John Mellberg
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Mellberg | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, West Midlands, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Salzburg | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2023 | IF Brommapojkarna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | IF Brommapojkarna | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | FC Liefering | 7 | (1) |
| 2025– | Red Bull Salzburg | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Sweden U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | Sweden U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2025 | Sweden U21 | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Sweden | 0 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 July 2023 | |||
John Mellberg (born July 30, 2006) is a English-Swedish football player. He plays as defender for the Austrian 2nd league club FC Liefering on loan from FC Red Bull Salzburg.
Career
[change | change source]Mellberg started his career at IF Brommapojkarna. For the 2023 season he was promoted to the professional team in the first division In June 2023 he moved to the Austrian Bundesliga club FC Red Bull Salzburg. [1] In Salzburg he was loaned to FC Liefering.
He made his debut in the second division on 28 July 2023. He was in the starting XI against FC Dornbirn 1913 in the first round of the2023/24 season. [2]
National team
[change | change source]Mellberg made his debut for Sweden U-17 in October 2022.
Personal
[change | change source]His father Olof Mellberg (* 1977) was also a soccer player.
References
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