Emil Krafth

Emil Krafth
Krafth with Sweden at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Emil Henry Kristoffer Krafth[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-02) 2 August 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Ljungby, Sweden
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Right-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
Newcastle United
Number 17
Youth career
Lagans AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Lagans AIK 11 (3)
2011 Östers IF 24 (0)
2012–2015 Helsingborgs IF 76 (3)
2015–2019 Bologna 42 (0)
2018–2019Amiens (loan) 35 (1)
2019 Amiens 0 (0)
2019– Newcastle United 74 (1)
International career
2011 Sweden U17 1 (0)
2012–2013 Sweden U19 8 (1)
2012–2016 Sweden U21 16 (1)
2014– Sweden 50 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:12, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:17, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Emil Henry Kristoffer Krafth (born 2 August 1994) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Sweden national team.

Developed at Lagans, Krafth had played for Öster, Helsingborg and Bologna, before joining Newcastle United in 2019. He also had a loan spell at Amiens.

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Sweden" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Emil Krafth: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Emil Krafth: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 11 July 2020.