_38_(cropped).jpg) Mellberg in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Olof Mellberg[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2006-07-30)30 July 2006 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back,left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2023 | IF Brommapojkarna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | IF Brommapojkarna | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Red Bull Salzburg | 5 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | →FC Liefering (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Sweden U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Sweden U19 | 11 | (1) |
| 2025– | Sweden U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:56, 29 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:48, 27 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
John Olof Mellberg (born 30 July 2006) is a Swedish professionalfootballer who plays asdefender forAustrian Bundesliga clubRed Bull Salzburg. Born in England, he represents Sweden at youth level.
Mellberg started playing football with the youth academy ofIF Brommapojkarna at the age of 9, and was promoted to their senior team for the 2023 season. On 19 June 2023, he transferred to theAustrian Bundesliga clubRed Bull Salzburg on a contract until 2026, and was initially assigned to their partner clubFC Liefering.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Liefering in a 1–0 loss toDornbirn on 28 July 2023.[3]
Mellberg is a youth international for Sweden, having played for theSweden U17s.[4]
In June 2025 he was selected for the seniorSweden squad forfriendly matches againstHungary andAlgeria on 6 and 10 June 2025, respectively.[5]
His fatherOlof Mellberg was also a professional footballer.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IF Brommapojkarna | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| FC Liefering (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 2. Liga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||