A 25-year-old Swedish striker named Jordan Larson joined Bundesliga promotion Maschalke 04 this week on a free transfer.
With this name, age, nationality, and looks, it is not difficult to guess that the boy's father is the famous Swedish star Henrik Larsson.
Jordan Larsson was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in the summer of 1997, when his father, Henrik Larsson, was playing for Eredivisie powerhouse Feyenoord in Rotterdam. At that time, it was the Bull Dynasty, and like many fathers of that era, Henrik Larson named his son Jordan.
After leaving Feyenoord, Henrik Larson played for the Celtics, Barcelona and other teams, including in the 2000-01 season, Henrik Larson scored 35 goals for the Celtics in the Soviet Premier League and won the European Golden Boot; In the 2005–06 Champions League final, Henrik Larsson came off the bench with two assists to help Barca beat Arsenal 2-1 and lift the Champions League trophy. In those years, Jordan Larson, who was still a child, traveled with his father to Glasgow in Scotland and Barcelona in Spain.
As the only son of Henrik Larsson, Jordan Larsson also embarked on the path of football, also playing as a striker, debuting in the Swedish lower league team Khogaborg. It is worth mentioning that on June 19, 2013, Henrik Larson and Jordan Larson both wore The Hogaborg shirt and staged a rare football scene in which Father and Son fought side by side, when Henrik Larson was 41 years old.
In the 2019 season, Jordan Larsson, who played for Norrköping, handed over a good record card, scoring 11 goals in 16 appearances in the Swedish Premier League. Subsequently, the young man transferred from Norrköping to the Russian Premier League team Spartak Moscow for a transfer fee of 4 million euros.
In the 2020-21 Russian Premier League, Jordan Larson is already an efficient goalscorer with 15 goals in 29 games, and finally ranks third in the Russian Premier League top scorer list, in front of Zenit St. Petersburg's forward double gun Gyuba and Azmon. Like all fathers in the world, Henrik Larson watched with relief as his son grew up and gradually played a role in the Russian Premier League.
Affected by the situation, many players who played in The Russian Premier League teams have left in the first half of this year, Jordan Larsson left the Russian Premier League in April this year and returned to Sweden, playing briefly for Solna, representing the team in 11 appearances in the Swedish Premier League and scoring 3 goals. Finally, this summer, the boy came to the Bundesliga promotion of Maschalq 04 on his own.
With his performances in the Swedish Premier League and the Russian Premier League, the door of the Swedish national team has long been open to Jordan Larson. As a fringe international for the Swedish national team, the youngster has made several appearances in the warm-up matches, but failed to make a chance to play in the 2022 Qatar World Cup European Qualifiers.
Jordan Larsson, Who scored 10 goals for Bochum in the Bundesliga last season, is an important signing for Schalke 04 in the front this summer. In addition, last season's Bundesliga Golden Boot winner continues to play for Schalke 04 this season.
In the 2021-22 Bundesliga, Schalke 04's high school striker Trod was in excellent form, winning the Bundesliga Golden Boot with an efficient performance of 30 goals in 30 games, helping the team win the Bundesliga title and return to the Bundesliga. Trod, who is 34 years old, has stayed in Schalke 04 this season.
The new Bundesliga season has begun, and Schalke 04 is ready for bundesliga promotion.