Johannes Daniel Erik Selvén (born 26 July 2003) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a right winger for Vestri.
Club career Galtabäcks and IFK Göteborg Already at a very early age, as a 14-15 year old, Selvén played senior football for his childhood club, Galtabäcks, which played in the Swedish Division 5 and later also in Division 6.Profile at Fotbolltransfers, fotbolltransfers.com
In the summer of 2018, 15-year-old Selvén trained with IFK Göteborg.Galtabäckare imponerar i den blåvita akademin, hn.se, 5 August 2018 However, he only officially moved to Gothenburg a year later, in the summer of 2019.Johannes Selvén från Galtabäck har skrivit på för IFK ..., pressreader.com, 11 July 2019 On January 9, 2023, Selvén signed his first professional contract, which also meant he was permanently promoted to the first team squad. He put his signature until the end of the year.Selvén lyfts också upp, ifkgoteborg.se, 9 January 2023
On February 20, 2023, Selvén made his official debut in a cup match against Utsiktens BK.IFK GÖTEBORG VS. UTSIKTEN 3 - 2, soccerway.com, 20 February 2023 He also played the subsequent cup match against GAIS six days later.GAIS VS. IFK GÖTEBORG 2 - 1, soccerway.com, 26 February 2023
On March 28, 2023, Selvén joined Örgryte IS on a loan deal in search of more playing time.JOHANNES SELVÉN ANSLUTER TILL ÖIS PÅ LÅN, oisfotboll.se, 29 March 2023Selvén lånas ut, ifkgoteborg.se, 29 March 2023 After four games for the club, Selvén returned to Gothenburg in mid-May 2023.JOHANNES SELVÉN ÅTERVÄNDER TILL IFK GÖTEBORG, oisfotboll.se, 22 May 2023
On June 10, 2023, Gothenburg confirmed that Selvén's contract had been terminated by mutual agreement.Johannes Selvén släpps, ifkgoteborg.se, 10 June 2023
OB On June 14, 2023, Selvén signed with Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub, where he signed a three-year deal and got jersey number 19.Vi henter Johannes Selvén, ob.dk, 14 June 2023 He made his debut in a 2–1 victory over Brøndby IF on July 30, 2023.BRØNDBY VS. OB 1 - 2, soccerway.com, 30 July 2023
Selven played just 482 minutes across 10 matches in all competitions before being loaned out to Icelandic club Vestri at the end of April 2024 until the end of the year.JOHANNES SELVÉN UDLEJES TIL VESTRI, ob.dk, 24 April 2024 He was back in OB in July, where he started pre-season with the rest of the team ahead of the 2024–25 season.TRUPPEN MOD VEJLE BOLDKLUB, ob.dk, 13 July 2024
In his first half-season back at OB in 2024–25, Selvén only managed to play one cup match for the club, getting 13 minutes on the pitch while sitting as an unused substitute in 10 league matches.
Utsiktens BK On March 3, 2025, Selvén returned to Sweden, signing with Utsiktens BK of the Superettan on a deal running until the end of 2027.Johannes Selvén till Utsikten, laget.se, 3 March 2025Johannes Selvén skifter til Utsiktens BK, ob.dk, 3 March 2025
Vestri On July 31, 2025, Icelandic club Vestri announced the signing of Selvén on a permanent transfer, moving back to the club he had spent the first part of 2024 on loan with. Selvén signed a 3-year contract with the Besta Deild club.Johannes Selvén aftur í Vestra (Staðfest), fotbolti.net, 31 July 2025
International career
Philippines In March 2024, Selven was reportedly one of the players being recruited by head coach Tom Saintfiet and team manager Freddy Gonzalez to play for the Philippines.
References
External links
Johannes Selvén at LagStatistik