Stefan Johansen

Stefan Marius Johansen (born 8 January 1991) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and captains Championship side Queens Park Rangers. In 2021 he announced that he had retired from international duty with Norway.

Johansen joined Bodo/Glimt at the age of 14. He made his first-team debut in 2007, and transferred to Stromsgodset in 2011 where he was one of the key players in the team that finished second in the league in 2012 and won the league-title in 2013. Johansen won the Kniksen Award as the midfielder of the year in 2013. He transferred to Celtic in January 2014. At Celtic in 2015 he won their player of the year voted for by fans of the club.

Johansen has represented Norway at youth international level, and was a part of the under-21 team at the 2013 European Championship. He made his full international debut in 2013.

Club Career

Bodo/Glimt

Johansen was born and raised in Vardo, a small town in the far north of Norway. He moved to Bodo to sign for Bodo/Glimt at the age of 14. He joined the first-team squad along with Anders Agnes Konradsen ahead of the 2007 season and Johansen made his debut for the team in the First Round of the 2007 Norwegian Football Cup against Hammerfest. Johansen played six matches in Adeccoligaen when Bodo/Glimt was promoted to Tippeligaen in 2007, and made his debut in Tippeligaen in the 3–2 win against Viking on 10 August 2008 when he replaced Jan Derek Sorensen in the 85th minute.

Johansen made four appearances in the 2009 season, going on to play regularly for Bodo/Glimt in Adeccoligaen in 2010 and was regarded as one of the biggest talents in Northern Norway. Clubs like Tromso, Fredrikstad and Aalesund wanted to sign Johansen whose contract expired after the season, but he signed a three-year contract with Stromsgodset in December 2010, and joined the club on a free transfer on 1 January 2011. Johansen played 18 matches in Adeccoligaen in his final season at Bodo/Glimt.

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