Melker Heier

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Melker Heier
Personal information
Full name Melker Jonathan Heier
Date of birth (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 22)
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
IK Sirius
Number 19
Youth career
Häljarps IF
IK Wormo
2013–2020 Landskrona BoIS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Landskrona BoIS 47 (4)
2023– IK Sirius 26 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023

Melker Jonathan Heier (born 8 May 2001) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for IK Sirius in Allsvenskan. [2]

Career

Heier started his youth career in Häljarps IF. [1] He joined Landskrona BoIS' youth setup at the age of 12, and was drafted into the senior squad in the autumn of 2020. He broke into the first team during 2021, and prolonged his contract through 2023. [3] At the same time, Landskrona gained attention when spending part of 2021 atop the Superettan table, exclusively using players from Scania. [4] [5]

Following yet another good season in the Superettan, Heier was bought by IK Sirius in January 2023. [6] [7] He made his Allsvenskan debut in April 2023 against Norrköping. [2]

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References

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