| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Elm | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Broakulla, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Elfsborg | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Johansfors IF | |||
| Emmaboda IS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2006 | Falkenbergs FF | 68 | (24) |
| 2007–2009 | Kalmar FF | 66 | (12) |
| 2009–2011 | Fulham | 10 | (1) |
| 2011– | Elfsborg | 25 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:05, 24 January 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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David Elm (born 10 January 1983) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Elfsborg as a striker. He previously played for Swedish clubs Kalmar FF and Falkenbergs FF and for English club Fulham. He is the older brother of Rasmus Elm in AZ Alkmaar and Viktor Elm in Heerenveen. Transfered from the english club Fulham F.C. to the Swedish top club IF Elfsborg in the Allsvenskan championship located in Borås. He was bought to Elfsborg along with Lasse Nilsson from Vitesse and Andreas Augustsson from AC Horsens in a new venture for the season 2010/11.
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Elm began his career playing for youth clubs Johansfors IF and Emmaboda IS, alongside his younger brothers Rasmus and Viktor (although he went on to play for Nybro IF).
He moved to Superettan club Falkenbergs FF on a free transfer in 2004. Upon his arrival, he quickly established himself as first-choice. During his career, Elm scored a total of 24 goals on 68 matches. He left Falkenbergs FF for Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF at the end of the 2006 season.
In Kalmar FF, he was mostly used as a substitute during his first season. However, after several departures, he became first-choice in the 2008 season, contributing 7 goals in 27 games, which saw Kalmar win the Swedish Cup. Kalmar also went on to win Allsvenskan for the first time in the club's history. This led to a possible move to Fulham.[1] However, he decided to stay and help the club win Swedish Super Cup.
On 1 September 2009, Elm signed for Fulham for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around £500,000.[2] Spokesman Patrick Mörk stated that Fulham chief scout Barry Simmonds held talks with Elm. He also stated that Roy Hodgson had personally attended the second leg between Kalmar and Hungarian club Debrecen in the Champions League first qualifying match, which Hodgson was interested in. He also suggests that Elm might come to be featured in the squad as a midfielder.[3] On 23 September 2009, Elm made his Fulham debut on in a 2–1 away defeat to Manchester City in the League Cup third round, replacing Eddie Johnson in the 91st minute.[4] On 9 February 2010, Elm scored his first goal for Fulham, netting the second in a 3–0 home win over Burnley, he also assisted Danny Murphy for Fulham's first goal. At the end of the 2009-10 season, he signed a contract extension lasting until the end of the 2011-12 season.[5]
On 24 January 2011, Elm signed a five-year contract with Swedish club IF Elfsborg. The estimated transfer sum was around £500,000- £1,000,000, Elm transfered from Fulham due the lack of playtime. Elm was bought by Elfsborg because they had recently sold their top striker Denni Avdic to Werder Bremen for around £2,500,000 - £3,000,000. The similarities where the height of both of the players, even if David is more of a target, exactly what the former headcoach Magnus Haglund was looking for.
During Elm's first season he played 25 matches, scored 7 times and assited two times. He had a hard time in the beginning to get into the first squad, but after he scored in important matches he gained trust from the coach and the audience. The season 2010/11 he will mostly be remembered for his 3-2 goal in the derby against IFK Göteborg, he scored in the 93rd minute after a header from Andreas Augustsson, he took it with chest and placed the ball between the legs of the goalkeeper. All of the 16 000 fans in Borås Arena exploded in a big cheer and this was the match of the season with David as the headman.[6]
Elm's favourite playing position is supporting striker, connecting his striking partner, with the wingers. At Fulham, his preferred partnership was with Andrew Johnson, creating what was known as 'Jelm'. He has been compared to to Peter Crouch, tall, strong and good with the head.[7]
He has two brothers, Rasmus who plays for AZ and Viktor for Heerenveen. Elm is a fan of Swedish indie band Kent and The Boss. Elm also has a blog where he writes about his life with his family and as a footballer where you can follow and see how a proffesional player thinks and feels about matches and training. He recently had a child named Alve.
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