Johannes Daniel Erik Selvén (born 26 July 2003) is a Swedish
footballer who plays as a
right winger for
Danish Superliga club
OB.
Club career
Galtabäcks and IFK Göteborg
Already at a very early age, as a 14-15 year old, Selvén played senior football for his childhood club,
Galtabäcks, which played in the Swedish
Division 5 and later also in
Division 6.
In the summer of 2018, 15-year-old Selvén trained with
IFK Göteborg. However, he only officially moved to Gothenburg a year later, in the summer of 2019. On January 9, 2023, Selvén signed his first professional contract, which also meant he was permanently promoted to the first team squad. He put his signature until the end of the year.
On February 20, 2023, Selvén made his official debut in a cup match against
Utsiktens BK
The Utsiktens BK is a Swedish football club located in Västra Frölunda, near Gothenburg.
Background
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. He also played the subsequent cup match against
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six days later.
On March 28, 2023, Selvén joined
Örgryte IS on a loan deal in search of more playing time. After four games for the club, Selvén returned to Gothenburg in mid-May 2023.
On June 10, 2023, Gothenburg confirmed that Selvén's contract had been terminated by mutual agreement.
OB
On June 14, 2023, Selvén signed with
Danish Superliga club
Odense Boldklub, where he signed a three-year deal and got jersey number 19. He made his debut in a 2–1 victory over
Brøndby IF
Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was p ...
on July 30, 2023.
Selven played just 482 minutes across 10 matches in all competitions before being loaned out to Icelandic club
Vestri at the end of April 2024 until the end of the year. He was back in OB in July, where he started pre-season with the rest of the team ahead of the 2024-25 season.
International career
Philippines
In March 2024, Selven was reportedly one of the players being recruited by head coach
Tom Saintfiet and team manager
Freddy Gonzalez to play for the
Philippines.
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Johannes Selvénat LagStatistik
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2003 births
Living people
Swedish men's footballers
Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football wingers
IFK Göteborg players
Örgryte IS players
Odense Boldklub players
Vestri men's football players
Superettan players
Danish Superliga players
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland
Swedish people of Filipino descent
Sportspeople of Filipino descent