Mattias Bjärsmyr

Mattias Bjärsmyr
	Bjärsmyr with Panathinaikos in December 2011
Personal information
Full name	Nils Erik Mattias Bjärsmyr
Date of birth	3 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Hestra, Sweden
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
1991–2001	Hestra SSK
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2001	Hestra SSK
2002	Grimsås IF
2002–2004	Husqvarna FF
2005–2009	IFK Göteborg
2009–2012	Panathinaikos
2010–2011	→ Rosenborg (loan)
2012–2017	IFK Göteborg
2017–2019	Sivasspor
2019–2020	Gençlerbirliği
2020–2022	IFK Göteborg
2023	Kungsbacka City
Total
International career
2003	Sweden U17
2004–2005	Sweden U19
2005–2009	Sweden U21
2008–2009	Sweden
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nils Erik Mattias Bjärsmyr (born 3 January 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Beginning his professional career with IFK Göteborg in 2005, he went on to play in Greece, Norway, and Turkey before retiring at IFK Göteborg in 2022. A full international between 2008 and 2009, he won three caps for the Sweden national team.

Club career

After playing for a local club, Grimsås IF, and Husqvarna FF, Bjärsmyr joined IFK Göteborg in 2005. He made his first appearance for IFK Göteborg on 30 May 2005 as the club took on IF Elfsborg. He became a regular starter later in the year and was nominated best newcomer at the Swedish national football gala. On 15 July 2009, he signed a four-year contract for Panathinaikos in Super League Greece.^[1] On 29 Augusti 2012, he returned to IFK Göteborg.^[2] He had another stint abroad in Turkey between 2017 and 2020 before retiring at IFK Göteborg in 2022.^[3]

International career

Bjärsmyr featured three times for the senior team. He made his debut in the Sweden national team on 13 January 2008 against Costa Rica. Bjärsmyr had previously served as the captain for Sweden U21 team, and he also captained Sweden's U21 team that competed in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[5]
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Husqvarna FF	2002	Division 2 Östra Götaland	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2003	Division 2 Östra Götaland	15	0	0	0	—		15	0
	2004	Division 2 Östra Götaland	21	0	0	0	—		21	0
	Total		37	0	0	0	0	0	37	0
IFK Göteborg	2005	Allsvenskan	19	0	2	0	6	0	27	0
	2006	Allsvenskan	20	0	1	0	2	0	23	0
	2007	Allsvenskan	25	2	5	1	—		30	3
	2008	Allsvenskan	27	1	6	0	4	0	37	1
	2009	Allsvenskan	13	0	0	0	—		13	0
	Total		104	3	14	1	12	0	130	4
Panathinaikos	2009–10	Superleague Greece	17	0	3	0	5	0	25	0
	2011–12	Superleague Greece	9	0	2	0	0	0	11	0
	Total		26	0	5	0	5	0	36	0
Rosenborg BK (loan)	2010	Tippeligaen	7	0	1	0	6	0	14	0
	2011	Tippeligaen	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		9	0	2	0	6	0	17	0
IFK Göteborg	2012	Allsvenskan	8	1	—		—		8	1
	2013	Allsvenskan	20	1	7	0	0	0	27	1
	2014	Allsvenskan	30	0	4	0	6	0	40	0
	2015	Allsvenskan	23	1	6	1	4	0	33	2
	2016	Allsvenskan	23	0	2	1	8	0	33	1
	2017	Allsvenskan	14	1	3	0	—		17	1
	Total		118	4	22	2	18	0	158	6
Sivasspor	2017–18	Süper Lig	32	0	0	0	—		32	0
	2018–19	Süper Lig	28	0	1	0	—		29	0
	Total		60	0	1	0	0	0	61	0
Gençlerbirliği	2019–20	Süper Lig	8	0	2	0	—		10	0
Gençlerbirliği	Total		8	0	2	0	0	0	10	0
IFK Göteborg	2020	Allsvenskan	20	4	5	0	1	0	26	4
	2021	Allsvenskan	30	1	5	0	—		35	1
	2022	Allsvenskan	16	0	1	0	—		17	0
	Total		66	5	11	0	1	0	78	5
Career total			428	12	57	3	42	0	527	15

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[6]
National team	Year	Apps
Sweden	2008	2
Sweden	2009	1
Total		3

Honours

Husqvarna FF

Division 2 Östra Götaland: 2002, 2004

IFK Göteborg

Allsvenskan: 2007
Svenska Cupen: 2008, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2019–20
Svenska Supercupen: 2008

Panathinaikos

Rosenborg

Tippeligaen: 2010^[7]
Årets Ärkeängel: 2020^[8]

References

^ "Bjärsmyr är klar för Panathinaikos". Aftonbladet. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
^ "Bjärs tillbaka i Blåvitt". IFK Göteborg. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
^ "Bjärsmyr om avskedet: "Kroppen känns bra - huvudet inte lika bra"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^ "Liker at klubben er vant til å vinne" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ "Mattias Bjärsmyr". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
^ "Mattias Bjärsmyr". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
^ "Mestvinnende spillere" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
^ "Alla 47 ärkeänglar". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 6 March 2024.

External links

Mattias Bjärsmyr at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
Mattias Bjärsmyr at Soccerway
IFK Göteborg profile
#30 Mattias Bjärsmyr at ifkdb.com

[1] "Bjärsmyr är klar för Panathinaikos". Aftonbladet. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

[2] "Bjärs tillbaka i Blåvitt". IFK Göteborg. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

[3] "Bjärsmyr om avskedet: "Kroppen känns bra - huvudet inte lika bra"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.

[4] "Liker at klubben er vant til å vinne" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

[5] "Mattias Bjärsmyr". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2020.

[6] "Mattias Bjärsmyr". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

[7] "Mestvinnende spillere" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2010.

[8] "Alla 47 ärkeänglar". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 6 March 2024.

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