Jonathan Levi
Levi with Öster in 2017
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Alberto Levi
Date of birth (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996
Place of birth Glumslöv, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Puskás Akadémia
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2012 Glumslövs FF
2013–2014 Eskilsminne IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Eskilsminne IF 5 (0)
2015 → HIF Akademi (loan) 8 (7)
2016 Landskrona BoIS 25 (8)
2017 Östers IF 11 (5)
2017–2020 Rosenborg 26 (4)
2019 → Elfsborg (loan) 21 (5)
2020–2023 IFK Norrköping 81 (17)
2023– Puskás Akadémia 34 (2)
International career‡
2018 Sweden U21 6 (0)
2019 Sweden 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 January 2019

Jonathan Alberto Levi (born 23 January 1996) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hungarian club Puskás Akadémia.[1]

Club career

Youth years and early senior career

Levi grew up in the locality of Glumslöv, situated between the two cities Helsingborg and Landskrona, to a Swedish mother and an Italian father.[2] He started playing football at the local club Glumslövs FF at a young age.[3]

In 2013, he moved to Eskilsminne IF where he joined up with his older brother Christoffer Levi.[2] He made his professional debut two years later in Division 1, the Swedish third tier. Levi however had a hard time breaking in to the squad and joined HIF Akademi, the feeder team of top flight club Helsingborgs IF, on loan during the summer of 2015. He scored 7 goals in 8 appearances for the fourth tier-side during his short loan spell.[4]

Landskrona BoIS

Ahead of the 2016 season, Levi had a trial with Helsingborgs IF, but was not offered a contract by manager Henrik Larsson.[2] He ultimately signed a two-year deal with Landskrona BoIS in the Swedish third tier.[5]

Levi immediately established himself as a key player at Landskrona, operating on either of the two winger positions or playing as a central attacking midfielder. On 25 August 2016, Levi scored in 3-1–win against then reigning Swedish champions Malmö FF in the Swedish Cup.[6] Even though Landskrona eventually missed out on a promotion,[2] Levi enjoyed much success during his first full season at senior level, scoring 8 goals in 25 matches.[7]

Östers IF

In November 2016, Levi was sold to Östers IF in Superettan. He signed a three-year deal with the Växjö-based club.[8] Levi made his debut for his new side on 2 April 2017 in an away fixture against Falkenbergs FF, where he settled the score to 2-0 in stoppage time.[9]

Levi went on to score 5 goals in 11 games during the first half of the 2017 season.[10] His performances at Öster reportedly led to interest from BK Häcken, IFK Norrköping and Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, the Swedish top tier.[11]

Rosenborg BK

On 8 July 2017, Levi transferred to Rosenborg, reigning champions of Eliteserien.[12] He signed a four and a half-year contract with the club,[13] and the transfer fee was reportedly set at 8 million Swedish kronor with 2.1 million in additional bonuses (approximately £0.9 million in total).[14]

Puskás Akadémia

On 23 January 2023, Levi signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Puskás Akadémia in Hungary.[15]

International career

In June 2017, Levi was called up to the Swedish U21 national team by manager Roland Nilsson for a training camp ahead of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[16][17]

He made his debut for the Sweden national football team on 11 January 2019 in a friendly against Iceland, as a starter.[18]

Personal life

Jonathan Levi has an Italian father.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 August 2022[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other2 Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Eskilsminne IF 2015 Division 1 Södra 5080--130
Total 5080----130
Landskrona BoIS 2016 Division 1 25822--2710
Total 25822----2710
Östers IF 2017 Superettan 11500--115
Total 11500----115
Rosenborg BK 2017 Eliteserien 701020-100
2018 Eliteserien 1947013310407
Total 2648015310507
IF Elfsborg (loan) 2019 Allsvenskan 21500--215
Total 21500----215
IFK Norrköping 2020 Allsvenskan 25930--289
2021 Allsvenskan 27220--292
2022 Allsvenskan 20622--228
Total 721772----7919
Career total 160392541531020146

1 Includes Norwegian Super Cup matches.

Honours

Rosenborg[20]

References

  1. ↑ Jonathan Levi at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 3 4 ""Min pappa är italienare och har lärt mig att man inte alltid ska hålla käften."" (in Swedish). Östers IF. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Spelförståelse är huvudsaken för Jonathan" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "BoIS-succén Jonathan Levi om flytten till Öster: "Rätt val"" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Mittfältare klar för BoIS" (in Swedish). Landskrona Direkt. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "BoIS vidare efter jätteskräll – slog ut MFF" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Hete Levi talar ut om sin framtid" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Levi klar för Östers IF" (in Swedish). Östers IF. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Öster fixade festen i premiären" (in Swedish). Östers IF. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Jonathan Levi" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Öster-duo sägs intressera Hammarby: "Följer superettan"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Levi klar för Rosenborg BK" (in Swedish). Östers IF. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "-Kommer til å nyte å spilld foran Kjernen" (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Officiellt: Jonathan Levi klar för Rosenborg" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers.com. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "SVÉD A SZÉLEN" (in Hungarian). Puskás Akadémia FC. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Nilsson samlar trupp på Bosön" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  17. ↑ "Jonathan Levi uttagen i U21-landslaget" (in Swedish). Östers IF. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  18. ↑ "Sweden v Iceland game report". Eurosport. 11 January 2019.
  19. ↑ "Jonathan Levi". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  20. ↑ "B. Šerbečić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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