Johan Eklund

Johan Eklund
Personal information
Full name Johan Olof Peter Eklund
Date of birth (1984-05-30) 30 May 1984
Place of birth Falun, Sweden
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
IK Brage
Youth career
Falu BS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 IK Brage 2 (0)
2005–2006 Falu BS 48 (15)
2007 Falu FK 26 (8)
2008–2011 IK Brage 100 (48)
2012–2016 GIF Sundsvall 130 (43)
2017– IK Brage 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2017 (UTC).

Johan Eklund (born 30 May 1984 in Falun, Sweden) is a Swedish footballer who plays for IK Brage as a forward.[1]

Career

Eklund grew up in Falun where he started out playing for hometown club Falu BS which later turned into Falu FK. In his youth he was also a Team handball and Floorball player before deciding to invest all his time into football at age 15 or 16. In 2008, he was signed by IK Brage to play as a defensive midfielder but was soon moved back into his natural forward position. There he had an extremely successful year in 2009 where he scored 21 goals in 23 games and helped his team win promotion to second tier Superettan. The following year he also became a top ten goalscorer of the 2010 Superettan.[2][3]

Career statistics

As of 9 December 2014[4]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sweden League Svenska Cupen Europe Total
2004 IK Brage Superettan 2020
2005 Falu BS Division 2 22112211
2006 Division 1 264264
2007 Falu FK 268268
2008 IK Brage 217217
2009 23212321
2010 Superettan 29112911
2011 279279
2012 GIF Sundsvall Allsvenskan 265265
2013 Superettan 3015413416
2014 2816313117
Career total 26010872267110

References

  1. "Johan Eklund". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  2. "Ha roligt är viktigast". DT. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  3. "Lär känna Johan Eklund". Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  4. "Eliteprospects.com - Johan Eklund". Eliteprospects. 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013.
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