Joel Anell (born 16 January 1986, in
Halmstad
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) is a former
Swedish
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footballer
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who played as a
striker
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.
Career
Starting his career for Knäreds IK, he moved at the age of 14 to
Halmstads BK, he played for the youth team until 2004 and in 2005 he played his first game for the senior team.
Following the hard competition for a place in the starting lineup he left Halmstads BK during the summer transfer window for
Falkenbergs FF.
The
2008 season became a successful year for both Falkenbergs FF and Joel Anell, as the club reached its highest position ever in
Superettan
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, ending up at 6th place, this much due to Anells success in scoring goals, during the season he scored 16 goals in 28 matches, becoming third highest goalscorer in the season. The success in the 2008 season did not go unnoticed as several clubs showed interest in signing him, ending with him returning to Allsvenskan as he signed for
IF Elfsborg
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. However yet again having problem with reaching the starting lineup he was loaned to Allsvenska rivals
GAIS
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in 2010 until the start of the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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, performing well GAIS decided to extend the loan until the end of the
2010 season.
On 29 July 2011 Halmstads BK announced that Joel Anell would return to the club on loan from Elfsborg for the duration of the
2011 season.
References
External links
*
Halmstads BK profile
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1986 births
Living people
Footballers from Halmstad
Swedish men's footballers
Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
Sweden men's youth international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Allsvenskan players
Halmstads BK players
Falkenbergs FF players
IF Elfsborg players
GAIS players