Pontus Sven Gustav Jansson is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Brentford, where he serves as club captain.
33 Facts About Pontus Jansson
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Pontus Jansson will join Malmo FF from 1 July 2023.
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Pontus Jansson failed to impress at the Turin-based club and was sent out on loan to Leeds United, before making the move permanent.
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Pontus Jansson played in youth teams until he made his first team debut in 2009.
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Pontus Jansson played in a variety of positions in the early stages of his career until deciding on centre back in the start of the 2010 season.
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Pontus Jansson had made his first team debut as forward the year before.
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When teammate Jasmin Sudic was long term injured in the beginning of the year the manager decided that Pontus Jansson would take Sudic's place at centre-back despite mostly playing as a striker.
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Pontus Jansson played in 18 games in the 2010 league winning season for Malmo.
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Pontus Jansson missed the latter part of the season due to injury problems.
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Pontus Jansson finished the season with 15 league matches and nine matches in Europe played.
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Many considered Pontus Jansson to be the club's best player of 2011 even though he only played for half of the season.
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Pontus Jansson was mentioned as a potential candidate for becoming the club's new captain as Daniel Andersson announced that he would step down during the 2012 season.
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Pontus Jansson continued to be one of the club's most important players during the league title winning 2013 season where he played 24 matches and scored one goal.
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Pontus Jansson was nominated as defender of the year for the 2013 Allsvenskan for his overall performance during the season.
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Pontus Jansson started the 2014 season in the starting eleven but was replaced by Erik Johansson when it was clear that Jansson would leave the club during the summer transfer window.
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Pontus Jansson officially joined the Italian side on 1 July 2014.
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Pontus Jansson made 16 appearances in all competitions during his first season, with nine coming in the league, one in Coppa Italia and six in the UEFA Europa League.
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On 18 August 2016, Pontus Jansson joined English side Leeds United on a season-long loan, where he was handed the number 18 shirt.
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Pontus Jansson made his debut for Leeds on 23 August 2016, starting in an EFL Cup fixture against Luton Town.
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Pontus Jansson subsequently went on to sign a three-year contract at the club.
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Leeds qualified for the playoffs, but Pontus Jansson picked up an ankle injury and missed the first leg versus sixth-placed Derby County at Pride Park.
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On 8 July 2019, Pontus Jansson joined Brentford FC for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract with the option of a fourth year and became club captain with the departure of Romaine Sawyers shortly after the Swede's arrival at the club.
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On 14 April 2023, Brentford announced that Pontus Jansson would leave the club at the end of the season, in order to rejoin Malmo FF on a free transfer.
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Pontus Jansson made his debut for the Sweden U21 national team in a friendly game against Portugal on 9 February 2011.
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Pontus Jansson was selected for the annual training camp for the Sweden national team in January 2012.
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Pontus Jansson made his senior debut for Sweden in the training match against Bahrain on 18 January 2012.
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On 27 March 2018, Pontus Jansson was named as the Sweden captain for a friendly match against Romania.
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On 15 May 2018, Pontus Jansson was named in Sweden's final 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Pontus Jansson was included in Sweden's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020, and served as a backup behind Victor Lindelof, Marcus Danielson, and Filip Helander as Sweden reached the round of 16 before being eliminated by Ukraine.
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On 11 August 2021, Pontus Jansson announced his retirement from international football.
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Pontus Jansson won a total of 27 caps for the Sweden national team between 2012 and 2021.
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On 25 July 2017, Pontus Jansson married his fiance Asa Thornell and revealed on his Instagram that at their wedding reception they had a band sing a Swedish version of the "magic hat" song.
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Pontus Jansson's agent is former Swedish international and ex-Blackburn Rovers striker Martin Dahlin.