Klingberg started his career at an early age in Lerums BK; he was then signed as a youth to join the Frölunda HC program. He made his Elitserien debut for Frölunda HC on 21 September 2010, against AIK.[1]
On 16 May 2011, the Dallas Stars announced that they had signed Klingberg to a three-year entry level contract.[2] He was then loaned to the FinnishSM-liiga to play with Jokerit in the 2011–12 season before returning to Sweden midway through the campaign to Skellefteå AIK.
In the 2013–14 season, Klingberg opted to play on loan with Frölunda HC, and produced a career high 11 goals and 28 points in 50 games. After post-season elimination, Klingberg was assigned to the Stars' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Texas Stars, and played in three regular season games.
In his first full North American season in 2014–15, Klingberg remained with Texas to begin the year. After being recalled by the Stars, he made his NHL debut in a 4–3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on 11 November 2014.[3] Klingberg scored his first NHL goal on 20 November 2014, against Mike Smith of the Arizona Coyotes.[4] Klingberg finished first in points among all rookie defenceman in 2014–15 and was named to the NHL all-rookie team.[5]
After ranking first among NHL defencemen, Klingberg was named to the 2018 NHL All-Star Game, along with teammate Tyler Seguin.[8] He finished the year with a career-high 67 points in 82 games.
On 9 November 2018, Klingberg underwent hand surgery, sidelining him for at least four weeks.[9] He returned on 20 December in a 5–2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.[10] Despite missing a total of 18 games, Klingberg recorded ten goals and 45 points.
An unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2021–22 season, contract negotiations fell through with Dallas during the season after Klingberg and his agent turned down an 8 year contract with an average value of roughly $7 million, instead seeking out an annual cap hit of $8 million at 8 years.[12] After failing to attract interest in a long-term deal during the opening weeks of free agency, Klingberg fired his agent and hired new representation;[13][14] a lengthy contract never materialized and on 29 July 2022, Klingberg ultimately signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Anaheim Ducks.[15] In the 2022–23 season, Klingberg was leant upon heavily for the rebuilding Ducks, and struggled to match his career scoring pace however still led the Anaheim blueline with eight goals and 24 points in 50 games approaching the NHL trade deadline. On 3 March 2023, as an expiring contract, Klingberg was dealt by the Ducks to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Andrej Šustr, the rights to prospect Nikita Nesterenko and a 2025 fourth-round draft pick.[16]
Leaving the Wild as a free agent, Klingberg joined his third club in short succession after he was signed to a one-year, $4.15 million contract by the Toronto Maple Leafs on 1 July 2023.[17] Klingberg recorded 5 points in his first 6 games with the team, but then went scoreless in his next 9 with relatively poor play; on 23 November, the Maple Leafs placed Klingberg on long-term injured reserve due to hip injury.[18][19] General Manager Brad Treliving revealed that Klingberg had been injured during an early team road trip to Florida in October, and had been playing through the injury for the past month.[20] On 7 December, Treliving revealed that Klingberg was to undergo hip surgery at the end of the month and would not play again for the rest of the season.[21]
Personal life
Klingberg was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, to Anders Klingberg. His father, Anders, is also active in hockey and was a head coach for Göteborg during TV-pucken, a Swedish ice hockey tournament.[22] Klingberg also has two brothers, both of whom are active hockey players; Carl who currently plays for EV Zug of the National League (NL) and Olle, who currently plays with Lerums BK.[23]
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