Alexander Börje Achinioti-Jönsson (born 17 April 1996) is a Swedish

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who plays for Canadian club

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as a

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Club career

Helsingborgs IF

On 1 May 2014, Achinioti-Jönsson made his professional debut for

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as an injury-time substitute in a Swedish Cup match against

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. Four days later on 5 May, he made his league debut as a 27th-minute substitute against

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. In 2015, during a U21 match against

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, Achinioti-Jönsson was hospitalized due to a high heart rate. Shortly after being released from hospital, he suffered a concussion which kept him sidelined for two months. After returning to training, he had another heart episode during a workout which sent him to the hospital once again. On this occasion, he was not cleared to return to training until the end of the season, when doctors finally determined that his heartrate issues were benign. As a result of these health issues, Achinioti-Jönsson missed out on a large amount of training and was only able to make one first-team appearance all season. In

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, Achinioti-Jönsson made 14 league appearances for Helsingborg, including five starts. In

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, after Helsingborg was relegated, Achinioti-Jönsson made 15 league appearances, including 12 starts.

Loan to Ängelholms FF

In August 2017, Achinioti-Jönsson was loaned to Division 1 side

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IFK Värnamo

On 30 January 2018, Achinioti-Jönsson signed with

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club

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. He made 27 league appearances for Värnamo that season, scoring four goals.

Forge FC

2019

On 31 January 2019, Achinioti-Jönsson signed with

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club

. He made his debut for Forge on 27 April 2019, in the Canadian Premier League's first game in history, a 1–1 draw against

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. He ended up making 27 out of a possible 28 appearances for Forge in the club's inaugural season and helped the team become the first ever league champions, as Forge defeated

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over two legs in the 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals.

2020

Achinioti-Jönsson appeared in all 11 games for Forge FC in the 2020 CPL season. He scored the winning goal in the 2020 Canadian Premier League Final when Forge defeated

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2–0 to win their second consecutive league title.

2021

In his third season with Forge, he was unable to win a third championship, but had a successful individual season nonetheless, recording the second-best passing accuracy in the league and being named in the Team of the Week four times, as both a defender and a midfielder. In January 2022 he was re-signed to a multi-year deal.

2022

In 2022, Achinioti-Jönsson played the majority of the season at the

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position due to injuries on the team. The change of position was successful as he nominated for CPL Player of the Year award and was the winner of the league's Defender of the Year award. On 31 July Alex played in his 100th game for Forge FC across all competitions. At the following home match he was presented with a commemorative jersey with his last name and the kit number 100.

International career

Achinioti-Jönsson has represented Sweden internationally at the U19 level.

Honours

Club

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*CPL Defender of the Year:

References

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