Jake Mikael Larsson (born 9 January 1999) is a Swedish
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
midfielder for
Žalgiris.
Career
Beginning his career in
Adolfsbergs IK
Adolfsbergs IK is a Sweden, Swedish association Football, football club located in Örebro in Örebro County.
Background
Adolfsbergs Idrottsklubb is a sports club from the district of Adolfsberg in Örebro. The club was founded on 8 November 194 ...
at the age of 7, he moved to
Karlslunds IF at the age of 12 and joined the first team at the age of 17. He managed 41 league games and 7 league goals there. Following one year with
Hammarby IF
Hammarby Idrottsförening ("Hammarby Sports Club"), commonly known as Hammarby IF or simply Hammarby ( or, especially locally, ), is a Swedish sports club located in Stockholm, with a number of member organizations active in a variety of differe ...
's U19 and U21, he signed for the first team of
Örebro SK in 2019.
Showing stellar form at Örebro SK, he made his debut for
Sweden U21 and was seen as a transfer prospect. In September 2020, however, he suffered the death of his brother, and subsequently "collapsed" as a player. He spent the winter of 2021 in rehabilitation physically and mentally.
On 15 March 2024, Larsson signed with Lithuanian
A Lyga club
Žalgiris.
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References
1999 births
Living people
Swedish men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Karlslunds IF FK players
Örebro SK players
FK Žalgiris players
Allsvenskan players
Superettan players
Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania
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