Niklas Backman

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Niklas Backman
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Personal information
Full name Niklas Alexander Backman
Date of birth (1988-11-13) 13 November 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Västerås, Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1993–2004 Skiljebo SK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007 Skiljebo SK
2008–2009 Väsby United 56 (0)
2010–2013 AIK 92 (2)
2014–2015 Dalian Aerbin 59 (5)
2016–2021 AGF 98 (3)
International career
2009–2010 Sweden U21 5 (0)
2011–2014 Sweden 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Niklas Alexander Backman (born 13 November 1988) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre back.

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He played for Skiljebo SK, AIK, Dalian Aerbin, and AGF during a career that spanned between 2005 and 2021. A full international between 2011 and 2014, he won six caps for the Sweden national team.

Club 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 campaign. In 2010, he played his first match for AIK. [1] [2]

On 14 October 2021, 32-year old Backman announced his retirement from football, after he experienced symptoms stemming from his previous head injuries. [3]

International career

On 19 January 2011, he made his debut for Sweden in a friendly 2–1 away win over Botswana. [4] He won his sixth and final cap on 21 January 2014 in a friendly 2–0 win against Iceland, coming on a substitute for Pontus Jansson in the 83rd minute. [5]

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupEuropeTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Väsby United 2008 Superettan 300——300
2009 Superettan260——260
Total5600000560
AIK 2010 Allsvenskan 2403040310
2011 Allsvenskan30110—311
2012 Allsvenskan2812080381
2013 Allsvenskan10010—110
Total922701201112
Dalian Aerbin 2014 Chinese Super League 29200-292
2015 China League One 30310-313
Total5951000605
AGF 2015–16 Danish Superliga 14140-181
2016–17 Danish Superliga 0000-00
Career Total2077801202277

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [6]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 201120
201210
201310
201420
Total60

Honours

AIK

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References

  1. ↑ Niklas Backman at Svenskfotboll.se
  2. ↑ "AGF-kaptajn indstiller karrieren: 'En af de sværeste beslutninger i mit liv'". 14 October 2021.
  3. ↑ NIKLAS BACKMAN INDSTILLER KARRIEREN, agf.dk, 14 October 2021
  4. ↑ Backman, Niklas
  5. ↑ "Island - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Niklas Backman - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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