John Björkengren

John Björkengren
Personal information
Full name John Gunnar Björkengren
Date of birth (1998-12-09) 9 December 1998
Place of birth Falkenberg, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Randers
Number 6
Youth career
Morups IF
Falkenbergs FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Falkenbergs FF 91 (10)
2020–2023 Lecce 48 (2)
2023 → Brescia (loan) 19 (0)
2023– Randers 89 (5)
International career
2017 Sweden U19 2 (0)
2019–2020 Sweden U21 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026

John Gunnar Björkengren (born 9 December 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Randers FC.[1]

Club career

Björkengren joined Falkenbergs FF at the age of 13 from Morups IF.[2] In January 2017 he was promoted to the first team and signed his first professional contract with the club; a three year contract.[3] He made his senior debut in the Superettan on 27 August 2017 in a 5-1 win over IF Brommapojkarna.[4] In December the same year he extended his contract until 2020.[5]

On 4 October 2020 he joined the Italian Serie B club US Lecce on a four year contract, plus as obtional extra year.[6]

On 18 January 2023, joined Brescia on loan with an option to buy.[7] After returning from loan, Björkengren was sold to Danish Superliga club Randers FC, signing a deal until June 2027.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 September 2024[1]
Club Season League National Cup[a] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Falkenberg 2017 Superettan 17220—192
2018 Superettan 25500—255
2019 Allsvenskan 28230—312
2020 Allsvenskan 21140—251
Total 9110900010010
Lecce 2020-21 Serie B 251101[b]0271
2021-22 Serie B 22130—251
2022-23 Serie A 0000—00
Total 4724010522
Brescia (loan) 2022-23 Serie B 19000—190
Randers 2023-24 Danish Superliga 282101[c]0302
2024-25 Danish Superliga 10110—111
Total 3832010413
Career total 195151502021215
  1. ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen, Coppa Italia, Danish Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Serie B Promotion play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Danish Superliga European play-offs

References

  1. 1 2 3 John Björkengren at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Egna talanger får chansen i FFF: "Betyder mycket"". falkenbergsff.se (in Swedish). 22 May 2017. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Officiellt: Falkenbergs FF flyttar upp tre talanger". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 4 January 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Killarna bakom det osannolika resultatet". hn.se (in Swedish). 27 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Officiellt: John Björkengren förlänger med Falkenberg". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 4 December 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Officiellt: Falkenberg-mittfältare klar för flytt till Italien" (in Swedish). fotbollskanalen.se. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "JOHN GUNNAR BJÖRKENGREN È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DEL BRESCIA" (in Italian). Brescia. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  8. ↑ RANDERS FC HENTER JOHN BJÖRKENGREN, randersfc.dk, 7 August 2023
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