Daniel Björkman

Daniel Björkman
Personal information
Full name Lars Daniel Björkman[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-21) 21 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Falun, Sweden
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
BK Forward
Number 8
Youth career
Samuelsdals IF
IK Brage
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 IK Brage 16 (0)
2015–2018 BK Forward 66 (4)
2019–2020 Örebro SK 13 (0)
2021 10 (1)
2022– BK Forward 31 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:57, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Lars Daniel Björkman (born 21 February 1993) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Division 2 club BK Forward. He has previously played for , Örebro SK, and IK Brage.[1]

Career

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Björkman started his football career with Samuelsdals IF in Falun. In 2012, he moved to IK Brage, before joining Örebro-based club BK Forward in 2015.[2]

After strong performances in 2018, several clubs showed interest. Björkman had trials with AIK,[3] IFK Göteborg,[4] and Örebro SK. Eventually, he signed a two-year contract with Örebro SK.[5] In February 2021, Björkman moved to Faroe Islands Premier League club on a one-year contract.[6][7] He left the club after his contract expired in December 2021.[8]

In July 2022, Björkman returned to BK Forward.[9]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Daniel Björkman at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Forward värvar från Brage". BK Forward (in Swedish). 30 January 2015.
  3. ^ "AIK testar Daniel Björkman: En väldigt bolltrygg spelare". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 23 March 2018.
  4. ^ Lindwall, Oskar; Wulcan, Markus (23 July 2018). "Avslöjar: Blåvitt tar in back från division 1". expressen.se (in Swedish).
  5. ^ "Daniel Björkman skriver på för ÖSK". ÖSK Fotboll (in Swedish). 20 December 2018.
  6. ^ Evensson, Pætur Hjalmar (18 February 2021). "KÍ fingið leikara úr bestu svensku deildini". in.fo. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  7. ^ Staifo, Ninib (19 February 2021). "Officiellt: Daniel Björkman klar för KÍ Klaksvík". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish).
  8. ^ Ósá, Jákup (27 January 2022). "Mikkjal K. Thomassen: Møguliga tveir, møguliga eingin nýggjur leikari". Norðlýsið (in Faroese).
  9. ^ Lind, David (20 July 2022). "Officiellt: Daniel Björkman klar för BK Forward". fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2024.