Johan Erik Liebert Larsson (born 5 May 1990) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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for Allsvenskan club

IF Elfsborg Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spent ...

. Beginning his career with IF Elfsborg in 2010, he represented Brøndby IF and

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between 2015 and 2019 before returning to IF Elfsborg in 2020. A full international since 2014, he has won six caps for the Sweden national team.

Club career

Elfsborg

Larsson played for

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until 2005 when he left the club for

. He played for the youth teams and also won the Swedish Championship for juniors. He made his first team debut on 15 March 2010 in Elfsborg's 0–0 draw away against

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. He scored two goals in the next game at home to

Halmstads BK Halmstads Bollklubb, also known simply as Halmstad () or (especially locally) HBK or Bollklubben, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the county of Halland. The club, formed 7 February 1914 and approved membership in the Swedish ...

. During the

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season, Larsson made all appearances. On 27 February 2014, he extended his contract with Elfsborg until 2016.

Brøndby

On 2 February 2015, Larsson transferred to Danish club Brøndby IF on a four-year contract. He was given the shirt number 13. He permanently replaced the retiring

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in the summer of 2017, after having captained the team for most of the 2016–17 season due to an injury to the latter. On 10 May 2018, he captained Brøndby as they beat

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3–1 in the

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final.

Guingamp

On 23 December 2018, Larsson signed as a free agent for Ligue 1 side En Avant de Guingamp. His stay in France was not successful, playing only 1 league match and making 3 cup appearances for the Guingamp, as they ended the 2018–19 season in relegation to the Ligue 2. After relegation became a fact, Larsson was released from his contract by mutual consent on 24 June 2019.

Return to Brøndby

On 27 August 2019, Larsson signed a six-month contract with his former club Brøndby IF. He also stated that he did not regret his decision to join Guingamp half a year before. On 1 September, Larsson made his official comeback in 1–0 loss against

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. Despite the loss, he was praised for his promising return. His contract expired at the end of the year and was not extended. He made 10 appearances during his second stint in Brøndby.

Return to Elfsborg

On 26 February 2020, Larsson signed a two-year contract with IF Elfsborg, a little more than five years after leaving the club for the first time. On 14 June, he made his first appearance upon returning to

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in a 0–1 away win over

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, where he played the entire match at right back. He scored his first goal in a home game against

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on 13 August, as Elfsborg won 4–2.

International career

In 2010, he was called up to the Swedish under-21 team and made his debut against

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. On 17 January 2014, he made his debut for the senior team in a match against

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Career statistics

International

: ''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kujovic goal''.

Honours

IF Elfsborg * Allsvenskan:

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Brøndby *

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: 2017–18 Individual * Allsvenskan Defender of the Year:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Larsson, Johan 1990 births Living people People from Mark Municipality Swedish footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers Sweden international footballers Swedish expatriate footballers Association football midfielders IF Elfsborg players Brøndby IF players En Avant Guingamp players Danish Superliga players Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate footballers in France Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Swedish expatriate sportspeople in France Sportspeople from Västra Götaland County