Personal information | |||
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Full name | Johan Friberg Da Cruz | ||
Date of birth | 4 June 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Göteborg, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–2003 | BK Häcken | ||
2004 | GAIS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2007 | GAIS | 17 | (0) |
2008 | Västra Frölunda | 0 | (0) |
2009 | Blokhus | 3 | (0) |
2010 | Ljungskile | 2 | (0) |
2010–2017 | Assyriska BK | 127 | (31) |
Total | 149 | (31) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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