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{{short description|Swedish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Johan Elmander
| image = JohanElmander2012-13.JPG
| image_size = 
| caption = Elmander playing for [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] in 2012
| fullname = Johan Erik Calvin Elmander<ref name=TFF>{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=1432231 |title=Johan Eri̇k Calvi̇n Elmander |publisher=Turkish Football Federation |access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|5|27|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|22968|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Alingsås]], Sweden
| height = 1.88 m<ref name=PremProfile/>
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| years1 = 1997–1998
| clubs1 = [[Holmalunds IF]]
| caps1 = 23
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 1999–2000
| clubs2 = [[Örgryte IS]]
| caps2 = 39
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2000–2004
| clubs3 = [[Feyenoord]]
| caps3 = 39
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2002–2003
| clubs4 = → [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]] (loan)
| caps4 = 19
| goals4 = 12
| years5 = 2003–2004
| clubs5 = → [[NAC Breda]] (loan)
| caps5 = 31
| goals5 = 7
| years6 = 2004–2006
| clubs6 = [[Brøndby IF]]
| caps6 = 58
| goals6 = 22
| years7 = 2006–2008
| clubs7 = [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]]
| caps7 = 64
| goals7 = 22
| years8 = 2008–2011
| clubs8 = [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
| caps8 = 92
| goals8 = 18
| years9 = 2011–2014
| clubs9 = [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
| caps9 = 52
| goals9 = 16
| years10 = 2013–2014
| clubs10 = → [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] (loan)
| caps10 = 28
| goals10 = 1
| years11 = 2014–2016
| clubs11 = [[Brøndby IF]]
| caps11 = 48
| goals11 = 6
| years12 = 2017
| clubs12 = [[Örgryte IS]]
| caps12 = 23
| goals12 = 4
| totalcaps = 490
| totalgoals = 116
| nationalyears1 = 1997–1998
| nationalteam1 = [[Sweden men's national under-17 football team|Sweden U16]]
| nationalcaps1 = 27
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 1999
| nationalteam2 = [[Sweden men's national under-19 football team|Sweden U18]]
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2000–2004
| nationalteam3 = [[Sweden national under-21 football team|Sweden U21]]
| nationalcaps3 = 30
| nationalgoals3 = 12
| nationalyears4 = 2002–2015
| nationalteam4 = [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]
| nationalcaps4 = 85
| nationalgoals4 = 20
}}

'''Johan Erik Calvin Elmander''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈjûːan ɛlˈmǎnːdɛr}}; born 27 May 1981) is a Swedish former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]]. Beginning his career with [[Holmalunds IF]] in the late 1990s, he went on to play professionally in the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, France, England, and Turkey before retiring at [[Örgryte IS]] in 2017. A full international between 2002 and 2015, he scored 20 goals in 85 games for the [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden national team]], and represented his country at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], [[UEFA Euro 2008]] and [[UEFA Euro 2012]].

In 2011, his goal for [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]], away to [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] during the [[2010–11 Premier League|2010–11]] season, was voted the greatest Premier League goal ever in a poll by ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref name="guardian.co.uk">{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/poll/2011/dec/15/greatest-premier-league-goal-ever-poll | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Premier League (Football), Football, Sport | date=15 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="hurriyet.com.tr">{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/futbol/19500352.asp |title=O gol, İngiltere'nin gelmiş geçmiş en iyi golü oldu – Hürriyet Futbol |work=Hürriyet |date=19 December 2011}}</ref>

==Club career==
{{BLP sources section|date=July 2022}}

=== Early career ===
Elmander was born in [[Alingsås]], Alingsås Municipality.<ref name=Hugman/> He started his career as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]] for Swedish clubs but changed to a centre midfielder [[Holmalunds IF]] and [[Örgryte IS|Örgryte]], before making the move to Dutch club [[Feyenoord]] at the age of 18, where he continued to be used as a midfielder. Although never a first team regular, he came on as a substitute in the [[2002 UEFA Cup Final]] 3–2 win against [[Borussia Dortmund]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/3027393/UEFA-Cup-results-and-team-details.html|title=UEFA Cup results and team details |work=The Telegraph|date=8 May 2002 |access-date=8 May 2019}}</ref>

Elmander was subsequently put [[loan (football)|on loan]] back in Sweden with [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgården]], where he won [[Double (association football)|the double]] of both [[Allsvenskan]] championship and [[Svenska Cupen|Swedish Cup]] title in 2002 and Allsvenskan in 2003, however he wasn't awarded a medal as he had played too few matches. He debuted for the Sweden national team, in a February 2002 [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] against [[Greece national football team|Greece]]. In 2003, he was loaned out to Feyenoord's Dutch league rivals [[NAC Breda]].

===Brøndby IF===
[[File:Elmander02.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Elmander's personalized boot at Brøndby]]
Before the 2004–05 season, he was bought by [[Danish Superliga]] outfit [[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]]. Despite not scoring as many goals for the club as was expected, he was the playmaker and creative spark of the Brøndby team in the [[2004–05 Danish Superliga|2004–05 Superliga]] season, playing mainly as the free-roaming forward behind the sole striker in manager [[Michael Laudrup]]'s 4–3–3 formation. The team won the double of both the Danish Superliga and the [[Danish Cup]] title, and Elmander was voted Brøndby's Player of the Year.

In his two seasons at Brøndby, Elmander scored 22 goals in 58 Danish Superliga games, attracting the attention of several clubs throughout Europe. He was called up to represent Sweden at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], where he played two games. Elmander signed a four-year contract with French side [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] for an undisclosed fee of around €4,500,000 on 7 July 2006.

===Toulouse===
Elmander scored 11 goals in his first season with Toulouse and was nominated as player of the year by his fellow players; the award ultimately went to [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] winger [[Florent Malouda]]. The season was very successful, with Elmander helping lead Toulouse to a third-place finish and a berth in the qualifying rounds of [[UEFA Champions League]]. The second season, much like that of his team, was much more irregular, and though he scored the same number of goals as he did the previous season, he was less decisive.

===Bolton Wanderers===
On 27 June 2008, Elmander completed a move to [[Premier League]] club [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bwfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~1335286,00.html|title=Wanderers land Swede|date=27 June 2008|access-date=29 June 2008|publisher=[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113033225/http://www.bwfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/General/0%2C%2C1004~1335286%2C00.html|archive-date=13 January 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/7478332.stm|title=Bolton sign £10m-rated Elmander|date=27 June 2008|access-date=29 June 2008|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref> for an £8.2 million fee, the club's record signing, with the deal including [[Daniel Braaten]] moving to Toulouse. Elmander signed a three-year deal, wearing the number 9 shirt by manager [[Gary Megson]].

Elmander's first Premier League goal, a header, came on his competitive debut, against [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] on 16 August 2008 in a 3–1 win.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7551165.stm | publisher=BBC News | title=Bolton 3–1 Stoke | date=16 August 2008 | access-date=6 May 2010 | first=Owen | last=Phillips}}</ref> Elmander played 30 games in the [[2008–09 Premier League|2008–09 season]], scoring five goals and creating two assists.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/gamelog?id=14401&season=2008&cc=5739 |publisher=ESPN |title=Johan Elmander 08-09 |date=22 August 2009 |access-date=22 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825135006/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/gamelog?id=14401 |archive-date=25 August 2010 }}</ref>

From December 2008 to September 2009, Elmander went on a nine-month goal drought, which ended during the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] fixture against [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] as he scored in extra-time.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8256852.stm | publisher=BBC News | title=Bolton 3–1 West Ham (aet) | date=22 September 2009 | access-date=6 May 2010}}</ref> His first league goal in 11 months came in a 5–1 defeat to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://football.fanhouse.co.uk/2009/11/07/aston-villa-5-bolton-wanderers-1-five-star-villa-thrash-bolton/ |title=Aston Villa 5 Bolton 1: Five-Star Villa Thrash Bolton For Third Year Running – FanHouse UK |publisher=Football.fanhouse.co.uk |access-date=24 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126133632/http://football.fanhouse.co.uk/2009/11/07/aston-villa-5-bolton-wanderers-1-five-star-villa-thrash-bolton/ |archive-date=26 November 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Elmander finally found his goalscoring form in the [[2010–11 Premier League|2010–11 season]], scoring six goals in the opening 13 games, all away from the [[Reebok Stadium]]. His first home goals of the season came against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], giving him a joint lead as top scorer in the Premier League. However, his goalscoring form dipped and he scored just three goals between December and a goal on 12 March against [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] in an [[FA Cup]] Sixth round tie.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9421125.stm
 | publisher=BBC News | title=Birmingham 2–3 Bolton  | date=12 March 2011 | access-date=12 March 2011}}</ref> This brought his goal tally for all competitions to eleven for the season.

