# 2018 AIK Fotboll season

The 2018 season was AIK's 127th in existence, their 90th season in Allsvenskan and their 13th consecutive season in the league. The team was competing in Allsvenskan, Svenska Cupen and UEFA Europa League.

## Squad

    As of match played 11 November 2018
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| 13 | Kyriakos Stamatopoulos | GK | (1979-08-28)28 August 1979 (aged 39) | Tromsø | 2011 | 2020 | 63 | 0 | |
| 23 | Budimir Janošević | GK | (1989-10-21)21 October 1989 (aged 29) | IF Brommapojkarna | 2018 | 2020 | 10 | 0 | |
| 34 | Oscar Linnér | GK | (1997-02-23)23 February 1997 (aged 21) | Academy | 2015 | 2020 | 76 | 0 | |
| 35 | Samuel Brolin | GK | (1998-05-01)1 May 1998 (aged 20) | Academy | 2018 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| 2 | Haukur Hauksson | DF | (1991-09-01)1 September 1991 (aged 27) | KR | 2015 | 2019 | 83 | 7 | |
| 3 | Per Karlsson | DF | (1986-01-02)2 January 1986 (aged 32) | Academy | 2003 | 2020 | 280 | 2 | Club Captain |
| 5 | Jesper Nyholm | DF | (1993-09-10)10 September 1993 (aged 25) | Dalkurd | 2017 | 2019 | 34 | 1 | |
| 6 | Alexander Milošević | DF | (1992-01-30)30 January 1992 (aged 26) | Vasalund | 2018 | 2018 | 121 | 5 | |
| 9 | Rasmus Lindkvist | DF | (1990-05-16)16 May 1990 (aged 28) | Vålerenga | 2017 | 2020 | 52 | 7 | |
| 15 | Robert Lundström | DF | (1989-11-01)1 November 1989 (aged 29) | Vålerenga | 2018 | 2020 | 10 | 1 | |
| 21 | Daniel Sundgren | DF | (1990-11-22)22 November 1990 (aged 27) | Degerfors | 2016 | 2019 | 98 | 7 | |
| 24 | Robin Jansson | DF | (1991-11-15)15 November 1991 (aged 26) | IK Oddevold | 2018 | 2019 | 29 | 3 | |
| 26 | Joel Ekstrand | DF | (1989-02-04)4 February 1989 (aged 29) | Rotherham United | 2018 | 2020 | 6 | 0 | |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| 7 | Kristoffer Olsson | MF | (1995-06-30)30 June 1995 (aged 23) | Midtjylland | 2017 | 2020 | 77 | 9 | |
| 8 | Enoch Adu | MF | (1990-09-14)14 September 1990 (aged 28) | Akhisarspor | 2018 | 2020 | 36 | 0 | |
| 14 | Heradi Rashidi | MF | (1994-07-24)24 July 1994 (aged 24) | Dalkurd | 2018 | 2020 | 19 | 1 | |
| 16 | Sebastian Larsson | MF | (1985-06-06)6 June 1985 (aged 33) | Hull City | 2018 | 2020 | 18 | 2 | |
| 20 | Tarik Elyounoussi | MF | (1988-02-23)23 February 1988 (aged 30) | Olympiacos | 2018 | 2019 | 34 | 11 | |
| 25 | Panajotis Dimitriadis | MF | (1986-08-12)12 August 1986 (aged 32) | Giresunspor | 2018 | 2020 | 31 | 1 | |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| 10 | Denni Avdić | FW | (1988-09-05)5 September 1988 (aged 30) | AZ Alkmaar | 2016 | 2018 | 76 | 8 | |
| 11 | Stefan Silva | FW | (1990-03-11)11 March 1990 (aged 28) | Palermo | 2018 | 2021 | 13 | 2 | |
| 22 | Nicolás Stefanelli | FW | (1994-11-22)22 November 1994 (aged 23) | Defensa y Justicia | 2017 | 2020 | 44 | 17 | |
| 36 | Henok Goitom | FW | (1984-09-22)22 September 1984 (aged 34) | San Jose Earthquakes | 2017 | 2018 | 185 | 71 | |
| Out on loan |||||||||||
| 18 | Bilal Hussein | MF | (2000-04-22)22 April 2000 (aged 18) | Academy | 2017 | | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | Christos Gravius | MF | (1997-10-14)14 October 1997 (aged 21) | Academy | 2015 | | 17 | 0 | |
| | Adam Ben Lamin | DF | (2001-06-02)2 June 2001 (aged 17) | Academy | 2019 | | 0 | 0 | |
| | Rickson Mansiamina | MF | (1997-07-09)9 July 1997 (aged 21) | Academy | 2016 | | 1 | 0 | |
| | Daniel Mushitu | FW | (2000-02-22)22 February 2000 (aged 18) | Västerås | 2017 | | 5 | 0 | |
| Left during the season |||||||||||
| 14 | Robert Taylor | MF | (1994-10-21)21 October 1994 (aged 24) | RoPS | 2017 | 2020 | 6 | 0 | |
| 16 | Anton Salétros | MF | (1996-04-12)12 April 1996 (aged 22) | Academy | 2013 | | 104 | 5 | |
| 17 | Nabil Bahoui | MF | (1991-02-05)5 February 1991 (aged 27) | on loan from Grasshopper | 2018 | 2018 | 90 | 36 | |
| 19 | Ahmed Yasin | MF | (1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (aged 27) | AGF | 2016 | 2018 | 48 | 4 | |

