Nicklas Bärkroth

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Nicklas Bärkroth
Personal information

Full name	Nicklas Bärkroth
Date of birth	(1992-01-19) 19 January 1992
Place of birth	Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker / Winger
Club information
Current club	IF Brommapojkarna
Number	14
Youth career
1998–2006	Balltorps FF
2006–2007	IFK Göteborg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007–2013	IFK Göteborg	55	(4)
2011	→ IF Brommapojkarna (loan)	11	(6)
2012	→ União Leiria (loan)	10	(0)
2013–	IF Brommapojkarna	23	(2)
National team^‡
2007–2009	Sweden U17	12	(4)
2009–2011	Sweden U19	13	(2)
2012–	Sweden U21	7	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:00, 31 October 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:36, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

Nicklas Bärkroth (born 19 January 1992 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish footballer who plays for IF Brommapojkarna in Allsvenskan as a striker. Previously, he has played for Balltorps FF, IFK Göteborg and União Leiria.

Career

Bärkroth became the youngest person ever to play in the highest Swedish football league, Allsvenskan, at 15 years, seven months and 14 days old when he started in IFK Göteborg's match against IF Brommapojkarna on 2 September 2007. The record was previously held by Peter Dahlqvist, who was 15 years, nine months and five days when he made his debut for Örgryte IS in 1971 against IFK Norrköping, these are the only two 15-year-olds ever to play in the history of Allsvenskan.^[1]

His father, Robert Bengtsson Bärkroth, played 239 matches in Allsvenskan with Västra Frölunda IF and Örgryte IS.^[2] On 23 July 2008 he made his UEFA Champions League debut^[3] and scored 2 goals in IFK's 4–0 win against S.S. Murata in the second leg of the first qualifying round, coming on as a substitute at half time,^[4] making him one of the youngest players to ever score in a UEFA competition.

Notes

v t e IF Brommapojkarna – current squad

1 Blazević 2 Segerström (c) 3 F. Jonson 4 Albornoz 5 K. Jónsson 6 Karlström 7 Petrović 8 Martinsson Ngouali 9 Rexhepi 10 Özkan 11 Tronêt 12 Kouakou 13 Björkström 14 Bärkroth 15 Starfelt 16 Åsbrink 17 Sandberg Magnusson 18 Une Larsson 19 Vecchia Holmquist 21 Eriksson 22 Falkeborn 23 Söderström 24 Hellberg 30 Vazgeč Manager: Billborn

Persondata
Name	Barkroth, Niklas
Alternative names
Short description	Swedish footballers
Date of birth	19 January 1992
Place of birth	Gothenburg, Sweden
Date of death
Place of death

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