Jesper Tolinsson

Jesper Tolinsson

 

Country: Sweden

Date of birth: 28/02/2003 (17 years old)

Place of birth: Göteborg (Sweden)

Height: 190cm

Youth career: Tuve IF, IFK Göteborg (since 2015)

Current club: IFK Göteborg

Squad number: 2

Current national team: Sweden U-17

Position: central defender

Preferred foot: right

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 400.000 €

Tournaments participated in: —

Contract until: 30.06.2023

Player’s agent: unknown

Transfer rumours: —

Similar type of player: Leonardo Bonucci

 

Strengths:

– aerial duels

– marking

– athleticism

– tackling and intercepting

– passing 

– anticipation

– technique 

– ambidexterity 

 

Weaknesses:

– still needs to work on his positioning and concentration during matches

 

Style of play:

– ball-playing centre-back

– modern defender, who combines strength with good technique and passing

– player with very good body mass ratio, physical strength, power, stamina and natural fitness who feels comfortable in contact situations

– comfortable to play as a RCB & LCB

– can also play as a left-back or right-back if needed

– great at finding passes through both the first and second line of pressing from the opposition

– known for his composure, confidence in possession, understanding of the game and an above-average technical capacity

– very good vision and passing skills also when it comes to breaking the lines with laser passes

– accurate and tenacious tackler

– likes to maraud forward

– dominant in the air

– very good ambidexterity when using his left weaker foot

Tolinsson with a great line-breaking pass.

 

Tolinsson with a superb cross to assist his teammate.

 

He is best suited to playing as:

Central defender in 4-3-3.

 

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Achievements:

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League summary (as for 28 August 2020):

Allsvenskan 2019/2020 (ongoing): 5 games/0 goals (Göteborg)

 

Description:

Jesper Tolinsson is a product of IFK Göteborg youth academy. He is considered to be one of the most talented defenders in Scandinavia. He made his professional debut for IFK on 7 March 2020 in a Swedish Cup game against IK Sirius.

 

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Football Talent Scout potential rating:

9/10   

Player has the potential to become a key player in a top European club.

 

Links:

Transfermarkt

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