Bolton manager [[Owen Coyle]] said in an interview on 20 May that he expected Elmander to join [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]],<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/may/20/owen-coyle-johan-elmander-bolton
 | work=The Guardian | title=Owen Coyle expects Johan Elmander to leave Bolton for Galatasary  | date=2011-05-20 | access-date=20 May 2011 | location=London}}</ref> and Elmander confirmed later in the month that he would be leaving the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2365243,00.html? |title=Elmander: Time for a Fresh Challenge |date=24 May 2011 |publisher=Bolton Wanderers F.C. |access-date=24 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525205655/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0%2C%2C1004~2365243%2C00.html |archive-date=25 May 2011 }}</ref>

In total, Elmander made 92 appearances in the Premier League, scoring 18 goals; 11 appearances in the [[FA Cup]], scoring three goals; and five appearances in the [[League Cup]], scoring once.

===Galatasaray===
[[File:JohanElmanderGalatasaray.jpg|thumb|upright|Elmander in a September 2011 match against Eskişehirspor]]
On 27 May 2011, Elmander arrived in Turkey on his birthday, and on 30 May 2011, Elmander joined Galatasaray in a three-year deal on a free transfer after his contract expired at Bolton in the same month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kap.gov.tr/yay/Bildirim/Bildirim.aspx?id=157024 |title=Istanbul Stock Exchange |publisher=Kap.gov.tr }}</ref> He debuted on the second week of the [[Süper Lig]] season, coming on in the 61st minute and scored his first goal in a 3–1 home win over [[Samsunspor]] on 18 September. Due to his great performance, Galatasaray coach [[Fatih Terim]] changed the team's formation to a 4–4–2, allowing Elmander to play together with fellow striker [[Milan Baroš]] simultaneously. On 26 February 2012, he scored the opening and the winning goal of the game against [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] in a 3–2 win, and also scored goals in all derby matches, including against [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] and [[Trabzonspor]]. He scored 12 goals in 36 league matches in a season which saw Galatasaray crowned league champions.

Elmander began the [[2012–13 Süper Lig|2012–13 season]] in a match against [[Kasımpaşa Spor Kulübü|Kasımpaşa]] and scored his first goal of the season in a 3–3 draw with Beşiktaş the following week. In the league's fourth week, he scored the opener against [[Antalyaspor]] in a 4–0 away win for Galatasaray. and on 19 October 2012, he scored an amazing goal against [[Gençlerbirliği]] in a 3–3 away draw and maintained the lead of the Süper Lig. He left in August 2013 to join Premier League side [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] on a season-long loan.

====Loan to Norwich City====
Elmander returned to England, joining Norwich on a season-long loan. He made his debut for Norwich against [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] and scored his first two goals for the club against [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] in the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] on 27 August 2013.<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23764010
|title=Norwich 6 – 3 Bury
|publisher=[[BBC]]
|date=27 August 2013 |access-date=27 August 2013}}</ref> His first league start came against [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] on 31 August 2013. Elmander scored his first league goal against Southampton in a 4–2 away loss for the Canaries on 15 March 2014.<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26493213
|title=Southampton 4 – 2 Norwich
|publisher=[[BBC]]
|date=15 March 2014 |access-date=15 March 2014}}</ref> Elmander failed to impress during his loan spell at Norwich, though he did win the hearts of many fans with his hard-working performances and eagerness to play.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

===Return to Brøndby===
On 24 June 2014, Elmander returned to Brøndby in Denmark on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract after his contract with Galatasaray had expired. He was handed the number 11 shirt on his return to the club.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

