John Mellberg
Mellberg in 2023
Personal information
Full name John Olof Mellberg[1]
Date of birth (2006-07-30) 30 July 2006
Place of birth Birmingham, england
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Liefering,
on loan from Red Bull Salzburg
Number 6
Youth career
2015–2023 Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Red Bull Salzburg 0 (0)
2023– → Liefering (loan) 9 (0)
International career‡
2022– Sweden U17 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:45, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:20, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

John Olof Mellberg (born July 30, 2006) is a Swedish football player. He plays as defender for the Austrian 2. Liga club FC Liefering, on loan from Red Bull Salzburg.

Career

Mellberg started playing football with the youth academy of Brommapojkarna at the age of 9, and was promoted to their senior team for the 2023 season. On 19 June 2023, he transferred to the Austrian Bundesliga club FC Red Bull Salzburg on a contract until 2026, and was initially assigned to their partner club FC Liefering.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Liefering in a 1–0 loss to Dornbirn on 28 July 2023.[3]

National team

Mellberg is a youth international for Sweden, having played for the Sweden U17s.[4]

Personal life

His father Olof Mellberg was also a professional footballer.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "John Olof Mellberg". oefb.at.
  2. ↑ "John Mellberg klar för Salzburg". June 19, 2023 – via www.dn.se.
  3. ↑ "2. Liga (AT): FC Liefering unterliegt Dornbirn 0:1". Nau.
  4. ↑ "Young Swede signs for our Red Bulls - FC Red Bull Salzburg". www.redbullsalzburg.at. June 19, 2023.
  5. ↑ Reis, Bruna (June 19, 2023). "Olof Mellberg's son completes transfer after Aston Villa consideration". BirminghamLive.
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