Noah Karl Anders Persson (born 16 July 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for

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club

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, on loan from Young Boys.

Club career

Noah Persson's childhood club is

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. As a 15-year-old, he made the move to Mjällby AIF. Shortly after his 18th birthday, he made his

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debut in Mjällby AIF, when he made an appearance as a full-back in the 2-2 match against Örebro SK on 7 August 2021. Later that month, Persson signed a first team contract with Mjällby AIF. On 7 February 2023 Persson was sold to Swiss club

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for an undisclosed 'double digit million fee' which makes Persson the most expensive player ever sold by Mjällby. Persson was than loaned back to Mjällby until May 2023. On 2 September 2024, he was loaned to fellow

side

for the rest of the 2024–25 season. He debuted on 13 September 2024, in a 2–0 victory in the

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against FC Thun, where he supplied the assist for the first goal.

International career

Persson made his full international debut for

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on 9 January 2023, playing for 90 minutes in a

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2–0 win against Finland.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Young Boys *

: 2023–24

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Persson, Noah 2003 births Living people Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Sweden men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Mjällby AIF players BSC Young Boys players Grasshopper Club Zurich players Allsvenskan players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland