Tobias Lars Mikaelsson (born 17 November 1988) is a Swedish

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. He started his professional career with Aston Villa in England in 2007. After

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spells with

Ljungskile Ljungskile () is a locality situated in Uddevalla Municipality, Västra Götaland County Västra Götaland County ( sv, Västra Götalands län) is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden. The county is the second most populous ...

and

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, he signed with Swedish side

Trollhättan Trollhättan () is the 23rd-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It is situated by Göta älv, near the lake Vänern, and has a population of approximately 50,000 in the city proper. It is loc ...

in 2009. Two years later he joined Ljungskile. He joined Oddevold in February 2013, before signing with Stenungsunds in January 2018. He joined Kongahälla in 2020.

Career

Aston Villa

Mikaelsson signed for Aston Villa in August 2005 from Swedish Superettan side,

– the team he also supports. He never played a game for the Villa senior team, but made appearances at youth level and for the Reserves where he had a prolific goalscoring record. Mikaelsson was thought to have a very bright future ahead of him, some pundits had previously tipped him to become a star while he was at youth level, and follow the footsteps of his boyhood idols

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and Henrik Larsson. Mikaelsson joined old club

on 15 March 2007 to gain first-team experience, and he scored one goal and provided five assists in the stint. On 18 September 2007 he scored his first

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for Villa Reserves – in a 4–1 victory against

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. In January 2008, Mikaelsson joined

on a one-month loan deal, joining up with team-mate Chris Herd. He played six games for the

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club, Vale lost four and drew two games. After Mikaelsson returned to

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following an ankle injury, Vale were

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. In July 2008, Mikaelsson was rewarded with a one-year

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extension, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2009. He had a five-day trial with

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in January 2009. In April 2009, he had an unsuccessful trial at League One

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following release from Aston Villa.

Sweden

Mikaelsson later returned home to Sweden and signed for

in July 2009. In his first season in the Superettan, Mikaelsson scored a single goal in 18 appearances for Trollhättan. During the 2010 season, Mikaelsson managed to score 5 goals in 29 appearances for the club, but was unable to help them avoid relegation. Mikaelsson opted to remain in the Superettan and transferred back to

in March 2011. LSK finished in eighth place in 2011 and then in fifth place in

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. In February 2013, Mikaelsson signed for

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club

IK Oddevold IK Oddevold is a Swedish football club located in Uddevalla, the name "Oddevold" being an older form of Uddevalla. The club, formed on 3 July 1932, currently plays in Sweden's third-flight league, Division 1. They play most of their home game ...

. The club finished second in

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, but were beaten by

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in the qualification play-offs. They finished in fifth place in

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, fourth in 2015, and seventh in

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. He scored two goals in 11 appearances during the

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season as the club finished in ninth-place. In January 2018, Mikaelsson dropped down a level to sign a two-year contract with Division 2 side Stenungsunds. The "Red Brothers" ended the

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season fifth in the Norra Götaland region. He signed with

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side Kongahälla in 2020.

Style of play

Mikaelsson has said: "I like to think I'm an intelligent type of player with decent technique and decent pace." He is noted for his tall and powerful physique and sound technical ability.

Career statistics

References

External links

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Personal Blog
(in Swedish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Mikaelsson, Tobias 1988 births Living people Men's association football forwards Swedish men's footballers Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Aston Villa F.C. players Ljungskile SK players Port Vale F.C. players FC Trollhättan players IK Oddevold players English Football League players Superettan players