- Tobias Mikaelsson
Football player infobox
playername =Tobias Mikaelsson
height = height|m=1.91|cm=0
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|11|17
cityofbirth =Jörlanda
countryofbirth =Sweden
currentclub =Aston Villa
clubnumber = 44
position =Striker
youthyears = 200?-2003 2003-2005 2005-
youthclubs = Vallens IF Ljungskile SKAston Villa
caps(goals) = ? (?) ? (?) 22 (6)
years = 2005-
2007
2008-
clubs =Aston Villa
→Ljungskile SK "(loan)"
→Port Vale "(loan)"
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
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5 (0)Tobias Lars Mikaelsson (born
17 November 1988 ) is a Swedish football player who currently plays forEnglish Premier League side,Aston Villa .He signed for the club on 1st August 2005 from Swedish
Superettan side,Ljungskile SK - the team he also supports. He is noted for his tall and powerful physique, yet he also excellent ability with the ball at his feet.He is yet to play a game for the
Aston Villa senior team, but has made appearances in the youth level and for the Reserves - where has a prolific goalscoring record. 'Toby' is thought to have a very bright future ahead of him, some pundits had previously tipped him to become a star while he was at youth level, and follow the footsteps of his boyhood idolsZlatan Ibrahimović andHenrik Larsson . Mikaelsson rejoinedLjungskile SK on loan inApril 2007 to gain first-team experience, and he shone, scoring 1 goal and bagging 5 assists in the stint. Mikaelsson has had a brilliant start to the reserve team regularly scoring and helping with assists, looking a much improved player than the season before.On 18 September 2007 he scored his first hat-trick for
Aston Villa Reserves - in a 4-1 victory againstDerby County .On
17 January 2008 , Mikaelsson joinedPort Vale on a one-month loan deal, joining up with team-mateChris Herd [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/7194635.stm BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Port Vale | Vale sign Villa reserve striker ] ] .On
July 1 ,2008 , Mikaelsson was rewarded with a 1-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2009.Notes
http://www.svenskafans.com/england/artikel.asp?id=109351 (Swedish)http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1811_3055903,00.html
External links
* [http://mikaelsson.blogspot.com/ Personal Blog] (in Swedish)
* [http://mikaelsson.bilddagboken.se/p/blog.html?year=2007&month=10 Blog (With Images)] (in Swedish)
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