Mattias Bjärsmyr

Mattias Bjärsmyr (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbjæ̂ʂːmʏr]; born 3 January 1986) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for IFK Göteborg as a defender.

Mattias Bjärsmyr

Bjärsmyr with Panathinaikos in December 2011
Personal information
Full name	Nils Erik Mattias Bjärsmyr
Date of birth	3 January 1986
Place of birth	Hestra, Sweden
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	IFK Göteborg
Number	30
Youth career
1991–2001	Hestra SSK
2002	Grimsås IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Husqvarna FF	37	(0)
2005–2009	IFK Göteborg	104	(3)
2009–2012	Panathinaikos	26	(0)
2010–2011	→ Rosenborg (loan)	9	(0)
2012–2017	IFK Göteborg	118	(4)
2017–2019	Sivasspor	60	(0)
2019–2020	Gençlerbirliği	8	(0)
2020–	IFK Göteborg	20	(4)
National team
2003	Sweden U17	6	(1)
2004–2005	Sweden U19	10	(1)
2005–2009	Sweden U21	31	(0)
2008–2009	Sweden	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2020

Club career

After playing for a local club, Grimsås IF, and Husqvarna FF, Bjärsmyr joined IFK Göteborg in 2005. He made his first appearance for IFK Göteborg on 30 May 2005 as the club took on IF Elfsborg. He became a regular starter later in the year and was nominated best newcomer at the Swedish national football gala. On 15 July 2009, he signed a four-year contract for Panathinaikos in Greek Superleague.[1] On 29 Augusti 2012, he returned to IFK Göteborg.[2]

International career

Bjärsmyr has been featured three times for the senior team. He made his debut for the Swedish national team on 13 January 2008 against Costa Rica. Bjärsmyr has previously served as the captain for Sweden U21 team, and he also captained Sweden's U21 team that competed in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 June 2020[4]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Husqvarna FF	2002	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2003	15	0	0	0	—		15	0
	2004	21	0	0	0	—		21	0
	Total	37	0	0	0	0	0	37	0
IFK Göteborg	2005	19	0	2	0	6	0	27	0
	2006	20	0	1	0	2	0	23	0
	2007	25	2	5	1	—		30	3
	2008	27	1	6	0	4	0	37	1
	2009	13	0	0	0	—		13	0
	Total	104	3	14	1	12	0	130	4
Panathinaikos	2009–10	17	0	3	0	5	0	25	0
	2011–12	9	0	2	0	0	0	11	0
	Total	26	0	5	0	5	0	36	0
Rosenborg BK (loan)	2010	7	0	1	0	6	0	14	0
	2011	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	Total	9	0	2	0	6	0	17	0
IFK Göteborg	2012	8	1	—		—		8	1
	2013	20	1	7	0	0	0	27	1
	2014	30	0	4	0	6	0	40	0
	2015	23	1	6	1	4	0	33	2
	2016	23	0	2	1	8	0	33	1
	2017	14	1	3	0	—		17	1
	Total	118	4	22	2	18	0	158	6
Sivasspor	2017–18	32	0	0	0	—		32	0
	2018–19	28	0	1	0	—		29	0
	Total	60	0	1	0	0	0	61	0
Gençlerbirliği	2019–20	8	0	2	0	—		10	0
	Total	8	0	2	0	0	0	10	0
IFK Göteborg	2020	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total		362	7	46	3	41	0	449	10

International

As of 29 January 2009[5]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	2008	2	0
	2009	1	0
Total		3	0

Honours

Club

Husqvarna FF

• Division 2 Östra Götaland: 2002, 2004

IFK Göteborg

• Allsvenskan: 2007
• Svenska Cupen: 2008, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2019–20
• Svenska Supercupen: 2008

Panathinaikos

• Superleague Greece: 2009–10
• Greek Football Cup: 2009–10

Rosenborg

• Tippeligaen: 2010[6]

References

1. "Bjärsmyr är klar för Panathinaikos". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
2. "Bjärs tillbaka i Blåvitt". IFK Göteborg. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
3. "Liker at klubben er vant til å vinne" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
4. "Mattias Bjärsmyr". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
5. "Mattias Bjärsmyr". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
6. "Mestvinnende spillere" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 November 2010.

External links

• Mattias Bjärsmyr at SvFF (in Swedish)
• Mattias Bjärsmyr at Soccerway
• IFK Göteborg profile