Axel Sjöberg

Carl Axel Sjöberg (born 14 April 2000), known as Axel Sjöberg, is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eskilsminne.

Early life 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.

Career IK Frej On 19 July 2019, Sjöberg joined IK Frej in Superettan, on a one-and-a-half-year contract. He only made one league appearance during the second half of the season, as the club got relegated from Sweden's second division.

In 2020, Sjöberg made 26 league appearances and captained IK Frej as the club finished 9th in Division 1, the third tier. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 30 August in a 3–3 home draw against Kalmar FF.

On 4 August 2021, Sjöberg was sent out on loan to IK Brage in Superettan for the remainder of the year. At the end of the year, it was announced that Sjöberg would leave Hammarby IF at the expiration of his contract.

BK Olympic Sjöberg spent 2022 at BK Olympic, scoring 2 goals in 25 appearances in all competitions during his time with the club.

St Patrick's Athletic On 3 March 2023, Sjöberg signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic. He made his debut for the club on 31 March 2023, replacing Sam Curtis from the bench in the 82nd minute of a 3–0 home win over UCD. On 26 May 2023, Sjöberg picked up an injury in a 2–1 win over Dundalk that would keep him out of action for several months, missing his club's UEFA Europa Conference League campaign in the process. He made his return from injury on 22 September 2023 against the same opposition, but was forced off injured in the 22nd minute due to a recurrence of his hamstring injury, with the injury ending his season prematurely meaning he missed out on featuring in the 2023 FAI Cup Final which his side won 3–1 against Bohemians in front of 43,881 fans at the Aviva Stadium. On 6 December 2023, he signed a new contract with the club. On 25 July 2024, Sjöberg made his first European appearance of his career, in a 3–1 win at home to Vaduz of Liechtenstein in the UEFA Conference League. He featured in two 1–0 wins at home and away against Sabah of Azerbaijan, before making his 100th career appearance on 22 August 2024 in a 0–0 draw at home to Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir in the UEFA Conference League Play-off Round. On 22 November 2024, Sjöberg signed a contract extension, taking him into his third season with the club. On 20 July 2025, he provided 3 assists in the same game, setting up an own goal, then one each for Brandon Kavanagh and Al-Amin Kazeem in an 8–0 win at home to UCC in the FAI Cup. He made a total of 71 appearances during his 3 seasons at the club, before being released at the end of his contract in November 2025.

Eskilsminne In February 2026, Sjöberg returned to Sweden, signing for Ettan side Eskilsminne.

Personal life His twin brother Filip Sjöberg is also a professional footballer.

Honours Hammarby IF Svenska Cupen: 2020–21

St Patrick's Athletic FAI Cup: 2023 Leinster Senior Cup: 2023–24