Joakim Persson

Joakim Birger Persson (born 3 April 2002) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for IK Sirius.

Career Persson is a youth product of Utbynäs SK, Rimbo IF and IK Sirius. On 19 October 2019, he made his first senior appearance for Sirius in an Allsvenskan match against Östersunds. On 28 November 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Sirius for 3 years. In August 2020, he was loaned to IFK Luleå for the season. In July 2021, he extended his contract with Sirius until 2024, and went on another loan to Brage. On 10 January 2022, his loan with Brage was extended for another season.

International career Persson is eligible to represent Ethiopia and Sweden. In November 2023, Persson was called up to the Sweden U21s for the first time for a set of 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.

Persson made his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 12 January 2024 in a friendly game against Estonia which Sweden won 2–1.

Personal life Persson is a devout Christian who belongs to the WAO Church in Sweden.

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