The 2021 season was AIK 130th in existence, their 93nd season in Allsvenskan and their 16th consecutive season in the league.
Season events On 23 December 2020, AIK announced that Samuel Brolin had joined Mjällby on a season-long loan deal for the upcoming season.
On 21 January, AIK announced the signing of Jetmir Haliti from Jönköpings Södra to a three-year contract.
On 1 February, AIK announced that they'd agreed a deal with Groningen for Paulos Abraham, that would see him initially join the Eredivisie club on loan, and then join permanently on 1 July.
On 22 February, AIK announced the signing of Lucas Forsberg from Sollentuna to a three-year contract.
On 26 February, AIK announced the return of Nicolás Stefanelli, signing a three-year contract from Unión La Calera.
On 29 March, AIK announced the return of Alexander Milošević, to a one-year contract from Vejle, with the option of two more years. On the same day, Robin Tihi joined AFC Eskilstuna on a season-long loan deal.
On 15 July, AIK announced the signing of Zack Elbouzedi from Lincoln City to a four-year contract.
On 24 July, AIK announced that Eric Kahl had joined AGF.
On 9 August, AIK announced the signing of Kristoffer Nordfeldt from Gençlerbirliği on a contract until the end of the season. Two days later, 11 August, AIK announced that Felix Melki had joined AFC Eskilstuna on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 3 September, AIK announced the signing of Henry Atola from Tusker, with the player officially joining on 1 January 2022 on a contract until 1 September 2026.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 13 Kyriakos Stamatopoulos GK Tromsø 2011 58 0 15 Kristoffer Nordfeldt GK Gençlerbirliği 2021 2021 15 0 23 Budimir Janošević GK Brommapojkarna 2018 53 0 31 Jakob Haugaard GK Stoke City 2020 16 0 Defenders 3 Per Karlsson DF Academy 2003 446 5 4 Sotirios Papagiannopoulos DF Copenhagen 2020 45 2 5 Alexander Milošević DF Vejle 2021 2021 (+2) 147 8 6 Jetmir Haliti DF Jönköpings Södra 2021 2023 4 0 14 Lucas Forsberg DF Sollentuna 2021 2023 1 0 25 Erick Otieno DF Vasalund 2020 39 1 33 Mikael Lustig DF Gent 2020 29 0 37 Ahmad Faqa DF Academy 2021 0 0 Midfielders 7 Sebastian Larsson MF Hull City 2018 103 22 8 Bilal Hussein MF Academy 2018 86 4 10 Nabil Bahoui MF De Graafschap 2019 150 53 17 Ebenezer Ofori MF VfB Stuttgart 2020 139 6 19 Saku Ylätupa MF AFC Ajax 2019 37 4 20 Zack Elbouzedi MF Lincoln City 2021 2024 21 2 22 Filip Rogić MF Orenburg 2020 29 4 26 Yasin Ayari MF Academy 2020 15 2 28 Calvin Kabuye MF Academy 2021 0 0 46 Amar Abdirahman Ahmed MF Academy 2020 1 0 Forwards 9 Nicolás Stefanelli FW Unión La Calera 2021 2023 74 29 11 Stefan Silva FW Palermo 2018 42 2 21 Bojan Radulović FW Brighton & Hove Albion 2020 31 4 34 Erik Ring FW Academy 2020 30 3 36 Henok Goitom FW San Jose Earthquakes 2017 290 100 Out on loan 12 Felix Melki DF AFC Eskilstuna 2019 22 0 16 Robin Tihi DF Academy 2020 19 1 32 Tom Strannegård MF Academy 2019 32 2 35 Samuel Brolin GK Academy 2019 0 0 44 Joshua Sivertsen DF Academy 2021 1 0 46 Rasmus Bonde DF Academy 2021 1 0 Left during the season 29 Eric Kahl DF Academy 2019
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.21 January 2021DFJetmir HalitiJönköpings SödraUndisclosed22 February 2021DFLucas ForsbergSollentunaUndisclosed26 February 2021FWNicolás StefanelliUnión La CaleraUndisclosed29 March 2021DFAlexander MiloševićVejleUndisclosed15 July 2021MFZack ElbouzediLincoln CityUndisclosed9 August 2021GKKristoffer NordfeldtGençlerbirliğiUndisclosed
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.1 July 2021FWPaulos AbrahamGroningenUndisclosed24 July 2021DFEric KahlAGFUndisclosed
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.23 December 2020GKSamuel BrolinMjällby31 December 20211 February 2021FWPaulos AbrahamGroningen30 June 202129 March 2021DFRobin TihiAFC Eskilstuna31 December 202111 August 2021DFFelix MelkiAFC Eskilstuna31 December 2021
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref31 December 2021FWStefan Silva 31 December 2021FWHenok GoitomRetired
Friendlies
Competitions
Overview
Allsvenskan
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Results
2020–21 Svenska Cupen
Group stage
2021–22 Svenska Cupen
Progressed to the 2022 season
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for AIK but left during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameAllsvenskan2020–21 Svenska Cupen2021–22 Svenska CupenTotal1 FW9 Nicolás Stefanelli1200122 MF10Nabil Bahoui1000103 MF7 Sebastian Larsson33064 FW36Henok Goitom32055 FW21Bojan Radulović30146 DF5 Alexander Milošević3003MF22Filip Rogić2103 Own goal21039 DF4 Sotirios Papagiannopoulos2002MF19Saku Ylätupa1102MF20Zack Elbouzedi1012FW34Erik Ring002213MF12Bilal Hussein1001DF25Erick Otieno1001FW32Tom Strannegård1001MF26Yasin Ayari0011 Total458558
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNameAllsvenskan2020–21 Svenska Cupen2021–22 Svenska CupenTotal1 GK23Budimir Janošević6107GK15Kristoffer Nordfeldt6017TOTALS121114
Disciplinary record Number Nation Position Name Allsvenskan 2020–21 Svenska Cupen 2021–22 Svenska Cupen Total3 DFPer Karlsson100010204 DFSotirios Papagiannopoulos501000605 DFAlexander Milošević500000507 MFSebastian Larsson12000001208 MFBilal Hussein200000209 FWNicolás Stefanelli2100002110MFNabil Bahoui2000002011FWStefan Silva1000001015GKKristoffer Nordfeldt1000001017MFEbenezer Ofori1000001019MFSaku Ylätupa2000002020MFZack Elbouzedi2000002021FWBojan Radulović1000001022MFFilip Rogić1000001023GKBudimir Janošević2000002025DFErick Otieno4010005033DFMikael Lustig3000003034FWErik Ring1000001036FWHenok Goitom00100010Players away on loan:16DFRobin Tihi0010001032MFTom Strannegård10000010Players who left AIK during the season:29DFEric Kahl10000010 Total5014010551
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