SpotlightBBC SportUnverified source· 4 Aug 2026
Ex-sandwich maker now faces Toure in Champions League
From making sandwiches to scoring on his Champions League debut, Jacob Bergstrom's journey is a fairytale.
J. Bergström
player
Age
31
Position
Striker
Club
Mjallby
Key stat
10 goals in 22 games in 2026
What happened. Jacob Bergstrom, a former sandwich maker, has helped Mjallby win the Swedish championship and Swedish Cup, and scored on his Champions League debut.
- Never picked up by a youth academy, played amateur football until 22.
- Worked at Subway after joining Mjallby in 2018, turned pro at 24.
- Mjallby based in Hallevik, a village with fewer than 1,000 residents.
“I never dreamed of anything like this. It was like, I didn't even think about it.”
— Jacob Bergstrom
Mjallby face Slovan Bratislava, coached by Yaya Toure, in the Champions League.
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