Niklas Backman
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Niklas Alexander Backman | ||
Date of birth | 13 November 1988 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
National team | |||
2009–2010 | Sweden U21 | 5 | (0) |
2011–2014 | Sweden | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Niklas Alexander Backman (born 13 November 1988) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
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[]
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Väsby United | 2008 | Superettan | 30 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
2009 | Superettan | 26 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
Total | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
AIK | 2010 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
2011 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
2012 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
2013 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
Total | 92 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 111 | 2 | ||
Dalian Aerbin | 2014 | Chinese Super League | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 29 | 2 | |
2015 | China League One | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 31 | 3 | ||
Total | 59 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 5 | ||
AGF | 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 18 | 1 | |
2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
Career Total | 207 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 227 | 7 |
International[]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
2012 | 1 | 0 | |
2013 | 1 | 0 | |
2014 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 |
Honours[]
AIK
- Supercupen: 2010
References[]
- ^ Niklas Backman at Svenskfotboll.se
- ^ "AGF-kaptajn indstiller karrieren: 'En af de sværeste beslutninger i mit liv'". 14 October 2021.
- ^ NIKLAS BACKMAN INDSTILLER KARRIEREN, agf.dk, 14 October 2021
- ^ Backman, Niklas
- ^ "Island - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ^ "Niklas Backman - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- AGF HENTER SVENSK FORSVARSSPILLER I KINA‚ AGF, 18 January 2016
External links[]
- Niklas Backman at National-Football-Teams.com
- Niklas Backman at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Swedish footballers
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Association football defenders
- Sportspeople from Västerås
- AIK Fotboll players
- AFC Eskilstuna players
- Dalian Professional F.C. players
- Aarhus Gymnastikforening players
- Allsvenskan players
- Superettan players
- Danish Superliga players
- Sweden international footballers
- Sweden under-21 international footballers
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in China
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Chinese Super League players
- China League One players