Niklas Backman

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Niklas Backman
Personal information

Full name	Niklas Alexander Backman
Date of birth	(1988-11-13) 13 November 1988
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 SK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2007	Skiljebo SK
2008–2009	Väsby United	56	(0)
2010–	AIK	92	(2)
National team^‡
2009–2010	Sweden U21	5	(0)
2011–	Sweden	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 November 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 January 2014

Niklas Backman (born 13 November 1988 in Västerås) is a Swedish footballer who currently plays for AIK in the Swedish Allsvenskan.^[1]

Career

Backman 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 played 56 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. In 2010 he played his first match for AIK.

Career statistics

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Europe		Total
Season	Club	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2008	Väsby United	Superettan	30	0	—		—		30	0
2009	Väsby United	Superettan	26	0	—		—		26	0
2010	AIK	Allsvenskan	24	0	3	0	4	0	31	0
2011			30	1	1	0	—		31	1
2012			28	1	2	0	8	0	38	1
2013			10	0	1	0	—		11	0
Career Total			148	2	7	0	12	0	167	2

Honours

AIK

Supercupen: 2010

References

↑ Niklas Backman at Svenskfotboll.se

External links

Swedish FA's profile

v t e AIK – current squad

2 Backman 3 Karlsson 4 Johansson (c) 5 Dimitriadis 6 Milošević 7 Markkanen 10 Borges 11 Bahoui 13 Stamatopoulos 14 Pavey 15 Quaison 16 Lorentzson 17 Ofori 18 Sonko Sundberg 19 Bangura 20 Moro 21 Igboananike 23 Owusu 25 Lundholm 28 Eliasson 29 Jönsson Salétros 35 Carlgren 36 Goitom — Skogh — Maripuu Manager: Alm

Persondata
Name	Backman, Niklas
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	13 November 1988
Place of birth	Västerås, Sweden
Date of death
Place of death

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