For the athlete, see Oscar Janson.

Oscar Erik Jansson (born 23 December 1990) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for IFK Norrköping.

Career

Jansson was born and raised in Örebro where he played for lower division locals Karlslunds IF HFK 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 Exeter City on a one-month loan deal.[1] He then went on to make his debut away at Gillingham where Exeter lost 3–0.[2] Exeter extended Jansson's loan till the end of October.[3] Exeter again extended Jansson's loan deal into a third and final month until 1 December 2009.[4] He returned to Tottenham Hotspur on 1 December after completing his three-month loan deal with Exeter City. In August 2010 Jansson joined Northampton Town on a short-term loan,[5] returning to Tottenham on 7 September 2010.

On 8 August 2011, Jansson signed a one-month loan deal with Bradford City.[6] After making one League appearance and two Cup appearances for Bradford, Jansson returned to Spurs on 7 September 2011.[7]

Jansson guested for Shamrock Rovers in a friendly at Glentoran in February 2012,[8] and signed until June 2012. After being released from Tottenham, Jansson signed a permanent contract for Rovers until the end of the season.[9]

On 26 December, it was confirmed that Jansson has signed a three-year contract with Örebro SK.[10]

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.[11]

In January 2013 Jansson was called up to the Sweden national football team for the King's Cup[12]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Exeter Announce New Signings". Exeter City F.C. 2 September 2009. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Gillingham 3 – 0 Exeter". BBC Sport. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Oscar extends loan". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Oscar loan extended". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Oscar goes to Town". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Jansson joins City". Bradford City A.F.C. 8 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Jansson returns to Tottenham". Bradford City A.F.C. 7 September 2011.
  8. ^ Glentoran 2:1 Rovers. Shamrock Rovers F.C. (14 February 2012).
  9. ^ Jansson joins on loan from Spurs Archived 18 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Shamrock Rovers F.C. (18 February 2012).
  10. ^ Oscar Jansson klar för ÖSK | ÖSK Archived 17 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Oskfotboll.se.
  11. ^ "Oscar Jansson klar för IFK Norrköping". IFK Norrköping. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Oscar Jansson uttagen i landslaget | ÖSK". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.

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