Anton Cajtoft

Björn Anton Cajtoft (born 13 February 1994) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for OBOS-ligaen club Bryne.[1]

Anton Cajtoft
Personal information
Full name Björn Anton Cajtoft
Date of birth (1994-02-13) 13 February 1994
Place of birth Jönköping, Sweden
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Bryne
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2008 Bankeryds SK
2008–2012 Jönköpings Södra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Jönköpings Södra 80 (0)
2021–2022 Norrby 60 (0)
2023– Bryne 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 Sweden U19 1 (0)
2014–2017 Sweden U21 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 June 2017

Club career

Cajtoft, the son of a goalkeeper, joined his local club, Bankeryds SK, when he was about five or six years old.[2] He also represented the Småland region as a youth in national competitions. In 2008, he was invited to a youth summer camp with Jönköpings Södra, and he signed later that year.[2]

He was promoted to the first-team squad in October 2012, and signed a one-year contract, with the intention of being a third-string keeper.[3] He spent the entire 2012 Superettan season on the bench, but then made his team debut by playing the full 90 minutes during a win over GAIS on 2 November 2013, during the last match of the 2013 season. He shutout GAIS for a 1-0 win.[4] Following this impressive performance, his contract was extended for two years in December.[5]

Cajtoft started the 2014 season as the third-string keeper once again, but injuries to Niklas Helgesson and Damir Mehić made him the first choice for manager Jimmy Thelin.[6] Once again, he proved himself worthy of a starting spot and played in 27 matches between the sticks that year. The following season, he and Mehic shared goalkeeping duties. Cajtoft appeared in 19 games and recording four shutouts. J-Södra finished as league champions and were promoted to Allsvenskan for the 2016 season. Cajtoft made his first division debut during the season opener on 2 April against Kalmar, recording yet another shutout in a 1-0 win.[7] It was J-Södra's first top-division victory in 47 years.[8]

On 8 January 2021, Cajtoft signed a contract with Norrby for 2 years with an option for a third year.[9]

International career

Cajtoft was selected to play with the Swedish under-19 team in a friendly against Finland on 10 October 2014 in Uppsala. They lost 1-0.[10] The following month, on 14 November, he made his debut for the Swedish U21 team. Facing Cyprus, they tied 1-1, and then won 5-3 after penalties.[11]

In August 2015, Cajtoft was among the 22 players named to the Swedish under-21 team for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying tournament.[12] As of 30 May he has been the starting keeper in all five group matches, recording four shutouts.

Honours

Club
Jönköpings Södra

References
  1. Anton Cajtoft at Soccerway
  2. Marthinson, John (August 27, 2014). "Intervju med Anton Cajtoft" (in Swedish). Svenska Fans. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  3. "Officiellt: Jönköpings Södra flyttar upp Philip Djup och Anton Cajtoft" (in Swedish). Fotboll Transfers. October 30, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  4. Abrahamsson, Victor (November 2, 2013). "Nästa generation fick chansen – och tog den" (in Swedish). Jnytt. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  5. Höglund, Jimmy (December 1, 2013). "Två nya år för Anton Cajtoft" (Press release) (in Swedish). Jönköpings Södra. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  6. Hultqvist, Daniel (May 26, 2014). "Skrällen: Cajtoft i U21-landslaget" (in Swedish). Jönköpings-Posten. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  7. "Kalmar 0 - 1 Jönköpings Södra". Soccerway. April 2, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  8. Gustafsson, Peter (April 2, 2016). "Matchhjälten: "Segern betyder mycket"" (in Swedish). Jnytt. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  9. "Cajtoft ser fram emot tiden i Norrby: "Fått ett väldigt bra helhetsintryck av klubben"" (Press release) (in Swedish). Norrby. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  10. "0-1 på Studenternas" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. October 10, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  11. "1-1 mot Cypern" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. November 14, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  12. "U21-truppen till EM-kvalet". Swedish Football Association. August 25, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
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