Johan Brunell (born May 29, 1991) is a Finnish
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 ...
who plays for
FF Jaro
FF Jaro is a Finnish football club, based in the bilingual town of Jakobstad. It currently plays in ''Ykkönen''. Home matches are played at the Jakobstads Centralplan.
Current squad
''Updated 7 March, 2022.''
Manageme ...
as a centre back.
Club career
FF Jaro
Brunell began his professional career in the Finnish
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga (; sv, Tipsligan) is the premier division of Finnish football, the highest tier of the Finnish football league structure, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikka ...
with
FF Jaro
FF Jaro is a Finnish football club, based in the bilingual town of Jakobstad. It currently plays in ''Ykkönen''. Home matches are played at the Jakobstads Centralplan.
Current squad
''Updated 7 March, 2022.''
Manageme ...
. He stayed with the club in 2016 when they were relegated to the
Ykkönen
''Ykkönen'' ( Finnish for 'Number One'; sv, Ettan) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland. The teams also pla ...
. In January 2014 Brunell was offered a contract by German
3. Liga
The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga.
The modern 3. Liga was formed for th ...
club
Chemnitzer FC
Chemnitzer Fußballclub e.V. is a German association football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony. The club competes in Regionalliga Nordost, the fourth tier of German football.
The roots of the club go back to its establishment as Chemnitzer BC 19 ...
but could not reach an agreement on the terms of the contract.
Toronto FC
On March 16, 2017,
Toronto FC
Toronto Football Club (commonly known as Toronto FC or TFC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matches at BM ...
announced that they had signed Brunell to a contract after he spent time as a trialist during the 2017 pre-season. Brunell was waived just two weeks later, without making an appearance for the club.
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References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
People from Jakobstad
Finnish footballers
Finnish expatriate footballers
FF Jaro players
Toronto FC players
Association football defenders
Expatriate soccer players in Canada
Veikkausliiga players
Ykkönen players
Jakobstads BK players
Sportspeople from Ostrobothnia (region)
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