Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson

Alexander Börje Achinioti-Jönsson (born 17 April 1996) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Canadian club Forge FC as a midfielder.

Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson
Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson in uniform
Achinioti-Jönsson with Forge FC in 2021
Personal information
Full name Alexander Börje Achinioti-Jönsson
Date of birth (1996-04-17) 17 April 1996
Place of birth Hittarp, Sweden
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Forge FC
Number 13
Youth career
2000–2011 Hittarps IK
2012–2013 Helsingborgs IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Hittarps IK 5 (1)
2014–2017 Helsingborgs IF 37 (0)
2017 → Ängelholms FF (loan) 3 (0)
2018 IFK Värnamo 27 (4)
2019– Forge FC 112 (4)
International career
2014 Sweden U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023

Club career

Helsingborgs IF

On 1 May 2014, Achinioti-Jönsson made his professional debut for Helsingborgs IF as an injury-time substitute in a Swedish Cup match against Malmö FF.[1] Four days later on 5 May, he made his league debut as a 27th-minute substitute against AIK.[1]

In 2015, during a U21 match against IFK Göteborg, Achinioti-Jönsson was hospitalized due to a high heart rate.[2] Shortly after being released from hospital, he suffered a concussion which kept him sidelined for two months.[2] After returning to training, he had another heart episode during a workout which sent him to the hospital once again. On this occasion, he was not cleared to return to training until the end of the season, when doctors finally determined that his heartrate issues were benign.[2] As a result of these health issues, Achinioti-Jönsson missed out on a large amount of training and was only able to make one first-team appearance all season.[2][3]

In 2016, Achinioti-Jönsson made 14 league appearances for Helsingborg, including five starts.[1]

In 2017, after Helsingborg was relegated, Achinioti-Jönsson made 15 league appearances, including 12 starts.[1]

Loan to Ängelholms FF

In August 2017, Achinioti-Jönsson was loaned to Division 1 side Ängelholms FF.[4]

IFK Värnamo

On 30 January 2018, Achinioti-Jönsson signed with Superettan club IFK Värnamo.[5] He made 27 league appearances for Värnamo that season, scoring four goals.[1]

2019

On 31 January 2019, Achinioti-Jönsson signed with Canadian Premier League club Forge FC.[6] He made his debut for Forge on 27 April 2019, in the Canadian Premier League's first game in history, a 1–1 draw against York9 FC.[7] He ended up making 27 out of a possible 28 appearances for Forge in the club's inaugural season and helped the team become the first ever league champions, as Forge defeated Cavalry FC over two legs in the 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals.[8][1]

2020

Achinioti-Jönsson appeared in all 11 games for Forge FC in the 2020 CPL season.[1] He scored the winning goal in the 2020 Canadian Premier League Final when Forge defeated HFX Wanderers FC 2–0 to win their second consecutive league title.[9]

2021

In his third season with Forge, he was unable to win a third championship, but had a successful individual season nonetheless, recording the second-best passing accuracy in the league and being named in the Team of the Week four times, as both a defender and a midfielder. In January 2022 he was re-signed to a multi-year deal.[10]

2022

In 2022, Achinioti-Jönsson played the majority of the season at the centre-back position due to injuries on the team.[11] The change of position was successful as he nominated for CPL Player of the Year award and was the winner of the league's Defender of the Year award.

On 31 July Alex played in his 100th game for Forge FC across all competitions.[12] At the following home match he was presented with a commemorative jersey with his last name and the kit number 100.[13]

International career

Achinioti-Jönsson has represented Sweden internationally at the U19 level.[6]

Honours

Club

Forge FC

Individual
  • Canadian Premier League Defender of the Year: 2022

References
  1. "Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. Fredrik Jonsson (29 May 2016). "Achinioti-Jönsson är tillbaka efter förbudet" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. "Alexander Achinioti Jönsson". SvenskFotboll. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. Elisabeth Lindbäck (18 August 2017). "Helsingborg lånar ut mittfältare" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. Fredrik Jonsson (30 January 2018). "Mittfältare lämnar HIF – klar för konkurrenten" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. "Forge FC Signs Swedish Midfielder Alexander Achinioti Jönsson". Forge FC. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  7. Davidson, Niel (27 April 2019). "Forge FC, York9 FC tie in Canadian Premier League's entertaining opener". CBC.ca. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  8. Milton, Steve (2019-11-04). "Opinion | Steve Milton: CHAMPIONS! Forge FC claims Canadian Premier League inaugural title". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  9. Molinaro, John (19 September 2020). "Forge FC beats HFX Wanderers FC in Island Games final to repeat as CPL champions". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  10. "Forge Retains Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson". Northern Tribune. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  11. "Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson of Forge FC named 2022 Canadian Premier League Defender of the Year". Canadian Premier League. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  12. @ForgeFCHamilton (2022-07-31). "Congratulations on 100 matches with Forge FC" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-10-28 – via Twitter.
  13. Anderson, Kevin (9 August 2022). "Forge FC Drop the Hammer On HFX Wanderers In 1-0 Victory". 13th Man Sports. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
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