Johan Elmander : biography
27 May 1981 –
Johan Erik Calvin Elmander ( born 27 May 1981 in Alingsås) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Galatasaray and the Sweden national football team. He joined in a free transfer after his contract with English club Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League expired. Elmander has scored 18 goals in 68 games for the Swedish national team, and was chosen to represent his country at the 2006 World Cup, Euro 2008 and Euro 2012. His 2–0 goal away to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 13 November 2010 was voted the greatest Premier League goal ever in a poll by The Guardian.
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Holmalunds | 1997 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 |
1998 | 19 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 5 | |
Total | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | |
Örgryte | 1999 | 18 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 2 |
2000 | 21 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 2 | |
Total | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | |
Feyenoord | 2000–01 | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 2 |
2001–02 | 22 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 1 | |
2002–03 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
Djurgården | 2002 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 |
2003 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 7 | |
Total | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 14 | |
NAC Breda | 2003–04 | 31 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | 7 |
Total | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 | |
Brøndby | 2004–05 | 27 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 9 |
2005–06 | 31 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | 13 | |
Total | 58 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 22 | |
Toulouse FC | 2006–07 | 32 | 11 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 11 | ||
2007–08 | 32 | 11 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | 38 | 12 | ||
Total | 64 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 70 | 23 | |
Bolton Wanderers | 2008–09 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 5 | ||
2009–10 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 32 | 5 | ||
2010–11 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 45 | 12 | ||
Total | 92 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 22 | |
Galatasaray | 2011–12 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 12 | ||
2012–13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 5 | |
Total | 51 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 17 | |
Career total | 414 | 109 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 444 | 115 |