John Allan Martin Åslund (born 10 November 1976) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a

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. He represented

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, and Assyriska during a career that spanned between 1994 and 2009. He won four

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and scored two goals for the Sweden national team between 1998 and 2001.

Club career

Åslund joined

in 1993 and won the 1994 JSM för klubblag with the Djurgården under-18 squad. In 1995, he made his Allsvenskan debut for Djurgården in a 2–2 draw against

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and played for Djurgården until they were relegated in 1996.

International career

After having appeared for the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams, Åslund made his full international debut for the Sweden national team 14 October 1998 in a UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier against

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. He started the game as a forward alongside Henrik Larsson until the 71st minute when he was replaced by Jesper Blomqvist in a 1–0 win. Åslund scored his first goal for Sweden in a friendly 4–1 win against

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on 10 February 2001 after coming on as a substitute for

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in the 66th minute. He won a total of four

during his career, scoring two goals.

Personal life

He is the son of the former Sweden international

Sanny Åslund John Sanny Åslund (born 29 August 1952) is a Swedish former Association football, football coach and former player. As a player, he represented Degerfors IF, AIK Fotboll, AIK, RCD Espanyol, Espanyol, and SV Werder Bremen, Werder Bremen during a ...

who was a squad member at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. After his footballing career he has worked as a football pundit for Swedish television.

Career statistics

Honours

Djurgårdens IF *

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AIK *

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: 1998–99

References

External links

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Martin Åslund
at playerhistory.com Living people 1976 births Swedish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Sweden men's international footballers AIK Fotboll players IFK Norrköping players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players Viborg FF players US Salernitana 1919 players Assyriska FF players Serie B players Danish Superliga players Allsvenskan players Superettan players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Footballers from Stockholm {{Sweden-footy-midfielder-stub