Oscar Jansson (born 23 December 1990) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Jansson was born and raised in

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where he played for lower division locals

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before joining Tottenham on 2 January 2007. He was spotted when playing Under-16 European qualifiers for Sweden. At the beginning of September 2009, he joined

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on a one-month loan deal. He then went on to make his debut away at Gillingham where Exeter lost 3–0. Exeter extended Jansson's loan till the end of October. Exeter again extended Jansson's loan deal into a third and final month until 1 December 2009. He returned to

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on 1 December after completing his three-month loan deal with

. In August 2010 Jansson joined

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on a short-term loan, returning to Tottenham on 7 September 2010. On 8 August 2011, Jansson signed a one-month loan deal with

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. After making one League appearance and two Cup appearances for Bradford, Jansson returned to Spurs on 7 September 2011. Jansson guested for Shamrock Rovers in a friendly at

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in February 2012, and signed until June 2012. After being released from Tottenham, Jansson signed a permanent contract for Rovers until the end of the season. On 26 December, it was confirmed that Jansson has signed a three-year contract with Örebro SK. In the summer of 2020 Jansson announced he would leave Örebro for a bigger challenge, and in January 2021 he signed a three-year contract with Swedish top-flight club IFK Norrköping. In January 2013 Jansson was called up to the Sweden national football team for the King's Cup

Honours

* Leinster Senior Cup: ** Shamrock Rovers – 2012 * Shamrock Rovers Young Player of the Year ** Shamrock Rovers – 2012

References

External links

Profile
at the official Tottenham Hotspur website. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jansson, Oscar Swedish footballers 1990 births Living people Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players English Football League players Shamrock Rovers F.C. guest players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players League of Ireland players Örebro SK players IFK Norrköping players Swedish expatriate footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers Association football goalkeepers Sweden youth international footballers Sweden international footballers Allsvenskan players Sportspeople from Örebro