Kevin Robert Ackermann (born 24 May 2001) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for IFK Göteborg.

Club career Ackermann started playing football as a five-year-old in Azalea BK. Ackermann then went to IFK Göteborg, where he spent seven years.Kevin Ackermann - BK Häcken, web.archive.org, 21 January 2018

On 14 August 2017, 16-year old Ackermann made his debut with the senior team in Allsvenskan in a 2–0 home against GIF Sundsvall, coming on as a 92nd-minute substitute for Chisom Egbuchulam.

In November 2018, Häcken accepted a bid for Ackermann from the Italian ACF Fiorentina.Officiellt: Fiorentina överens med Häcken om Kevin Ackermann, fotbolltransfers.com, 29 November 2018 However, during the medical examination it was discovered that Ackermann had a heart defect, which stopped the transfer.Hjärtproblem stoppade jättetalangens flytt till Serie A, aftonbladet.se, 7 March 2019 He underwent an operation to fix the heart defect in Belgium on 30 April 2019.Häcken-talang öppnar upp om mardrömsår - har genomfört hjärtoperation: "Att gå ut genom det här stärker mig", fotbollskanalen.se, 12 July 2019 In August 2019, Ackermann returned to Häcken and was able to start training with the team again.Kevin Ackermann ser ljust på framtiden efter hjärtoperationen, bkhacken.se, 12 July 2019 He did not play any competition matches during the 2019 season, but in November 2019 he was selected for the first time in a year in the squad for a training match against Ljungskile SK.Häcken-talang kan göra comeback efter hjärtproblem, fotbollskanalen.se, 7 November 2019 After the 2019 season, Ackermann and Häcken agreed to terminate his contract early.Kevin Ackermann och BK Häcken går skilda vägar, bkhacken.se, 23 December 2019

On 3 January 2020, Ackermann was acquired by Örgryte IS, where he signed a three-year contract.Officiellt: Örgryte IS värvar Kevin Ackermann, fotbolltransfers.com, 3 January 2020

International career Ackermann made his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 12 January 2024 in a friendly game against Estonia which Sweden won 2–1.

Career statistics Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueSvenska CupenContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsIF Angered United2016Division 3 Nordvästra Götaland17100——171BK Häcken2017Allsvenskan101000—202018Allsvenskan100000—10Total2010000030Örgryte IS2020Superettan24320——2632021Superettan11030——1402022Superettan910 0—0091Total444500000495Career total635600000695

References

External links

Kevin Ackermann at Lag Statistik