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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rony Jene Aleksi Jansson | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St. Pauli | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | GrIFK[2] | ||
| 2018–2021 | HJK | ||
| 2022 | Kalmar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Klubi 04 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2026 | Kalmar | 59 | (3) |
| 2026– | St. Pauli | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Finland U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Finland U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2022 | Finland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Finland U21 | 18 | (0) |
| 2026– | Finland | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 June 2026 | |||
Rony Jene Aleksi Jansson (born 10 January 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for 2. Bundesliga club St. Pauli as a defender.
Early years
[edit]Born in Espoo, Jansson started to play football in a youth team of Grankulla IFK in Kauniainen. He joined the youth sector of HJK in 2018, and spent one season with the reserve team Klubi 04 in the second tier Ykkönen in 2021.[3]
Club career
[edit]Jansson signed with Swedish club Kalmar FF in the summer 2022,[4] and was first registered to under-19 and under-21 academy squads.[5][6] Jansson told later that he had turned down an offer from Genoa before moving to Sweden.[7]
Ahead of the 2023 season, Jansson was promoted to the Kalmar FF first team squad.[8] He made his Allsvenskan debut on 3 July 2023 from the bench, playing 30 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Mjällby.[9]
On 3 August 2023, Jansson debuted in the European competitions, as a late substitute to Robert Gojani, in a UEFA Conference League qualifying loss against Pyunik Yerevan.[10]
On 19 September 2023, Jansson renewed his contract with Kalmar, signing a new four-year deal.[11] On 31 July 2026, it was announced that Jansson moved to St. Pauli.[12]
International career
[edit]Jansson is a regular Finnish youth international. He got his first call-up to Finland U21 national team on 24 August 2023 for the matches in September but had to withdraw. On 29 September, he was called up to UEFA Under-21 Euro Championship qualifying matches against Albania and Romania on 13 and 17 October 2023, respectively.[13][14] He made six appearances in the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification campaign, helping Finland U21 to qualify for the final tournament, and played in all three matches of the final tournament.[15]
Jansson made his full international debut for Finland senior national team on 5 June 2026, in a friendly match against Hungary.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Despite his Swedish-sounding name, Jansson does not speak Swedish as his mother tongue. His great-grandmother was half-Swedish.[17]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Klubi 04 | 2021 | Ykkönen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Kalmar FF | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Allsvenskan | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | Superettan | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2026 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| Total | 59 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 3 | ||
| St. Pauli | 2026–27 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 62 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 3 | ||
- ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen
- ↑ Includes UEFA Europa Conference League
International
[edit]- As of match played 5 June 2026
| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Finland | 2026 | 0[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
- ↑ Appearances in the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League C.
References
[edit]- ↑ Rony Jansson at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, R.Jansson, Finnish FA/Palloliitto
- ↑ Rony Jansson tietää, mistä espoolaisuudessa on kyse, Helsingin Sanomat, 17 June 2025
- ↑ Landslagsmannen är KFF:s första sommarvärvning, barometern.se, 13 June 2022
- ↑ RONY JANSSON MED PÅ TRÄNINGSLÄGRET I ÖSTERRIKE, kalmarff.se, 13 June 2022
- ↑ Hirvonen, Juho (13 June 2022). "Nuori suomalaistoppari siirtyy Ruotsiin pitkällä tähtäimellä: "Olemme seuranneet häntä pitkään"" (in Finnish). suomifutis.fi. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ↑ Ikola, Eetu (19 July 2023). "19-vuotias suomalaislupaus hylkäsi siirron Serie A -seuraan – kertoo nyt kovasta valinnastaan" (in Finnish). mtvuutiset.fi/MTV Oy. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ↑ RONY JANSSON FLYTTAS UPP I A-TRUPPEN, kalmarff.se, 6 January 2023
- ↑ "MJÄLLBY VS. KALMAR 1 - 1". soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ↑ PYUNIK VS. KALMAR 2 - 1, int.soccerway.com
- ↑ "Rony Jansson förlänger med Kalmar FF" (in Swedish). Kalmar FF. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ↑ "Rony Jansson till FC St. Pauli" (in Swedish). Kalmar FF. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- ↑ "Pikkuhuuhkajat nimetty lokakuun EM-karsintaotteluihin". Finnish FA. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ↑ Rony Jansson: "Toiveenani olisi, että vastuun määrä nousisi koko ajan", Finnish FA/Palloliitto, 11 October 2023
- ↑ Rony Jansson (Kalmar) Stats - Flashscore.com, flashscore.com, 24 March 2026
- ↑ Huuhkajien avauskokoonpano Unkaria vastaan, palloliitto.fi, 5 June 2026
- ↑ VÄLKOMMEN TILL KALMAR FF, RONY JANSSON!, kalmarff.se, 21 June 2022
- ↑ Rony Jansson (Kalmar) Stats - Flashscore.com, flashscore.com, 24 March 2026
- ↑ Rony Jansson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll, svenskfotboll.se, 31 July 2026
External links
[edit]- Rony Jansson at Soccerway
- Rony Jansson at WorldFootball.net
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Finnish people of Swedish descent
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Finnish men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Finland men's international footballers
- Finland men's under-21 international footballers
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Allsvenskan players
- Superettan players
- Ykkönen players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Klubi 04 players
- Kalmar FF players
- Grankulla IFK players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- FC St. Pauli players
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany