Mikael Ishak

Mikael Ishak (born 31 March 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer of Assyrian descent who plays as a striker for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań. Beginning his career with Assyriska FF in 2010, he has gone on to play professionally in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, and Poland. A full international since 2015, he has won seven caps and scored one goal for the Sweden national team. He represented the Sweden Olympic team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Mikael Ishak
Ishak in 2023 with Lech Poznań
Personal information
Full name Mikael Ishak
Date of birth (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993
Place of birth Södertälje, Sweden
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Lech Poznań
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2010 Assyriska FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Assyriska FF 47 (13)
2012–2013 1. FC Köln 18 (0)
2013 → St. Gallen (loan) 13 (3)
2013–2014 Parma 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Crotone (loan) 24 (4)
2014–2017 Randers 71 (31)
2017–2020 1. FC Nürnberg 77 (17)
2020– Lech Poznań 85 (46)
International career‡
2011 Sweden U19 8 (3)
2012–2016 Sweden U21/O 27 (11)
2015– Sweden 7 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Sweden
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner2015 Czech Republic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:12, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:20, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Early life and career

Ishak's parents migrated from Syria.[2] He was born in Södertälje, Sweden and started his professional career at Assyriska FF, where he was included in the first team in 2010.

1. FC Köln

In December 2011, Ishak was signed by German Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln after a successful trial.[3] He made his debut for the side on 21 January 2012 in a 0–1 away defeat at VfL Wolfsburg, where he came on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Martin Lanig.[4] After being used mostly as a substitute during his first month in Köln, Ishak made his first start for the club on 18 March following a suspension for regular striker Lukas Podolski, playing the entire match in a 1–4 away loss at Hannover 96.[5] Ishak would make 11 appearances for 1. FC Köln during his first season.

Loan to FC St. Gallen

In February 2013, Ishak signed a six-month loan deal with Swiss club FC St. Gallen, who had recently been promoted to the Swiss Super League, in order to play more.[6] He became a regular starter for the club, before suffering a mandibular fracture in a match for the Sweden under-21 team.[7] Ishak made his return in late-April as a substitute in a match against FC Zürich, before becoming a full-time starter again the following week. He made a total of 13 league appearances for St. Gallen, in which he scored three goals.[8]

Parma

Ishak joined Italian Serie A club Parma on a four-year contract on 5 August 2013.[9][10]

Loan to Crotone

He was loaned out to Crotone, competing in the Serie B, following his arrival. He made his debut for Crotone on 24 August 2013 in a match against Siena. On 24 September, he scored his first goal for the side in a 3–1 home win over Modena.

Randers

In August 2014, a year after joining Parma, Ishak moved to Danish Superliga club Randers FC, signing a three-year contract.[11][12] He would play for the club for two-and-a-half years, scoring 31 goals in 71 league appearances.[8]

1. FC Nürnberg
Ishak with 1. FC Nürnberg in 2019

After a highly successful stay at Randers, Ishak joined German 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg in January 2017, six months before his contract expired.[13] He scored Nürnberg's 1000th goal in the 2. Bundesliga on 25 November 2017 in a match against Eintracht Braunschweig.[14] At the end of the 2017–18 season, he reached promotion to the Bundesliga with the club. Ishak scored his first goal in the Bundesliga on 1 September 2018, an important equalizer in the away game against Mainz 05, which ended 1–1.[15]

Lech Poznań

In July 2020, he was transferred to Lech Poznań on a free transfer.[16] In addition to playing in Polish Ekstraklasa, he also played in the UEFA Europa conference League games.[17] He was the best Lech's scorer of this competitions; scoring five goals when facing Benfica and Standard Liège.[17]

International career

Youth

Ishak represented the Sweden U21 team at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, and played in four games as Sweden won the entire tournament.[18] He was also a part of the Sweden Olympic team that competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, and scored in a group stage game against Colombia before Sweden was knocked after only three games.[18]

Senior

Ishak made his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 15 January 2015 in a friendly 2–0 win against the Ivory Coast, coming on as a substitute for Isaac Kiese Thelin in the 82nd minute.[19] He scored his first international goal for Sweden on 6 January 2016 in a 1–1 tie with Estonia.[20] Ishak made his competitive international debut for Sweden on 24 September 2022 in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B game against Serbia, coming on as a substitute for Dejan Kulusevski in the 85th minute of a 1–4 loss.[21]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 25 October 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Assyriska 2010 Superettan 19410——204
2011 Superettan 28910——299
Total 471320——4913
Köln 2011–12 Bundesliga 11000——110
2012–13 2. Bundesliga 7010——80
Total 18010——190
Köln II 2011–12 Regionalliga 10———10
2012–13 Regionalliga 42———42
Total 5200——52
St. Gallen (loan) 2012–13 Swiss Super League 13300——133
Crotone (loan) 2013–14 Serie B 24400——244
Randers 2014–15 Danish Superliga 261131——2912
2015–16 Danish Superliga 2812102[lower-alpha 1]1—3113
2016–17 Danish Superliga 17811——189
Total 71315221—7834
Nürnberg 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 7000——70
2017–18 2. Bundesliga 281231——3113
2018–19 Bundesliga 29422——316
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 13120——151
Total 771773——8420
Lech Poznań 2020–21[22] Ekstraklasa 22121010[lower-alpha 1]8—3320
2021–22[23] Ekstraklasa 311820——3318
2022–23[24] Ekstraklasa 23111019[lower-alpha 2]9004320
2023–24[25] Ekstraklasa 95003[lower-alpha 3]0—125
Total 85464032170012163
Career total 341117195341800394140
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seventeen appearances and eight goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played 16 November 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year[26]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 201520
201621
201700
201800
201900
202000
202100
202230
Total71
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ishak goal.
List of international goals scored by Mikael ishak
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 6 January 2016 Armed Forces Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Estonia 1–1 1–1 Friendly [20]

Honours

Lech Poznań

Sweden U21

Individual

References
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  10. "Calciomercato Parma: formalizzato acquisto di Mikael Ishak" (in Italian). 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  11. Steffens Nielsen, Christian (3 August 2014). "Randers henter angriber i Parma". b.dk. Berlingske. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  12. "Hentet i Parma: Her er Randers' nye angriber". sport.tv2.dk. TV 2. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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  14. "Ishak: "Das ist ein super Gefühl"". fcn.de. 1. FC Nürnberg. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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