Emil Roback
Personal information
Full name Emil Pakebba Joof Roback
Date of birth (2003-05-03) 3 May 2003
Place of birth Norrköping, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 AC Milan
Youth career
IK Sleipner
IFK Norrköping
Västerhaninge IF
2015–2019 Hammarby IF
2020– AC Milan
2022–2023 → Nordsjælland (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Hammarby IF 0 (0)
2020 → IK Frej (loan) 8 (0)
2020– AC Milan 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Nordsjælland (loan) 0 (0)
2023 → IFK Norrköping (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2019 Sweden U16 3 (3)
2019 Sweden U17 5 (1)
2021– Sweden U19 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2023

Emil Pakebba Joof Roback (born 3 May 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club AC Milan. Born in Sweden to Gambian parents, Roback represents the Sweden U19 national team.

Club career

Early career

Roback started playing football as a youngster with IFK Norrköping, before representing IK Sleipner and Västerhaninge IF in two brief spells.[1]

Hammarby IF

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]

Loan to Frej

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]

Return to Hammarby and debut

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]

AC Milan

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]

International career

Roback has represented his nation Sweden at the under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 September 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hammarby IF 2020 Allsvenskan00100010
IK Frej (loan) 2020 Ettan Norra8000—80
AC Milan 2021–22 Serie A0010—10
Nordsjælland 2022–23 Superliga 0010—10
Norrköping (loan) 2023 Allsvenskan 3000—30
Career total 1103000140

    References

    1. ↑ "Roback: "Laget är som en familj"". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 September 2020.
    2. ↑ "Roback: "Laget är som en familj"" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
    3. ↑ "Hammarby Fotboll skriver avtal med Roback och Engdahl" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
    4. ↑ "NOA BACHNER: Hammarby lyssnade på vad Tegnell INTE sa". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 September 2020.
    5. ↑ "Frej 0–1 Brommapojkarna". Soccerway.
    6. ↑ "Emil Roback - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 September 2020.
    7. ↑ "Supertalangen Emil Roback, 17, om första tiden i Milan: "Overkligt"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 September 2020.
    8. ↑ "Hammarby 1–3 IFK Goteborg". Soccerway.
    9. ↑ "Emil Roback till AC Milan" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
    10. ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale: Emil Roback" (in Italian). AC Milan. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
    11. ↑ "Bomben: Säljer 17-årig talang till storklubben". Expressen. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
    12. ↑ EMIL ROBACK SKIFTER TIL FC NORDSJÆLLAND, fcn.dk, 31 August 2022
    13. ↑ "VÄLKOMMEN HEM, EMIL ROBACK!" [WELCOME HOME, EMIL ROBACK!]. ifknorrkoping.se (in Swedish). 25 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
    14. ↑ "Sweden U17 4–2 Lithuania U17". Soccerway.
    15. ↑ Emil Roback at Soccerway
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