===Return to Örgryte and retirement===
Elmander spent his last season as a professional footballer at [[Örgryte IS|Örgryte]], scoring 5 goals in 25 appearances in all competitions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fotboll.ois.se/johan-elmander-avslutar-sin-spelarkarriar/|title = ÖIS Fotboll – Officiell hemsida för sveriges äldsta fotbollsförening från 1887}}</ref>

==International career==
Elmander represented [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] at the [[2006 World Cup|2006 FIFA World Cup]], [[Euro 2008|UEFA Euro 2008]], and [[Euro 2012|UEFA Euro 2012]]. He retired from the national team in November 2015, having won 85 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] and scored 20 goals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/sverige/johan-elmanders-besked---slutar-i-landslaget-naturligt/|title = Johan Elmanders besked – slutar i landslaget: "Naturligt"}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Elmander has two brothers [[Peter Elmander|Peter]] and [[Patrik Elmander|Patrik]] who also are former professional footballers.<ref>{{cite web|author=Zendry Svärdkrona|date=1 July 2007|title="Jag vill testa spel i England" &#124; Aftonbladet|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/internationell/article554802.ab|work=Aftonbladet}}</ref>

Elmander was married on 27 December 2007 to highschool sweetheart Amanda Calvin in a lavish ceremony in her home town of [[Hemsjö]], Sweden. The couple had over 200 guests including fellow former teammates [[Kim Källström]] and [[Jon Jönsson]]. At their wedding, Swedish-idol [[Christoffer Hiding]] performed.<ref>{{cite web|date=28 December 2007|title=Elmander fångad av en stormvind – fick sin Amanda &#124; Aftonbladet|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/landslaget/article1532590.ab|work=Aftonbladet}}</ref> In August 2008, the couple announced the birth of their first child.<ref>{{cite web|author=Sanna Casson|date=28 January 2009|title="Så är det att leva med en kändis" &#124; Nöjesbladet &#124; Aftonbladet|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article4283233.ab|work=Aftonbladet}}</ref> On 18 November 2010, it was announced Elmander's wife had given birth to a baby girl named Lily.<ref>{{cite web|date=20 November 2010|title=Bolton boss Coyle confident flying Elmander will pen new contract &#124; Premiership News|url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/bolton-boss-coyle-confident-flying-elmander-will-pen-new-contract-1263631|publisher=tribalfootball.com}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Svenska Cupen]], [[KNVB Cup]], [[Danish Cup]], [[Coupe de France]], [[FA Cup]], [[Turkish Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de la Ligue]], [[Football League Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Holmalunds IF|Holmalund]]
|[[1997 Swedish football Division 2|1997]]
|[[Division 2 Västra Götaland]]
|4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||0
|-
|[[1998 Swedish football Division 2|1998]]
|Division 2 Västra Götaland
|19||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!23!!5!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!23!!5
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Örgryte IS|Örgryte]]
|[[1999 Allsvenskan|1999]]
|[[Allsvenskan]]
|18||2||||||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||2
|-
|[[2000 Allsvenskan|2000]]
|Allsvenskan
|21||2||||||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||25||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!39!!4!!!!!!colspan="2"|—!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!43!!4
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Feyenoord]]
|[[2000–01 Feyenoord season|2000–01]]
|[[Eredivisie]]
|16||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||2
|-
|[[2001–02 Feyenoord season|2001–02]]
|Eredivisie
|22||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||9{{efn|Two appearances and two goals in [[UEFA Champions League]], seven appearances in UEFA Cup}}||2||colspan="2"|—||32||3
|-
|[[2002–03 Feyenoord season|2002–03]]
|Eredivisie
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!39!!3!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!9!!2!!0!!0!!49!!5
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgården]] (loan)
|[[2002 Allsvenskan|2002]]
|Allsvenskan
|8||5||2||0||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|name=UC}}||2||colspan="2"|—||14||7
|-
|[[2003 Allsvenskan|2003]]
|Allsvenskan
|11||7||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||7
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!19!!12!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!4!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!27!!14
|-
|[[NAC Breda]] (loan)
|[[2003–04 Eredivisie|2003–04]]
|Eredivisie
|31||7||2||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=UC}}||0||colspan="2"|—||35||7
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]]
|[[2004–05 Danish Superliga|2004–05]]
|[[Danish Superliga]]
|27||9||4||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=UC}}||0||colspan="2"|—||32||9
|-
|[[2005–06 Danish Superliga|2005–06]]
|Danish Superliga
|31||13||3||2||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Cup}}||3||colspan="2"|—||42||18
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!58!!22!!7!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!9!!3!!colspan="2"|—!!74!!27
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]]
|[[2006–07 Ligue 1|2006–07]]
|[[Ligue 1]]
|32||11||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||11
|-
|[[2007–08 Ligue 1|2007–08]]
|Ligue 1
|32||11||0||0||0||0||6{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Cup}}||1||colspan="2"|—||38||12
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!64!!22!!2!!0!!1!!0!!6!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!73!!23
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
|[[2008–09 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2008–09]]
|[[Premier League]]
|30||5||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||5
|-
|[[2009–10 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2009–10]]
|Premier League
|25||3||4||1||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||5
|-
|[[2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2010–11]]
|Premier League
|37||10||6||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||45||12
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!92!!18!!11!!3!!5!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!108!!22
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
|[[2011–12 Galatasaray S.K. season|2011–12]]
|[[Süper Lig]]
|36||12||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||12
|-
|[[2012–13 Galatasaray S.K. season|2012–13]]
|Süper Lig
|16||4||2||1||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}||0||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Turkish Super Cup]]}}||0||25||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!52!!16!!2!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!6!!0!!1!!0!!61!!17
|-
|[[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] (loan)
|[[2013–14 Norwich City F.C. season|2013–14]]
|Premier League
|28||1||2||0||3||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||3
|-
|rowspan="3"|Brøndby
|[[2014–15 Danish Superliga|2014–15]]
|Danish Superliga
|20||1||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||2
|-
|[[2015–16 Danish Superliga|2015–16]]
|Danish Superliga
|25||5||4||1||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||3||colspan="2"|—||37||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!45!!6!!6!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!8!!3!!colspan="2"|—!!59!!11
|-
|Örgryte
|[[2017 Superettan|2017]]
|[[Superettan]]
|23||4||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance in Superettan relegation play-offs}}||0||25||5
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!513!!120!!38!!9!!9!!3!!48!!11!!2!!0!!610!!143
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="NFT">{{cite web |last1=Strack-Zimmermann |first1=Benjamin |title=Johan Elmander |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/6376/Johan_Elmander.html |website=National Football Teams |access-date=11 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="14"|[[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]
|2002||2||0
|-
|2003||4||3
|-
|2004||4||1
|-
|2005||6||3
|-
|2006||9||1
|-
|2007||6||3
|-
|2008||8||0
|-
|2009||7||1
|-
|2010||5||1
|-
|2011||11||3
|-
|2012||6||2
|-
|2013||6||2
|-
|2014||8||0
|-
|2015||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!85!!20
|}

