Anton Cajtoft

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Anton Cajtoft
Personal information
Full name Björn Anton Cajtoft
Date of birth (1994-02-13) 13 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Jönköping, Sweden
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Bryne
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2008 Bankeryds SK
2008–2012 Jönköpings Södra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Jönköpings Södra 80 (0)
2021–2022 Norrby 60 (0)
2023– Bryne 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 Sweden U19 1 (0)
2014–2017 Sweden U21 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 June 2017

Björn Anton Cajtoft (born 13 February 1994) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for OBOS-ligaen club Bryne.[1]

Club career[edit]

Cajtoft, the son of a goalkeeper, joined his local club, Bankeryds SK, when he was about five or six years old.[2] He also represented the Småland region as a youth in national competitions. In 2008, he was invited to a youth summer camp with Jönköpings Södra, and he signed later that year.[2]

He was promoted to the first-team squad in October 2012, and signed a one-year contract, with the intention of being a third-string keeper.[3] He spent the entire 2012 Superettan season on the bench, but then made his team debut by playing the full 90 minutes during a win over GAIS on 2 November 2013, during the last match of the 2013 season. He shutout GAIS for a 1-0 win.[4] Following this impressive performance, his contract was extended for two years in December.[5]

Cajtoft started the 2014 season as the third-string keeper once again, but injuries to Niklas Helgesson and Damir Mehić made him the first choice for manager Jimmy Thelin.[6] Once again, he proved himself worthy of a starting spot and played in 27 matches between the sticks that year. The following season, he and Mehic shared goalkeeping duties. Cajtoft appeared in 19 games and recording four shutouts. J-Södra finished as league champions and were promoted to Allsvenskan for the 2016 season. Cajtoft made his first division debut during the season opener on 2 April against Kalmar, recording yet another shutout in a 1-0 win.[7] It was J-Södra's first top-division victory in 47 years.[8]

On 8 January 2021, Cajtoft signed a contract with Norrby for 2 years with an option for a third year.[9]

International career[edit]

Cajtoft was selected to play with the Swedish under-19 team in a friendly against Finland on 10 October 2014 in Uppsala. They lost 1-0.[10] The following month, on 14 November, he made his debut for the Swedish U21 team. Facing Cyprus, they tied 1-1, and then won 5-3 after penalties.[11]

In August 2015, Cajtoft was among the 22 players named to the Swedish under-21 team for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying tournament.[12] As of 30 May he has been the starting keeper in all five group matches, recording four shutouts.

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Jönköpings Södra

References[edit]

  1. ^ Anton Cajtoft at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b Marthinson, John (August 27, 2014). "Intervju med Anton Cajtoft" (in Swedish). Svenska Fans. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "Officiellt: Jönköpings Södra flyttar upp Philip Djup och Anton Cajtoft" (in Swedish). Fotboll Transfers. October 30, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  4. ^ Abrahamsson, Victor (November 2, 2013). "Nästa generation fick chansen – och tog den" (in Swedish). Jnytt. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  5. ^ Höglund, Jimmy (December 1, 2013). "Två nya år för Anton Cajtoft" (Press release) (in Swedish). Jönköpings Södra. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  6. ^ Hultqvist, Daniel (May 26, 2014). "Skrällen: Cajtoft i U21-landslaget" (in Swedish). Jönköpings-Posten. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  7. ^ "Kalmar 0 - 1 Jönköpings Södra". Soccerway. April 2, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  8. ^ Gustafsson, Peter (April 2, 2016). "Matchhjälten: "Segern betyder mycket"" (in Swedish). Jnytt. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  9. ^ "Cajtoft ser fram emot tiden i Norrby: "Fått ett väldigt bra helhetsintryck av klubben"" (Press release) (in Swedish). Norrby. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  10. ^ "0-1 på Studenternas" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. October 10, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  11. ^ "1-1 mot Cypern" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. November 14, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  12. ^ "U21-truppen till EM-kvalet". Swedish Football Association. August 25, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2016.

External links[edit]

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