Emil Roback

Emil Roback (born 3 May 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Milan Primavera. Born in Sweden to Ethiopian parents, Roback represents the Sweden U17 national team.

Club Career

Early career

Roback started playing football as a youngster with IFK Norrkoping, before representing IK Sleipner and Vasterhaninge IF in two brief spells.

Hammarby IF

In 2015, he joined the academy of Allsvenskan side Hammarby IF from Stockholm. On 3 January 2020, Roback signed his first professional contract with Hammarby. On 24 April 2020, Roback played striker alongside Hammarby IF shareholder Zlatan Ibrahimovic in an internal friendly game with Hammarby during the COVID-19 pandemic that was televised by Dplay.

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. He ended up playing 8 games for Frej in 2020.

Return to Hammarby and debut

On 25 June 2020, Roback returned to Hammarby for their Svenska Cupen match against IFK Goteborg. 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.

Milan

On 14 August 2020, Roback transferred to Milan in the Italian Serie A. The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 15-20 million Swedish kronor (approximately £1.3-1.8 million).