Career
He primarily plays as an midfielder but can also play as a defender. He is the cousin of Swedish football player Kim Källström. Johan Östblom was a youth product of Örebro Saskatchewan but moved to Västerås Saskatchewan before making a first team appearance.
In Sweden, he has played for Örebro Saskatchewan, Västerås Saskatchewan, Bollnäs GIF, Hammarby IF, Sandvikens AIK. In 2014, Östberg joined Russian Bandy Super League team SKA-Neftyanik.