John Mellberg Explained

John Mellberg
Fullname:	John Olof Mellberg^[1]
Birth Date:	30 July 2006
Birth Place:	Birmingham, England
Height:	1.9m (06.2feet)
Position:	Centre-back
Currentclub:	Liefering (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg)
Clubnumber:	5
Youthyears1:	2015–2023
Youthclubs1:	Brommapojkarna
Years1:	2023–
Clubs1:	Red Bull Salzburg
Caps1:	1
Goals1:	0
Years2:	2023–
Clubs2:	→ Liefering (loan)
Caps2:	11
Goals2:	0
Nationalyears1:	2022–2023
Nationalteam1:	Sweden U17
Nationalcaps1:	8
Nationalgoals1:	0
Nationalyears2:	2023–
Nationalteam2:	Sweden U19
Nationalcaps2:	4
Nationalgoals2:	1
Club-Update:	20:08, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:	17:46, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

John Olof Mellberg (born July 30, 2006) is a Swedish football player. He plays as defender for the Austrian 2. Liga club FC Liefering, on loan from Red Bull Salzburg.

Career

Mellberg started playing football with the youth academy of Brommapojkarna at the age of 9, and was promoted to their senior team for the 2023 season. On 19 June 2023, he transferred to the Austrian Bundesliga club FC Red Bull Salzburg on a contract until 2026, and was initially assigned to their partner club FC Liefering.^[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Liefering in a 1–0 loss to Dornbirn on 28 July 2023.^[3]

National team

Mellberg is a youth international for Sweden, having played for the Sweden U17s.^[4]

Personal life

His father Olof Mellberg was also a professional footballer.^[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brommappjkarna	2023	Allsvenskan	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Red Bull Salzburg	2023–24	Austrian Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2024–25	Austrian Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Liefering (loan)	2023–24	2. Liga	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
	2024–25	2. Liga	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
Career total			12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: John Olof Mellberg. oefb.at.
2. Web site: John Mellberg klar för Salzburg. June 19, 2023. www.dn.se.
3. Web site: 2. Liga (AT): FC Liefering unterliegt Dornbirn 0:1. Nau.
4. Web site: Young Swede signs for our Red Bulls - FC Red Bull Salzburg. June 19, 2023. www.redbullsalzburg.at.
5. Web site: Olof Mellberg’s son completes transfer after Aston Villa consideration. Bruna. Reis. June 19, 2023. BirminghamLive.