborg.se". Elfsborg.se. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
^ "Краснодар укрепил рядыВиктором Клаэссоном". fckrasnodar.ru (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
^ "Krasnodar-Fenerbahce game report". UEFA. 16 February 2017.
^ "Ural-Krasnodar game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 28 February 2017.
^ "Celta-Krasnodar game report". UEFA. 9 March 2017.
^ "V.Claesson". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

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[1] "Viktor Claesson". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 10 February 2012.

[2] "Elfsborg.se". Elfsborg.se. Retrieved 10 February 2012.

[3] "Краснодар укрепил рядыВиктором Клаэссоном". fckrasnodar.ru (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.

[4] "Krasnodar-Fenerbahce game report". UEFA. 16 February 2017.

[5] "Ural-Krasnodar game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 28 February 2017.

[6] "Celta-Krasnodar game report". UEFA. 9 March 2017.

[7] "V.Claesson". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

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-On 25 January 2017, Claesson signed a 3.5-year contract with [[Russian Premier League]] team [[FC Krasnodar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Краснодар укрепил рядыВиктором Клаэссоном|url=http://fckrasnodar.ru/team/news/object/?object_id=127932|website=fckrasnodar.ru|publisher=FC Krasnodar|accessdate=25 January 2017|language=Russian|date=25 January 2017}}</ref> He scored on his debut on 16 February 2017 in a 1-0 [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League knockout phase|Europa League Round of 32]] win against [[Turkish Super Lig|Turkish]] side [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]], scoring a header on his first touch in any competitive Krasnodar game in the 4th minute. He was selected by UEFA as "Man of the Match".<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[UEFA]]|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2017/matches/round=2000793/match=2019653/index.html|title=Krasnodar-Fenerbahce game report|date=16 February 2017}}</ref> He continued his form with two goals in a [[Russian Cup (football)|Russian Cup]] game against [[FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast]] on 28 February 2017<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Russian Premier League]]|url=http://rfpl.org/match/match_11780.html|title=Ural-Krasnodar game report|date=28 February 2017|language=Russian}}</ref> and a goal against [[Celta de Vigo]] in the first leg of [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League knockout phase|Europa League Round of 16]] on 9 March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|publisher= scored 2 goals against Portugal[[UEFA]]|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2017/matches/round=2000794/match=2019674/index.html|title=Celta-Krasnodar game report|date=9 March 2017}}</ref>
+On 25 January 2017, Claesson signed a 3.5-year contract with [[Russian Premier League]] team [[FC Krasnodar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Краснодар укрепил рядыВиктором Клаэссоном|url=http://fckrasnodar.ru/team/news/object/?object_id=127932|website=fckrasnodar.ru|publisher=FC Krasnodar|accessdate=25 January 2017|language=Russian|date=25 January 2017}}</ref> He scored on his debut on 16 February 2017 in a 1-0 [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League knockout phase|Europa League Round of 32]] win against [[Turkish Super Lig|Turkish]] side [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]], scoring a header on his first touch in any competitive Krasnodar game in the 4th minute. He was selected by UEFA as "Man of the Match".<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[UEFA]]|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2017/matches/round=2000793/match=2019653/index.html|title=Krasnodar-Fenerbahce game report|date=16 February 2017}}</ref> He continued his form with two goals in a [[Russian Cup (football)|Russian Cup]] game against [[FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast]] on 28 February 2017 scored 2 goals against Portugal.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Russian Premier League]]|url=http://rfpl.org/match/match_11780.html|title=Ural-Krasnodar game report|date=28 February 2017|language=Russian}}</ref> and a goal against [[Celta de Vigo]] in the first leg of [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League knockout phase|Europa League Round of 16]] on 9 March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|publisher= [[UEFA]]|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2017/matches/round=2000794/match=2019674/index.html|title=Celta-Krasnodar game report|date=9 March 2017}}</ref>
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