Niklas Alexander Backman (born 13 November 1988) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Sweden U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Sweden | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 |
Honours edit
AIK
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
- Niklas Backman at National-Football-Teams.com
- Niklas Backman at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