:''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Elmander goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Johan Elmander<ref name="NFT"/>
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| style="text-align:center"|1 || rowspan="2"|16 February 2003 || rowspan="2"|[[Suphachalasai Stadium]], [[Bangkok]], Thailand || rowspan="2"|{{fb|QAT}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–2 || rowspan="2"|[[King's Cup (Thailand football tournament)|2003 King's Cup]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|2–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|3 || 20 February 2003 || Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand || {{fb|THA}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|4–1 || 2003 King's Cup
|-
| style="text-align:center"|4 || 17 November 2004 || [[Easter Road]], [[Edinburgh]], Scotland || {{fb|SCO}} || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || style="text-align:center"|4–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|5 || 4 June 2005 || [[Ullevi]], [[Gothenburg]], Sweden || {{fb|MLT}} || style="text-align:center"|6–0 || style="text-align:center"|6–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|6 || 8 June 2005 || [[Råsunda Stadium]], [[Solna Municipality|Solna]], Sweden || {{fb|NOR}} || style="text-align:center"|2–3 || style="text-align:center"|2–3 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|7 || 12 November 2005 || [[Seoul World Cup Stadium]], [[Seoul]], South Korea || {{fb|KOR}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|8 || 7 October 2006 || Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden || {{fb|ESP}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|9 || 28 March 2007 || [[Windsor Park]], [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland || {{fb|NIR}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
|-
| style="text-align:center"|10 || rowspan="2"|2 June 2007 || rowspan="2"|[[Parken Stadium]], [[Copenhagen]], Denmark || rowspan="2" | {{fb|DEN}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–0 '''*''' || rowspan="2"|UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
|-
| style="text-align:center"|11 || style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|12 || 12 August 2009 || Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden || {{fb|FIN}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|13 || 3 March 2010 || [[Liberty Stadium]], [[Swansea]], Wales || {{fb|WAL}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|14 || 9 February 2011 || [[GSP Stadium]], [[Nicosia]], Cyprus || {{fb|UKR}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || [[Cyprus International Football Tournament|2011 Cyprus International Football Tournament]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|15 || rowspan="2"|3 June 2011 || rowspan="2"|[[Zimbru Stadium]], [[Chişinău]], Moldova || rowspan="2"|{{fb|MDA}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–1 || rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|16 || style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|17 || 6 September 2012 || [[Olympia (Helsingborg)|Olympia]], [[Helsingborg]], Sweden || {{fb|CHN}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|18 || 16 October 2012 || [[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Berlin]], Germany || {{fb|GER}} || style="text-align:center"|3–4 || style="text-align:center"|4–4 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C|2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|19 || 7 June 2013 || [[Ernst-Happel-Stadion]], [[Vienna]], Austria || {{fb|AUT}} || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
|-
| style="text-align:center"|20 || 6 September 2013 || [[Aviva Stadium]], [[Dublin]], Republic of Ireland || {{fb|IRL}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
|}

