Joackim Åberg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kent Joackim Håkon Åberg | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1998 | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | GAIS | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kungsbacka IF | |||
| –2014 | Onsala BK | ||
| 2015–2017 | BK Häcken | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Onsala BK | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Onsala BK | 53 | (11) |
| 2020– | GAIS | 101 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024 | |||
Joackim Åberg (born 22 July 1998) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for GAIS in Allsvenskan.
He started his youth career in Kungsbacka IF and went on to Onsala BK, making his senior debut in 2014 before joining BK Häcken's academy. He won the Gothia Cup with both Onsala and Häcken.[2][3] He was later rejected by BK Häcken,[4] and returned to Onsala.
Playing for Onsala in Division 2, the fourth tier of Swedish football, Åberg trained with Degerfors IF in the winter of 2018–19 before signing for GAIS after the 2019 season. He knew their assistant manager Fredrik Holmberg.[5] Later, another player joined who knew both Åberg and Holmberg, Gustav Lundgren.[6]
In 2021 Åberg lost several months in the summer/fall to knee surgery.[7] In 2022 he lost the spring and early summer parts of the season, and had to undergo double hip surgery.[8] He came back as a key player in GAIS' promotion from the third tier. His contract was prolonged to the end of 2023.[9]
He underwent surgery again ahead of the 2023 season.[10] The pre-season turned out to be very promising for GAIS and for Åberg, and a contract extension was already being discussed.[11] It was now prolonged until the end of 2026, reportedly as a club like Boluspor showed their interest.[12][13]
GAIS won promotion to the 2024 Allsvenskan. In their pre-season assessment of the team, Fotbollskanalen wrote: "the main key is the team's hub, Joackim Åberg. The midfielder's linking play, elegant composure and safe passing foot get GAIS' play flowing. That fact becomes extra tangible when the 25-year-old cannot play. The squad lacks a pure alternative to Åberg with similar qualities - which means that his importance only increases".[14] Åberg made his Allsvenskan debut in March 2024 against Brommapojkarna, and played his 100th league match for the club in October 2024.[15] However, in November he was ruled out due to yet another hip surgery.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Joackim Åberg". Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Jocke beredd att bli Shanghaiad". Kungsbackaposten. 9 July 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Joackim Åberg". Lagstatistik.se. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Sandblom, Tobias (24 May 2024). "Ratades av Häcken – nu gör Henriksson, Åberg och Milovanovic succé i Gais". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Rosenlund, Alexander (11 December 2019). "Gais förstärker: "Spännande att följa hans utveckling"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Fröberg, Adam (30 September 2024). "Från division 2 till allsvensk stjärna på tre år - Lundgrens galna resa: "Hade gett upp"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Gais Joackim Åberg om svåra comebacken". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 26 October 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Efter helvetesmånaderna – Joackim Åberg joker för Gais i slutspurten". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 22 October 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Josephsson, Johanna (6 December 2022). "Joackim Åberg förlänger med Gais". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Joackim Åberg riskerade men för livet – operationen vände på allt". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Junelind, Hector (29 April 2023). "Gais satsning – vill nu förlänga med kuggen". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Melke, Gabriel (15 June 2023). "Officiellt: Gais förlänger med Åberg" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Uppgifter: Utländskt intresse för Joackim Åberg" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Fröberg, Adam; et al. (24 March 2024). "Gais 2024: "Udda approach - Gais blir extra svårbedömt"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Joackim Åberg at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Parts, Samuel (5 November 2024). "Joackim Åberg opererad - missar Gais säsongsavslutning" (in Swedish). GAIS. Retrieved 11 November 2024.