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Johan Claesson
Personal information
Full name	Johan Claesson
Date of birth	August 12, 1981 (age 28)
Place of birth	Uppsala, Sweden
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Portland Timbers
Number	11
Youth career
	Hagby IK
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Johan Claesson (born August 12, 1981 in Uppsala) is a Swedish soccer player who currently plays for Portland Timbers in the USL First Division.

[edit] Career

[edit] Sweden

Claesson began his career as part of the youth team at Hagby IK, before moving to IK Sirius, where he played until 2005.

Claesson moved to Gefle IF in 2005, and spent four years with the team. Initially used as a substitute, he eventually won a first team spot, and went on to make almost 100 appearances for the club in the Allsvenskan, scoring three goals.^[1]

[edit] United States

In December 2008 Claesson signed a one-year contract with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division with the option of a second year^[2]. He played 23 games and scored 1 goal in his debut season with the Timbers, and proved to be an important part of the team's midfield, helping them to the 2009 USL-1 regular season title.

[edit] Honors

[edit] Portland Timbers

USL First Division Commissioner's Cup (1): 2009

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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[0] Allsvenskan statistics

[1] Swedish duo leads Timbers' seven new signings

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