Axel Henriksson

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Axel Henriksson
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Henriksson in 2024
Personal information
Full name Per Axel Nils Henriksson
Date of birth (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
Number 18
Youth career
IK Zenith
–2021 BK Häcken
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 BK Häcken 0 (0)
2022–2025 GAIS 75 (26)
2025– Blackburn Rovers 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025

Per Axel Nils Henriksson (born 16 April 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers.

Career

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Henriksson hails from Björlanda,[1] and started his youth career in IK Zenith before joining BK Häcken's academy.[2] He also participated in athletics as a child.[1]

For Häcken's senior team, he featured in three pre-season matches in 2021.[3] He made his debut for Häcken in March 2021, in the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen semi-final against Västerås.[4] He then missed the rest of the 2021 season through knee injury. He was not offered a contract in Häcken and instead signed for GAIS in the Ettan, immediately becoming a starting player.[3][5]

Henriksson scored 11 goals in 2022 to help secured promotion to the Superettan for GAIS.[1] In 2023, GAIS secured its second straight promotion, with Henriksson described as a "crowd favourite".[6][7][8]

Henriksson made his Allsvenskan debut in March 2024 against Brommapojkarna.[4] He scored his first double goal in Allsvenskan against Elfsborg in May 2024.[9] He was described as a "key player" for GAIS.[10]

At the same time, he became somewhat controversial. After scoring in the GAIS–IFK Göteborg derby in May 2024, Henriksson was heard singing "Pissa, pissa på, pissa på IFK" after the match.[11] In October 2024, he apologized after praising the use of bangers in the stands.[12]

On 6 August 2025, Henriksson signed for Blackburn Rovers on a four-year deal with an option to extend for a further season.[13]

Personal life

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In February 2022, he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease.[14]

Career statistics

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As of match played 13 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
BK Häcken 2021 Allsvenskan 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
GAIS 2022 Ettan Fotboll 20 11 1 0 — — 21 11
2023 Superettan 17 6 1 0 — — 18 6
2024 Allsvenskan 26 8 1 0 — — 27 8
2025 Allsvenskan 12 1 2 0 — — 14 1
Total 75 26 5 0 — — 80 26
Blackburn Rovers 2025–26 Championship 12 0 0 0 1 0 — 13 0
Career total 87 26 6 0 1 0 0 0 94 26

References

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