### Players out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | SWE | Bilal Hussein (at Vasalund until 31 December 2018) |
| 31 | MF | SWE | Christos Gravius (at Degerfors until 31 December 2018) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| – | DF | SWE | Adam Ben Lamin (at Vasalund until 31 December 2018) |
| – | MF | SWE | Rickson Mansiamina (at Vasalund until 31 December 2018) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 January 2018 | MF | Enoch Adu | Akhisarspor | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2018 | GK | Budimir Janošević | Brommapojkarna | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2018 | DF | Robert Lundström | Vålerenga | Undisclosed |
| 9 January 2018 | FW | Stefan Silva | Palermo | Undisclosed |
| 15 January 2018 | DF | Joel Ekstrand | Rotherham United | Undisclosed |
| 30 January 2018 | MF | Tarik Elyounoussi | Olympiacos | Undisclosed |
| 28 February 2018 | DF | Alexander Milošević | Beşiktaş | Undisclosed |
| 3 April 2018 | DF | Robin Jansson | IK Oddevold | Undisclosed |
| 11 June 2018 | MF | Sebastian Larsson | Hull City | Undisclosed |
| 4 July 2018 | MF | Heradi Rashidi | Dalkurd | Undisclosed |
| 4 July 2018 | MF | Panajotis Dimitriadis | Giresunspor | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
| 20 February 2018 | MF | | Nabil Bahoui | Grasshoppers | 30 June 2018 | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 8 January 2018 | DF | Noah Sundberg | Östersund | Undisclosed |
| 17 January 2018 | MF | Amin Affane | IFK Göteborg | Undisclosed |
| 17 January 2018 | GK | Gustav Nyberg | IK Sirius | Undisclosed |
| 6 June 2018 | MF | Anton Salétros | Rostov | Undisclosed |
| 2 August 2018 | MF | Ahmed Yasin | Al-Khor | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2018 | MF | Robert Taylor | Tromsø | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 4 January 2018 | MF | Christos Gravius | Degerfors IF | 31 December 2018 |
| 15 January 2018 | FW | Eero Markkanen | Randers | 30 June 2018 |
| 15 February 2018 | FW | Daniel Mushitu | Vasalund | 30 June 2018 |
| 28 March 2018 | MF | Robert Taylor | Tromsø | 31 August 2018 |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 18 February 2018 | DF | Nils-Eric Johansson | Retirement | Retirement |
| 10 August 2018 | FW | Eero Markkanen | Dalkurd | 10 August 2018 |
| 31 December 2018 | DF | Haukur Hauksson | KA | |
| 31 December 2018 | DF | Alexander Milošević | Nottingham Forest | 1 February 2019 |
| 31 December 2018 | MF | Rickson Mansiamina | Enskede | |
| 31 December 2018 | FW | Denni Avdić | AFC Eskilstuna | |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Allsvenskan | 2 April 2018 | 11 November 2018 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 50 | 16 | +34 | 063.33 |
| 2017–18 Svenska Cupen | 17 February 2018 | 18 March 2018 | From 2017 season | Semifinal | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 080.00 |
| 2018–19 Svenska Cupen | 23 August 2018 | Progress to 2019 season | Second Round | Progress to 2019 season | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 12 July 2018 | 2 August 2018 | First qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 025.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 40 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 63 | 24 | +39 | 062.50 |
Last updated: 11 November 2018 Source: Competitions

