Jesper KarlströmDM#8

Udinese·Serie A·Midfield - Defensive Midfield

31 years(21/06/1995)1,82mrightSwedenContract until 30/06/2028

6.70Rating43 matches in 12 months

€4.00mMarket value#13 in Udinese · #326 in Serie A

Last 5rating per match

Serie A01.116.8

Serie A09.116.8

World Cup Qu15.116.2

Serie A22.116.8

Serie A29.117.1

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.70Nov

6.50Dec

6.70Jan

6.30Feb

6.70Mar

6.90Apr

7.20May

6.30Jun

Jul

6.80Aug

7.00Sep

6.70Oct

Club matchesUdinese

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Recent results

26 Sept · 16:30Friendlies ClubsA

Pogon SzczecinD1:1Match stats 19 Sept · 14:00Serie AH

Cagliari—Prediction 14 Sept · 19:45Serie AA

Inter—Prediction 07 Sept · 19:45Serie AH

Lazio—Prediction 02 Sept · 17:00Coppa ItaliaH

Venezia—Prediction

Key statsUEFA Nations League · Serie A · Coppa Italia

Goals10.12 / 906 of 46Rank

xG0.300.10 / 9020 of 45Rank

Assists019 of 46Rank

xA0.050.02 / 9031 of 46Rank

Shots50.59 / 9026 of 45Rank

Shots on target360%10 of 45Rank

Key passes80.95 / 9025 of 46Rank

Pass accuracy85.3%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among midfielders — Serie A, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking49

Technique49

Tactical52

Defending59

Creativity50

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DM · MC

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.2080%

xG0.0752%

Shots0.6038%

Shots on target0.4068%

Conversion %33.393%

Big chances missed0.0063%

Dribbles0.2014%

Fouls won0.4010%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0030%

xA0.0427%

Key passes0.8036%

Big chances created0.0023%

Accurate passes36.8036%

Pass accuracy %82.918%

Final third passes7.6031%

Long balls1.8071%

Crosses0.4051%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.6053%

Interceptions0.8042%

Clearances1.4056%

Blocks1.0090%

Aerial duels won0.200%

Duels won2.403%

Recoveries4.0051%

Dribbled past0.8049%

Fouls1.0051%

Errors leading to goal0.0052%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 45 midfielders · Serie A · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 450′

Similar playersSerie A · midfielders · season 26/27

84%

Alessandro RomanoCagliari · Midfield - Defensive Midfield7.04Rating1G0A20age 79%

Simone CinquegranoSassuolo · Midfield - Right Midfield6.50Rating0G0A22age 79%

Alessandro DeiolaCagliari · Midfield - Central Midfield6.90Rating0G0A31age 78%

Harry WinksCagliari · Midfield - Defensive Midfield7.00Rating0G0A30age 78%

Michel AdopoCagliari · Midfield - Central Midfield6.80Rating0G2A26age 77%

Reda BelahyaneLazio · Midfield - Defensive Midfield7.00Rating0G0A22age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 27 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

+0.8

+0.1

10.9

25/26

+0.7

10.3

26/27

Goals xG · total 2 / 1.2

Assists vs xA

-1.0

-0.9

00.9

25/26

00.1

26/27

Assists xA · total 0 / 1.0

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusInjuredsince 29.04.2026

National teamSweden27 caps · 0 goals

Contract until30/06/2028

Market value€4.00mHighest: €4.00m (17/06/2025)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
UEFA Nations League	Sweden	26/27	3	145	6.65	—	—	0	—	—
Serie A	Udinese	26/27	5	450	6.88	1	—	1	2	—
Coppa Italia	Udinese	26/27	2	163	6.95	—	—	0	1	—

Transfers9

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
03/08/2024	24/25	Lech Poznan	Udinese	€2.00m	€1.80m
01/01/2021	20/21	Djurgården	Lech Poznan	€800k	€1.50m
30/11/2017	17/18	Brommapojkarna	Djurgården	End of loan	€500k
10/08/2017	17/18	Djurgården	Brommapojkarna	loan transfer	€300k
22/01/2015	14/15	Brommapojkarna	Djurgården	?	€100k
01/08/2013	13/14	IF Bromma U19	Brommapojkarna	-	-
01/01/2013	12/13	IF Bromma U17	IF Bromma U19	-	-
01/01/2012	11/12	Bromma Jgd.	IF Bromma U17	-	-
01/07/2004	04/05	Hammarby Yth.	Bromma Jgd.	free transfer	-

Market value

€4.00m Current€4.00m Highest · 17/06/202529/05/2026 Last change

06.07.201429.05.2026

#239 Defensive Midfield#326 Serie A#36 Sweden#13 Udinese#2.716 Worldwide#77 Year 1995

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
06/07/2014	19	IF Brommapojkarna	€100k
11/04/2015	19	Djurgårdens IF	€250k
14/06/2015	19	Djurgårdens IF	€400k
29/11/2015	20	Djurgårdens IF	€400k
17/06/2016	20	Djurgårdens IF	€400k
11/12/2016	21	Djurgårdens IF	€350k
20/06/2017	21	Djurgårdens IF	€300k
20/11/2017	22	IF Brommapojkarna	€500k
20/06/2018	22	Djurgårdens IF	€700k
16/01/2019	23	Djurgårdens IF	€600k
28/06/2019	24	Djurgårdens IF	€800k
20/11/2019	24	Djurgårdens IF	€1.00m
08/04/2020	24	Djurgårdens IF	€800k
05/08/2020	25	Djurgårdens IF	€1.00m
10/12/2020	25	Djurgårdens IF	€1.50m
15/01/2021	25	Lech Poznan	€1.50m
21/05/2021	25	Lech Poznan	€1.50m
31/12/2021	26	Lech Poznan	€1.80m
07/04/2022	26	Lech Poznan	€2.00m
14/06/2022	26	Lech Poznan	€2.50m
16/11/2022	27	Lech Poznan	€2.50m
09/06/2023	27	Lech Poznan	€3.00m
29/12/2023	28	Lech Poznan	€2.50m
28/03/2024	28	Lech Poznan	€2.00m
07/06/2024	28	Lech Poznan	€1.80m
18/10/2024	29	Udinese Calcio	€2.00m
18/12/2024	29	Udinese Calcio	€2.50m
25/03/2025	29	Udinese Calcio	€3.50m
17/06/2025	29	Udinese Calcio	€4.00m
23/12/2025	30	Udinese Calcio	€4.00m
29/05/2026	30	Udinese Calcio	€4.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Serie A	Udinese	3	270	1	0.3	0.3	0	0.05	1	2	0.94
2025	Serie A	Udinese	36	3164	1	0.94	0.94	0	0.9	20	16	7.85

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.