Who Is... Jordan Larsson? Al Ettifaq's Eastern Derby hero with a king for dad

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·22 September 2026

Who Is... Jordan Larsson? Al Ettifaq's Eastern Derby hero with a king for dad

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Pressure Cooker

There’s pressure, and then there’s the pressure of growing up in Sweden as the son of Henrik Larsson, the Celtic, Barcelona and international legend who during his prolfiic spell in Glasgow was known as "King Henrik".

Not only that, but Larsson Jnr's hugely decorated father named him Jordan after a certain Michael Jordan.

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Despite that, Jordan was always determined to chart his own path. In fact, Henrik initially didn’t want him to follow in his footsteps - not because he didn’t believe in him, but because he knew the expectation it would bring.

But Jordan was determined.