| Emil Roback | |
| Full Name: | Emil Pakebba Joof Roback |
| Birth Date: | 3 May 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Norrköping, Sweden |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Muangthong United |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthclubs1: | IK Sleipner |
| Youthclubs2: | IFK Norrköping |
| Youthyears3: | 2012 |
| Youthclubs3: | Västerhaninge IF |
| Youthyears4: | 2015–2019 |
| Youthclubs4: | Hammarby IF |
| Youthyears5: | 2020–2023 |
| Youthclubs5: | AC Milan |
| Youthyears6: | 2022–2023 |
| Youthclubs6: | → Nordsjælland (loan) |
| Years1: | 2020 |
| Clubs1: | Hammarby IF |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | → IK Frej (loan) |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs3: | AC Milan |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Nordsjælland (loan) |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | → IFK Norrköping (loan) |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Muangthong United |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Sweden U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Sweden U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam3: | Sweden U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20:00, 12 August 2024 (UTC) |
Emil Pakebba Joof Roback (born 3 May 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Thai League 1 club Muangthong United. Born in Sweden to Gambian parents, Roback has represented Sweden at various youth levels internationally.
Roback started playing football as a youngster with IFK Norrköping, before representing IK Sleipner and Västerhaninge IF in two brief spells.[1]
In 2015, he joined the academy of Allsvenskan side Hammarby IF from Stockholm.[2] On 3 January 2020, Roback signed his first professional contract with Hammarby.[3] On 24 April 2020, Roback played striker alongside Hammarby IF shareholder Zlatan Ibrahimović in an internal friendly game with Hammarby during the COVID-19 pandemic that was televised by Dplay.[4]
He was loaned out to affiliated club IK Frej in Ettan, Sweden's third tier, for the remainder of the 2020 season.[5] He ended up playing 8 games for Frej in 2020.[6]
On 25 June 2020, Roback returned to Hammarby for their Svenska Cupen match against IFK Göteborg.[7] He made his professional debut after coming on as a 74th minute substitute for Imad Khalili as Hammarby would succumb to a 1–3 defeat.[8]
On 14 August 2020, Roback completed a transfer to Italian Serie A club AC Milan.[9] [10] The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 15-20 million Swedish kronor (approximately £1.3-1.8 million).[11] On January 13, 2022 he made his first team debut, as a substitute, playing the final minutes of a 3–1 victory against Genoa in the Coppa Italia.
On 31 August 2022 it was confirmed, that Roback had joined Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland on a season-long loan deal, with a reported purchase option of €2 million. However he only featured with the youth sector and his loan was cut shortly before the season concluded.[12]
In March 2023, Roback returned to Swedish Allsvenskan club IFK Norrköping on a season-long loan deal, the club where he had spent time as a youngster.[13]
On 15 July 2024, Roback signed with Muangthong United of the Thai League 1.[14]
Roback has represented his nation Sweden at the under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hammarby IF | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| IK Frej (loan) | 2020 | Ettan Norra | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| AC Milan | 2021–22 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2022–23 | Superliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| IFK Norrköping (loan) | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Thai League 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||