J. Karlsson · career
Karl Jesper Karlsson
Central · Aberdeen · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2025/26Streaky
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 142 appearances, 44 goals and 25 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at AZ Alkmaar — Season rating 73, 17 goals and 12 assists in 38 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 20 points at Aberdeen. Form has slipped 14 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 44 Season points.
A streaky profile — form has swung hard between campaigns (spread of ±23 points), so the peak and the trough are far apart.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | UtrechtLoan | 18 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 16 |
| 2025/26 | AberdeenLoan | 18 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | LecceLoan | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | Bologna | 24 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | Bologna | 7 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | AZ Alkmaar | 23 | 9 | 4 | 71 | 42 |
| 2021/22 | AZ Alkmaar | 38 | 17 | 12 | 80 | 73 |
| 2020/21 | AZ Alkmaar | 32 | 11 | 9 | 79 | 61 |
| 2020/21 | IF Elfsborg | 22 | 11 | 4 | 41 | 44 |
| 2019/20 | IF Elfsborg | 25 | 8 | 3 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | IF Elfsborg | 22 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | IF Elfsborg | 14 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | IF Elfsborg | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Falkenbergs FF | 26 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Falkenbergs FF | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2023/24 | Euro Championship - Qualification | 4 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 2 | 4 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021/22 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 3 | 0 | |
| Sweden U21 | 2021/22 | UEFA U21 Championship | 5 | 6 |
| Sweden U19 | 2017/18 | UEFA U19 Championship | 6 | 2 |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 18 | 1291 | 5 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Eredivisieat Utrecht | 18 | 688 | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 6 | 502 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
Schedule · 2025/26
24 played28 not in squad· 1793 min, 6g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | H Ipswich | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 4 | Premiership | A Heart Of Midlothian | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 10 | Premiership | H Celtic | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | League Cup | A Morton | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 21 | UEFA Europa League | H FCSB | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 28 | UEFA Europa League | A FCSB | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 31 | Premiership | H Falkirk | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | Premiership | H Livingston | 0-0 | Played | 72 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 20 | League Cup | H Motherwell | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 23 | Premiership | A Dundee Utd | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 27 | Premiership | A Motherwell | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 2 | UEFA Europa Conference League | H Shakhtar Donetsk | 2-3 | Played | 85 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Oct 5 | Premiership | H Dundee | 4-0 | Played | 73 | 2 | 9.5 | |
| Oct 18 | Premiership | A ST Mirren | 1-0 | Played | 69 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | A AEK Athens FC | 0-6 | Played | 72 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 26 | Premiership | H Hibernian | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Oct 29 | Premiership | A Kilmarnock | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Nov 6 | UEFA Europa Conference League | A AEK Larnaca | 0-0 | Played | 75 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 9 | Premiership | H Motherwell | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Nov 23 | Premiership | H Heart Of Midlothian | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 27 | UEFA Europa Conference League | H FC Noah | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Nov 30 | Premiership | A Livingston | 1-0 | Played | 78 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 3 | Premiership | H ST Mirren | 3-3 | Played | 31 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 6 | Premiership | A Dundee | 3-1 | Played | 70 | 6.0 | ||
| Dec 11 | UEFA Europa Conference League | H Strasbourg | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 14 | Premiership | H Kilmarnock | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Dec 18 | UEFA Europa Conference League | A Sparta Praha | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Dec 21 | Premiership | A Celtic | 1-3 | Played | 54 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 27 | Premiership | H Dundee Utd | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Dec 30 | Premiership | A Hibernian | 0-2 | Played | 66 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 3 | Premiership | A Falkirk | 0-1 | Played | 74 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 6 | Premiership | A Rangers | 0-2 | Played | 17 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 11 | Premiership | H Rangers | 0-2 | Played | 57 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 18 | FA Cup | H Raith Rovers | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | Premiership | H Livingston | 6-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 31 | Premiership | A Kilmarnock | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 15 | Premiership | A Motherwell | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 18 | FA Cup | H Motherwell | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | Premiership | H Dundee | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 24 | Premiership | A Dundee Utd | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | Premiership | A Heart Of Midlothian | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 4 | Premiership | H Celtic | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 7 | FA Cup | A Dunfermline | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | Premiership | H Falkirk | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 21 | Premiership | A Rangers | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 4 | Premiership | A ST Mirren | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 11 | Premiership | H Hibernian | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 25 | Premiership | H Kilmarnock | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 1 | Premiership | A Livingston | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 9 | Premiership | H Dundee Utd | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 12 | Premiership | H ST Mirren | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 17 | Premiership | A Dundee | 2-3 | Not in squad | — |