'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>''' Match abandoned, see [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier fan attack]].

==Honours==
'''Feyenoord'''
*[[UEFA Cup]]: [[2001–02 UEFA Cup|2001–02]]

'''Djurgården'''
*[[Allsvenskan]]: [[2002 Allsvenskan|2002]], [[2003 Allsvenskan|2003]]<ref>[http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf Djurgårdens IF SM-guld på seniornivå] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630143919/http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf |date=30 June 2019 }}</ref>
*[[Svenska Cupen]]: [[2002 Svenska Cupen|2002]]{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

'''Brøndby'''
*[[Danish Superliga]]: [[2004–05 Danish Superliga|2004–05]]{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
*[[Danish Cup]]: [[2004–05 Danish Cup|2004–05]]{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

'''Galatasaray'''
*[[Süper Lig]]: [[2011–12 Süper Lig|2011–12]], [[2012–13 Süper Lig|2012–13]]{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
*[[Turkish Super Cup]]: [[2012 Turkish Super Cup|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=29&macId=108432|title=GALATASARAY A.Ş. 3-2 FENERBAHÇE A.Ş.|website=TFF|accessdate=15 June 2024|language=Turkish}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[UNFP Player of the Month]] (February 2007)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballeurspros.fr/ligue1/trophee-du-joueur/trophees-du-mois.html?tx_unfptrophee_pi1&#91;uid&#93;=46&cHash=334615b61f722d5d954d3710202504b4 |title=Trophées du mois |publisher=Footballeurspros.fr |access-date=19 March 2023 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924014514/http://www.footballeurspros.fr/ligue1/trophee-du-joueur/trophees-du-mois.html?tx_unfptrophee_pi1%5Buid%5D=46&cHash=334615b61f722d5d954d3710202504b4 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Premier League Player of the Month]]: [[2010–11 Premier League#Monthly awards|November 2010]]<ref name=PremProfile>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3583/Johan-Elmander/overview |title=Johan Elmander: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Elitefootball|982}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140310020802/http://www.eliteprospects.com/football/player.php?player=982 archive])
*{{Soccerbase}}
*{{FIFA player}}
*{{TFF player}}
*[http://www.galatasaray.org/futboltakimi/pages/oyuncu_896.php Profile] at Galatasaray.org
*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221102121/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,1004~24634,00.html |date=dmy |title=Johan Elmander profile at the Bolton Wanderers website }}
*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061128191449/http://www.brondby.com/player.asp?sid=110&id=33 |date=28 November 2006 |title=Brøndby IF profile}} {{in lang|da}}
*{{drdkstat|116994|archive=20051121164730}}

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