# 2021 Hammarby Fotboll season

The 2021 season was Hammarby Fotboll's 106th in existence, their 52nd season in Allsvenskan and their 7th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan, Svenska Cupen and Conference League during the year. League play started in April, initially behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. Stefan Billborn made his fourth season as manager, but was sacked after eight rounds and replaced by Miloš Milojević.

## Summary

On 30 May 2021, Hammarby IF won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen, their first title in the main domestic cup, through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final.
On 11 June 2021, Hammarby decided to terminate manager Stefan Billborn's contract, with the club placed 8th in the 2021 Allsvenskan table after eight rounds. On 13 June, Miloš Milojević, most recently an assistant at Red Star Belgrade, was appointed new head coach.
The side reached the play-off round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League, after eliminating Maribor (4–1 on aggregate) and FK Čukarički (6–4 on aggregate), where it was knocked out by Basel on penalties (4–4 on aggregate).
In Allsvenskan, Hammarby finished in 5th place after a stronger second half of the campaign.

## Players
### Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | David Ousted | 36 | 2020 | 47 | 0 | 2021 | Free | |
| 2 | DF | Simon Sandberg | 27 | 2018 | 95 | 1 | 2022 | Free | |
| 3 | DF | Dennis Widgren | 27 | 2019 | 45 | 0 | 2022 (July) | Free | On loan to IK Sirius |
| 4 | DF | Richard Magyar | 30 | 2019 | 84 | 5 | 2022 (July) | Free | |
| 5 | DF | Mohanad Jeahze | 24 | 2020 | 35 | 1 | 2023 | Undisclosed | |
| 6 | MF | Darijan Bojanić (captain) | 27 | 2019 | 81 | 5 | 2023 (July) | Free | |
| 7 | FW | Aljoša Matko | 21 | 2021 | 13 | 2 | 2024 (July) | Undisclosed | |
| 8 | MF | Jeppe Andersen | 29 | 2017 | 121 | 5 | 2023 (July) | Free | |
| 9 | MF | Paulinho | 35 | 2020 | 27 | 4 | 2021 | Free | |
| 11 | MF | Vladimir Rodić | 28 | 2018 | 73 | 10 | 2021 | Undisclosed | |
| 13 | DF | Mads Fenger | 31 | 2017 | 109 | 5 | 2023 | Free | |
| 15 | MF | Mayckel Lahdo | 19 | 2021 | 7 | 0 | 2022 | Youth system | |
| 16 | FW | Gustav Ludwigson | 28 | 2020 | 59 | 20 | 2024 | Undisclosed | |
| 17 | MF | Abdul Khalili | 29 | 2020 | 40 | 6 | 2021 | Free | |
| 18 | FW | Filston Mawana | 21 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Undisclosed | |
| 19 | FW | Jusef Erabi | 18 | 2021 | 2 | 0 | | Youth system | |
| 20 | MF | David Accam | 31 | 2021 | 13 | 1 | 2021 | Loan | On loan from Nashville SC |
| 21 | FW | Astrit Selmani | 24 | 2021 | 26 | 9 | 2024 | Undisclosed | |
| 23 | DF | Jón Guðni Fjóluson | 32 | 2021 | 21 | 1 | 2023 | Free | |
| 24 | GK | Oliver Dovin | 19 | 2019 | 9 | 0 | 2024 (July) | Youth system | |
| 25 | GK | Davor Blažević | 28 | 2018 | 23 | 0 | 2022 | Free | |
| 27 | DF | Josafat Mendes | 19 | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2023 (July) | Youth system | |
| 26 | DF | Kalle Björklund | 22 | 2019 | 14 | 1 | 2022 | Free | On loan to Västerås SK |
| 29 | FW | Bayéré Junior Loué | 20 | 2021 | 5 | 0 | 2023 | Undisclosed | On loan to Železničar Pančevo |
| 32 | DF | Aziz Ouattara Mohammed | 20 | 2021 | 24 | 2 | 2023 | Undisclosed | |
| 33 | MF | Akinkunmi Amoo | 19 | 2020 | 35 | 9 | 2024 (July) | Undisclosed | |
| 35 | DF | Axel Sjöberg | 21 | 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2021 | Free | On loan to IK Brage |
| 40 | DF | Ben Engdahl | 18 | 2021 | 1 | 0 | | Youth system | |
| 42 | DF | Bjørn Paulsen | 30 | 2021 | 78 | 15 | 2024 | Free | |
| 44 | MF | Williot Swedberg | 17 | 2021 | 19 | 2 | 2024 (July) | Youth system | |
* Last updated: 4 December 2021
* Source: Hammarby Fotboll and players' Wikipedia articles
* Ordered by squad number.

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 21 | FW | Astrit Selmani | 23 | Varbergs BoIS | Transfer | Winter | 2024 | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 15 | MF | Mayckel Lahdo | 18 | Youth system | Promoted | Winter | 2022 | – | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 23 | DF | Jón Guðni Fjóluson | 31 | SK Brann | Bosman | Winter | 2023 | Free | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 20 | MF | David Accam | 30 | Nashville SC | Loan | Winter | 2021 | Loan | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 42 | DF | Bjørn Paulsen | 29 | FC Ingolstadt | Bosman | Winter | 2024 | Free | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 27 | DF | Josafat Mendes | 18 | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2023 (July) | – | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 44 | MF | Williot Swedberg | 17 | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2024 (July) | – | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 7 | FW | Aljoša Matko | 21 | NK Maribor | Transfer | Summer | 2024 (July) | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |

#### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 19 | MF | Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali | 28 | HNK Gorica | End of contract | Winter | Free | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 23 | FW | Aron Jóhannsson | 30 | Lech Poznań | End of contract | Winter | Free | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 21 | DF | Oscar Krusnell | 21 | IF Brommapojkarna | End of contract | Winter | Free | bpfotboll.se |
| 15 | DF | Hjalmar Ekdal | 22 | Djurgårdens IF | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 26 | DF | Kalle Björklund | 21 | Falkenbergs FF | Loan | Winter | Loan | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 14 | DF | Tim Söderström | 27 | C.S. Marítimo | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 5 | DF | David Fällman | 31 | Aalesunds FK | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 20 | MF | Alexander Kačaniklić | 29 | Hajduk Split | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 28 | DF | Jean | 25 | Varbergs BoIS | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 25 | GK | Davor Blažević | 28 | GIF Sundsvall | Loan | Winter | Loan | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 7 | MF | Imad Khalili | 34 | Retired | Loan | Winter | Free | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 3 | DF | Dennis Widgren | 27 | IK Sirius | Loan | Summer | Loan | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 19 | MF | Abdul Halik Hudu | 21 | Lyngby BK | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 26 | DF | Kalle Björklund | 21 | Västerås SK | Loan | Summer | Loan | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 35 | DF | Axel Sjöberg | 21 | IK Brage | Loan | Summer | Loan | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 31 | MF | Aimar Sher | 18 | Spezia | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 29 | FW | Bayéré Junior Loué | 20 | Železničar Pančevo | Loan | Summer | Loan | hammarbyfotboll.se |

## Player statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Allsvenskan | Allsvenskan | 2020–21 and 2021–22 Svenska Cupen | 2020–21 and 2021–22 Svenska Cupen | Conference League | Conference League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | DEN | David Ousted | 29 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | SWE | Oliver Nnonyelu Dovin | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | SWE | Davor Blažević | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | SWE | Simon Sandberg | 32 | 1 | 16+8 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SWE | Richard Magyar | 18 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | IRQ | Mohanad Jeahze | 39 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 5+1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | DEN | Mads Fenger | 42 | 2 | 28+1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ISL | Jón Guðni Fjóluson | 33 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 27 | DF | SWE | Josafat Mendes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | CIV | Aziz Ouattara Mohammed | 32 | 4 | 17+7 | 2 | 2+2 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 |
| 40 | DF | SWE | Ben Engdahl | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | DEN | Bjørn Paulsen | 27 | 3 | 18+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | SWE | Darijan Bojanić | 39 | 1 | 23+6 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | DEN | Jeppe Andersen | 37 | 4 | 20+6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | MNE | Vladimir Rodić | 32 | 4 | 12+9 | 1 | 5+2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | SWE | Mayckel Lahdo | 11 | 2 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SWE | Abdul Khalili | 22 | 6 | 10+3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | GHA | David Accam | 22 | 3 | 4+9 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 1+4 | 1 |
| 33 | MF | NGA | Akinkunmi Amoo | 42 | 11 | 21+8 | 9 | 6+1 | 2 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | SWE | Williot Swedberg | 25 | 3 | 8+11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+4 | 1 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | SVN | Aljoša Matko | 14 | 2 | 4+9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Paulinho | 13 | 1 | 2+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | SWE | Gustav Ludwigson | 42 | 14 | 28+2 | 11 | 5+1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | SWE | Filston Mawana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SWE | Jusef Erabi | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | KOS | Astrit Selmani | 39 | 15 | 23+3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Players transferred/loaned out during the season ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | SWE | Dennis Widgren | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SWE | Imad Khalili | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | GHA | Abdul Halik Hudu | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | CIV | Bayéré Junior Loué | 8 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | SWE | Aimar Sher | 13 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | SWE | Axel Sjöberg | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 4 December 2021 Source: hammarbyfotboll.se

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Name | Role |
| Miloš Milojević | Head coach |
| Joachim Björklund | Assistant coach |
| Mikael "Mille" Olsson | Goalkeeping coach |
| Jimmy Lidberg | Fitness coach |
| Atena Gerontidou | Team manager |
| Wadda Tamimi | Assistant team manager |
| David Sumpter | Data scientist |
| Fran Peralta | Data scientist |
| Christian Andersson | Physio |
| Magnus Svärd | Physio |
| Ludvig Axelsson | Physio |
| Anders Bitén | Equipment manager |
| Fredrik Samuelsson | U19 head coach |
| Jonas Holtbäck | U17 head coach |
| Gustav Scheutz | U19 and U17 goalkeeping coach |
Source:

### Other information

| Chairman | Richard von Yxkull |
| Managing director | Richard von Yxkull |
| Director of football | Jesper Jansson |
| Technical director | Ola Larsson |
| Head of scouting | Mikael Hjelmberg |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Tele2 Arena (33,000 / ) |
Source:

## Competitions
### Allsvenskan
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Djurgårdens IF | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | IF Elfsborg | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Hammarby IF | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 53 | |
| 6 | Kalmar FF | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 47 | |
| 7 | IFK Norrköping | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 44 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: svenskfotboll.se (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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | L | D | W | W | W | D | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W |
| Position | 13 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

#### Matches

Kickoff times are in (UTC+01) unless stated otherwise.

##### December
### Svenska Cupen
#### 2020–21

    The tournament continued from the 2020 season.
Kickoff times are in UTC+1.

##### Group 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hammarby IF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | AIK | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | AFC Eskilstuna | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Oskarshamns AIK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | |

##### Knockout stage
#### 2021–22

    The tournament continues into the 2022 season.

##### Qualification stage
### UEFA Europa Conference League

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.