Viktor Johansson

Viktor Johansson
Johansson with Sweden in 2026
Personal information
Full name Tobias Viktor Johansson[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Stoke City
Number 1
Youth career
2010–2012 Stuvsta
2012–2015 Hammarby
2015–2017 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Aston Villa 0 (0)
2018 → Alfreton Town (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2020 Leicester City 0 (0)
2020–2024 Rotherham United 135 (0)
2024– Stoke City 74 (0)
International career‡
2013 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2016–2018 Sweden U19 8 (0)
2019 Sweden U21 1 (0)
2023– Sweden 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:23, 29 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:52, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

Tobias Viktor Johansson[1] (born 14 September 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Stoke City and the Sweden national team.

A product of the Hammarby and Aston Villa academies, Johansson spent two years at Premier League side Leicester City but only appeared in EFL Trophy matches for their U21 side. He joined Rotherham United in September 2020. In 2021–22 he helped Rotherham gain promotion to the Championship and win the EFL Trophy. He spent four seasons at the New York Stadium before leaving for Stoke City in May 2024.

He has represented Sweden at youth and senior international levels.

Club career

Early career

Johansson spent his early career with Stuvsta, Hammarby, Aston Villa, Alfreton Town and Leicester City.[2][3][4]

Rotherham United

Johansson training with Rotherham United in 2020.

In September 2020 he signed for Rotherham United.[5] He made his first appearance in a 2–1 win at home against Preston North End on 7 November 2020.[6] Johansson was praised for his performances in 2020–21 and he received the club's Young Player of the Year award.[7] Rotherham were relegated on the final day of the season.[8] Johansson helped the club gain an instant return to the Championship in 2021–22 finishing 2nd and also winning the EFL Trophy final at Wembley after beating Sutton United 4–2.[9][10]

Johansson later recorded the Championship's highest goals prevented statistic of 8.5 goals prevented across the entire season.[11] Johansson was linked with moves away from the club throughout the season[12] but he opted to sign a new contract with the club, running until summer 2025.[13] His performances were recognised by the club and manager, winning his first Player of the Year award.[14] Manager Matt Taylor singled out Johansson as the star performer in the team stating "he's the best goalkeeper in the championship" and his shot stopping ability was at times "in the world class category."[15]

Following relegation in the 2023–24 season, it was reported by The Yorkshire Post that Johansson had a £1 million relegation release clause in his contract.[16] As a thank you to the Rotherham United fans, Johansson paid for 600 free pints of beer prior to the club's last game of the season against Cardiff City.[16]

Stoke City

Johansson with Stoke City in 2025

Johansson joined Stoke City on 18 May 2024, signing a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[17][18] Johansson played in all 46 of Stoke's Championship matches in 2024–25,[19] as they avoided relegation on the final day of the season, finishing in 18th.[20][21] His performances during the season saw him named as player of the year.[22] In 2025–26, Johansson, was an ever-present up until he dislocated his shoulder playing against Sheffield United on 29 December 2025.[23] After undergoing surgery he made his first-team return for the season finale against Bristol City.[24]

On 1 May 2026, Johansson signed a new four-year deal with Stoke.[25] Johansson took over as club captain ahead of the 2026–27 season.[26]

International career

Johansson has represented Sweden at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels.[2][5][27] In March 2023, he received his first call-up to the Swedish senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Belgium and Azerbaijan.[28] Johansson received his first cap for Sweden when he came on at half time against Moldova in October 2023.[29]

He was named in the Sweden squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[30]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 August 2026[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2017–18[31] Championship 0000000000
Alfreton Town (loan) 2017–18[2] National League North 9000—0090
Leicester City 2018–19[32] Premier League 000000—00
2019–20[33] Premier League 000000—00
Total 000000—00
Leicester City U21 2018–19[32] ————2[a]020
2019–20[33] ————4[a]040
Total ———7070
Rotherham United 2020–21[34] Championship 2100000—210
2021–22[35] League One 26010105[a]0330
2022–23[36] Championship 4301000—440
2023–24[37] Championship 4501000—460
Total 13503010501440
Stoke City 2024–25[19] Championship 4601020—490
2025–26[38] Championship 2500000—250
2026–27[39] Championship 300010—40
Total 740103000780
Career total 219040401102370
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the EFL Trophy

