Another European opportunity for Joel Stevens

Joel Stevens is having his second opportunity as a football player in Europe. The 25-year-old forward left his former club Southern United in December and departed to Sweden to do some trials with local clubs.

He signed with IFK Värnamo from Swedish third-tier in February and recently made his official debut for his new club. Värnamo also count on another New Zealander in the squad – Francis de Vries.

Sweden is not an unknown country to him as he spent a season there two years ago. He played for Husqvarna FF in 2018 and scored three goals in 21 matches in the third-tier of Swedish football. Now he is back to European football trying to prove himself in order to keep playing in Europe in the upcoming years.

Stevens made his official debut for New Zealand National Football team in 2014. He also represented his country in 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.