John Guidetti

John Guidetti
Guidetti playing for Celta Vigo in 2017
Personal information
Full name John Alberto Guidetti[1]
Date of birth (1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
AIK
Number 11
Youth career
1998–2002 IF Brommapojkarna
2002–2003 Impala BrommaBoys
2003–2004 Mathare United
2004–2005 Ligi Ndogo
2006–2008 IF Brommapojkarna
2008–2010 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 IF Brommapojkarna 2 (0)
2010–2015 Manchester City 0 (0)
2010IF Brommapojkarna (loan) 8 (3)
2010–2011Burnley (loan) 5 (1)
2011–2012Feyenoord (loan) 23 (20)
2014Stoke City (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2015Celtic (loan) 24 (8)
2015–2018 Celta Vigo 66 (11)
2018Alavés (loan) 17 (3)
2018–2022 Alavés 40 (3)
2020Hannover 96 (loan) 14 (3)
2022– AIK 32 (6)
International career
2007–2009 Sweden U17 11 (8)
2009–2010 Sweden U19 5 (5)
2010–2015 Sweden U21 23 (12)
2012–2020 Sweden 29 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Sweden
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2015 Czech Republic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:17, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

John Alberto Guidetti (Swedish: [ɡɵˈdɛ̌tːɪ, ɡɪ-],[3] Italian: [ɡwiˈdetti];[4] born 15 April 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for AIK.

Whilst growing up Guidetti played football in his native Sweden as well as Kenya. He returned to Sweden in 2008 and played with IF Brommapojkarna when at the age of 16 he earned a move to English club Manchester City. He spent time out on loan back at Brommapojkarna and with Championship side Burnley in November 2010. He joined Dutch club Feyenoord on loan for the 2011–12 season where he scored 20 goals in 23 games before a virus ended his time in the Netherlands. In January 2014, Guidetti joined Stoke City on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season, and in September of that year he was loaned to Scottish champions Celtic for the following season, winning the Scottish Premiership and Scottish League Cup. In July 2015, Guidetti signed for Spanish side Celta Vigo.

Having represented Sweden at several youth levels, Guidetti earned his first senior international cap against Croatia on 29 February 2012. At under-21 level, he won the 2015 European Championship. He represented Sweden's senior team at UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Vitoria-Gasteiz" [Minutes of the Match held on 18 May 2019, in Vitoria-Gasteiz] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ "John Guidetti: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ "John Guidetti pronunciation: How to pronounce John Guidetti in Swedish".
  4. ^ "Guidetti pronunciation: How to pronounce Guidetti in Italian".
  5. ^ "Injured Ekdal included in Sweden's squad for Euro 2016 | Goal.com".
  6. ^ "FIFA World Cup 2018: John Guidetti the main reason why Kenya is supporting Sweden". 7 July 2018.