International

As of 18 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden
2023 1 0
2024 6 0
2025 5 0
Total 12 0

Honours

Rotherham United

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA World Cup 2026: Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Viktor Johansson at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Landslagsdatabasen: Viktor Johansson". svenskfotboll.se. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Swedish Goalkeeper Viktor Johansson Joins Development Squad". lcfc.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Rotherham sign goalkeeper Johansson". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "REPORT | Rotherham 2 v 1 Preston". themillers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. 1 2 "READ | Viktor named Young Player of the Year". Rotherham United F.C. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Cardiff City 1–1 Rotherham: Paul Warne's Millers relegated to Sky Bet League One". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 23 February 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Gillingham 0–2 Rotherham: Rarmani Edmonds-Green, Georgie Kelly secure promotion". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  10. ↑ Long, Dan. "Rotherham 4–2 Sutton AET: Paul Warne's Millers win 2021/22 Papa John's Trophy". Sky Sports.
  11. ↑ Harris, Nancy Froston and Thom (2 August 2023). "EFL ones to watch – Rotherham's Viktor Johansson: From non-League to the Sweden squad". The Athletic. Archived from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  12. ↑ Hewitt, Matty (24 June 2023). "Viktor Johansson enjoys 'outstanding' campaign prompts Leeds United links". Leeds Live.
  13. ↑ "Rotherham keeper Johansson signs new contract". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  14. 1 2 "The Advertiser's Rotherham United Player of the Year, plus what fans have had to say about him". Rotherham Advertiser. 18 May 2023.
  15. ↑ Davis, Paul (15 October 2023). "Rotherham United player ratings … marks for Matt Taylor's men so far this season". Rotherham Advertiser.
  16. 1 2 Wobschall, Leon (2 May 2024). "Beers are on Rotherham United keeper Viktor Johansson as Sheffield United target reveals incredible fans' gesture ahead of final-day game with Cardiff City". Yorkshire Post. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  17. ↑ "Goalkeeper Johansson makes Stoke City move". Stoke City. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  18. ↑ "Stoke sign goalkeeper Viktor Johansson from Rotherham". BBC Sport. 18 May 2024. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Viktor Johansson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  20. ↑ "Derby County 0–0 Stoke City: Both teams survive after goalless draw". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  21. ↑ "Staying up a relief, not a celebration – Johansson". BBC Sport. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  22. 1 2 "City's super Swede scoops Player of the Season award". Stoke City. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  23. ↑ "'Hit us for six' - Viktor Johansson and Robert Bozenik injury updates as Stoke win at Hull". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "Johansson and Tchamadeu return to start season finale". Stoke City. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  25. ↑ "City's super Swede signs new four-year contract". www.stokecityfc.com. 1 May 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  26. ↑ "Johansson: Captaincy an honour". Stoke City. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  27. ↑ "Viktor Johansson – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se. 18 November 2019. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  28. ↑ "Truppen till första EM-kvalmatcherna". Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). 15 March 2023. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  29. ↑ Davis, Paul (12 October 2023). "Rotherham United goalkeeper Viktor Johansson wins his first Sweden international cap". Rotherham Advertiser. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  30. ↑ "Sweden World Cup squad: Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres among those selected". BBC Sport. 12 May 2026.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Viktor Johansson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  32. 1 2 "Games played by Viktor Johansson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  33. 1 2 "Games played by Viktor Johansson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Viktor Johansson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Viktor Johansson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Viktor Johansson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  37. ↑ "Games played by Viktor Johansson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  38. ↑ "Games played by Viktor Johansson in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  39. ↑ "Games played by Viktor Johansson in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  40. ↑ "Rotherham win to go up and relegate Gillingham". BBC Sport. 30 April 2022. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  41. ↑ Peddy, Chris (3 April 2022). "Rotherham United 4–2 Sutton United". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  42. ↑ "Johansson named as Player of the Season". Rotherham United. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  43. ↑ "Övriga utmärkelser" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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