Mattias Asper

Mattias Asper (born March 20, 1974 in Sölvesborg) is a Sweden soccer goalkeeper currently playing for Mjällby AIF. He has played 2 international matches for the Sweden national football team, and was a squad player for the 2000 European Football Championship.

Asper was a regular for Mjällby AIF for four years before joining Allsvenskan team AIK Fotboll in 1998. His performances attracted interest from Real Sociedad, who bought him for the 2000-01 season. However, he was not a success there, and eventually returned to Sweden and Malmö FF in 2002.

Asper won the Swedish championship 2 times, with AIK in 1999 and Malmö in 2004. On July 2, 2007, it was announced he had signed a club with Swedish top-tier team Brommapojkarna.On November 28, Asper signed on a return to old club Mjällby.

Playing career

- season, club, matches, goals

- 1993 - Mjällby AIF (3/0)
- 1994 - Mjällby AIF (21/0)
- 1995 - Mjällby AIF (22/0)
- 1996 - Mjällby AIF (26/0)
- 1997 - Mjällby AIF (26/0)
- 1998 - AIK Fotboll (19/0)
- 1999 - AIK Fotboll (26/0)
- 2000 - AIK Fotboll (15/0)
- 2000-01 - Real Sociedad (10/0)
- 2001-02 - Beşiktaş J.K (loan from Real Sociedad)
- 2002 - Malmö FF (16/0)
- 2003 - Malmö FF (23/0)
- 2004 - Malmö FF (26/0)
- 2005 - Malmö FF (26/0)
- 2006 - Viking FK
- 2007 - Viking FK
- 2007 - IF Brommapojkarna
- 2008 - Mjällby AIF

Outside football

Asper became a minor celebrity within the reaches of the Championship Manager community due to how well he was represented within the game.He joined the likes of Kennedy Bakircioglü and Mads Jorgensen as one of many unknown stars that became routine purchases.