Emil Krafth

Östers IF

Krafth began his career at lower-division side Lagans AIK. It was with Lagans AIK that he made his senior debut in 2010, aged just 16. In 2011, he joined Östers IF in Superettan. Krafth debuted for the club at 17 years old, starting the whole game, in a 2–1 win against GIF Sundsvall in the opening game of the season. He quickly became a first team regular for the side, playing in either the defender ad midfield positions and impressed in his first season in the Superettan. For his performance at one point, Krafth was named Tipselit Player of the Month for June. Krafth was also named Sveriges Radio Kronoberg Prize for "Sports Surprise of the Year 2011". At the end of the 2011 season, Krafth made thirty–five appearances in all competitions. Following this, Krafth was linked a move away from Östers IF, as he went on trials, such as, Rangers and Malmö.

Helsingborgs IF

Krafth earned a move to Allsvenskan side Helsingborgs IF on 10 January 2012. Upon joining the club, he was given number fifteen shirt. Krafth appeared as an unused substitute in Helsingborgs’ first match of the 2012 season, in a 2–0 win over AIK in the Svenska Supercupen. A month later, on 27 April 2012 against Mjällby, he made his Helsingborgs debut, starting the whole game, in a 1–1 draw. After the match, Krafth's performance was praised by Manager Conny Karlsson. He then appeared in the next three matches for the side, keeping two out of the three clean sheets. However, Krafth…

Youth career

In May 2011, Krafth was called up to the Sweden U17 squad for the first time. He only made one appearances for the U17 side. In August 2012, Krafth was called up to the Sweden U19 squad for the first time. He then scored on his debut, winning 2–0 against Finland U19 on 14 August 2012. Krafth went on to make eight appearances and scoring once for the U19 side. In May 2012, Krafth was called up to the Sweden U21 squad for the first time. Krafth became the fifth youngest person ever to play in the Sweden U21 team, being 17 years and 309 days old when he played in Sweden U21s' match against Malta on 6 June 2012. Krafth then kept three consecutive clean sheets between 5 June 2014 and 5 September 2014 against Iceland U21, Slovakia U21 and Greece U21, all of them were wins. However, during a 2–2 draw against Denmark U21 on 11 June 2015, he suffered a back injury that kept saw him miss the UEFA European Under-21 Championship and Sweden U21 went on to win the tournament. A year later on 3 June 2016 against Georgia U21, Krafth scored the U21 side's second goal of the game, in a 3–2 win, which turns out to be his last appearance for Sweden U21. He went on to make sixteen appearances and scoring once for the U21 side.

Senior career

In January 2014, Krafth was called up to the Sweden's squad for the first time. He made his debut for Sweden against Moldova, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute, and set up the national's side goal for Erton Fejzullahu, who…

Krafth was born in Ljungby, Kronoberg County. Both of his parents, Pelle and Pernilla, were footballers, and he joined his mother's club, Lagans AIK, at five years old. Krafth was coached by his parents throughout his time at Lagans AIK. He started out playing as a defensive midfielder or striker before switching to defence, eventually playing at right–back. Krafth has a sister and a brother. When he was fifteen years old, Krafth moved out of his parents’ house to Växjö, attending a football high school there and said it was easy to adapt. Growing up, he supported Manchester United.

Krafth is in a long-term relationship with Lina Lundqvist. In November 2019, he became a first time father when Lundqvist gave birth to a baby girl. In addition to speaking Swedish, Krafth speaks English and Italian.