Niklas Backman

Niklas Backman
Personal information
Full name Niklas Backman
Date of birth 13 November 1988 (1988-11-13) (age 23)
Place of birth Västerås, Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club AIK
Number 2
Youth career
Skiljebo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Skiljebo 0 (0)
2008–2009 Väsby United 43 (0)
2010– AIK 54 (1)
National team
2009–2010 Sweden U21 5 (0)
2011– Sweden 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:02, 24 October 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:51, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Niklas Backman (born 13 November 1988, Västerås) is a Swedish footballer who currently plays for AIK in the Swedish Allsvenskan.

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Career

Niklas started playing football for local Västerås team Skiljebo SK as a youth. He played with Skiljebo SK until 2008 when he was transferred to Väsby United in the Swedish second division Superettan. He has played around 50 games for the club and completed the 2009 season in style at Väsby keeping them in the Superettan. During the summer of 2009, his playing rights were transferred to AIK, but he continued playing matches for Väsby. He made no appearances for AIK during their championship-winning camapign.

Honours

AIK

References

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Swedish Wikipedia.

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