### Allsvenskan
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | AIK (C) | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 50 | 16 | +34 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | IFK Norrköping | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Malmö FF | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Hammarby IF | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 58 | |
| 5 | BK Häcken | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
* ↑ BK Häcken qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Svenska Cupen.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 11 November 2018. Source: (in Swedish)

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | D | W |
| Position | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Results
### Svenska Cupen
#### 2017–18
##### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | AIK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Halmstads BK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Syrianska FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | IK Oddevold | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 | |

##### Knock-out stage
#### 2018–19
### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying rounds
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 11 November 2018

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Allsvenskan | Allsvenskan | 2017–18 Svenska Cupen | 2017–18 Svenska Cupen | 2018–19 Svenska Cupen | 2018–19 Svenska Cupen | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | ISL | Haukur Hauksson | 11 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SWE | Per Karlsson | 38 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SWE | Jesper Nyholm | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SWE | Alexander Milošević | 34 | 1 | 26+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SWE | Kristoffer Olsson | 38 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GHA | Enoch Adu | 36 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 9 | DF | SWE | Rasmus Lindkvist | 33 | 3 | 18+7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SWE | Denni Avdić | 24 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | SWE | Stefan Silva | 13 | 2 | 1+5 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SWE | Heradi Rashidi | 19 | 1 | 14+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SWE | Robert Lundström | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SWE | Sebastian Larsson | 18 | 2 | 12+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Tarik Elyounoussi | 34 | 11 | 22+3 | 8 | 4+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | SWE | Daniel Sundgren | 28 | 2 | 22+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | ARG | Nicolás Stefanelli | 25 | 7 | 6+12 | 6 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 23 | GK | SRB | Budimir Janošević | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | SWE | Robin Jansson | 29 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | SWE | Panajotis Dimitriadis | 14 | 1 | 8+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | SWE | Joel Ekstrand | 6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | SWE | Oscar Linnér | 30 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | ERI | Henok Goitom | 40 | 13 | 28+2 | 12 | 3+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 18 | MF | SWE | Bilal Hussein | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for AIK but left during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 14 | MF | FIN | Robert Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SWE | Anton Salétros | 14 | 3 | 7+5 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SWE | Nabil Bahoui | 15 | 4 | 8+3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | IRQ | Ahmed Yasin | 21 | 2 | 9+5 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Allsvenskan | 2017–18 Svenska Cupen | 2018–19 Svenska Cupen | UEFA Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 36 | Henok Goitom | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | MF | | 20 | Tarik Elyounoussi | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | FW | | 22 | Nicolás Stefanelli | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | | 7 | Kristoffer Olsson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | | 17 | Nabil Bahoui | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | | 16 | Anton Salétros | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | | 9 | Rasmus Lindkvist | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | | 24 | Robin Jansson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | | 16 | Sebastian Larsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | 19 | Ahmed Yasin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | | 11 | Stefan Silva | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | | 21 | Daniel Sundgren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | | 15 | Robert Lundström | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | | 14 | Heradi Rashidi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | | 25 | Panajotis Dimitriadis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | | 6 | Alexander Milošević | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 50 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 63 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Allsvenskan | 2017–18 Svenska Cupen | 2018–19 Svenska Cupen | UEFA Europa League | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 34 | Oscar Linnér | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | GK | | 23 | Budimir Janošević | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Allsvenskan | Allsvenskan | 2017–18 Svenska Cupen | 2017–18 Svenska Cupen | 2018–19 Svenska Cupen | 2018–19 Svenska Cupen | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League | Total | Total |
| 2 | | DF | Haukur Hauksson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Per Karlsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | | DF | Alexander Milošević | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Kristoffer Olsson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Enoch Adu | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | | DF | Rasmus Lindkvist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | | FW | Denni Avdić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | FW | Stefan Silva | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | | MF | Heradi Rashidi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | | DF | Robert Lundström | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | | MF | Sebastian Larsson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | | MF | Tarik Elyounoussi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | | DF | Daniel Sundgren | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | | FW | Nicolás Stefanelli | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | | GK | Budimir Janošević | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | | DF | Robin Jansson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | | MF | Panajotis Dimitriadis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | | GK | Oscar Linnér | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | | FW | Henok Goitom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||||
| Players who left AIK during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 16 | | MF | Anton Salétros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | | MF | Nabil Bahoui | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | | MF | Ahmed Yasin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 52 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 68 | 4 |