Daniel Swärd (also spelled Svärd, born 22 February 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for FC Linköping City.[2]

Daniel Swärd
Personal information
Full name Daniel Swärd
Date of birth (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Ljungsbro, Sweden
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
FC Linköping City
Number 10
Youth career
BK Ljungsbro
0000–2008 Linköpings FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Åtvidabergs FF 21 (2)
2012–2014 Motala AIF 24 (4)
2015– FC Linköping City 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:46, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

Swärd was born in Ljungsbro, Sweden, and played youth football with local team BK Ljungsbro,[3] and in the early teens he established himself in Linköpings FF before joining Åtvidabergs FF in Superettan in 2009.[4]

In his first year with Åtvidabergs FF the team ended up in second place and earned promotion to Allsvenskan, the Swedish top tier.[5] The spell in Allsvenskan lasted for one season, before the team got relegated back to Superettan, but before relegation Swärd earned his first cap in the Swedish top division.[3]

Swärd stayed in Åtvidabergs FF for a total of three seasons, making 21 appearances and scoring two goals, before moving to Motala AIF in Division 2 (Swedish fourth tier) for the 2012 season.[6] Before 2015 season, after three years in Motala AIF (last season in Division 1), Svärd made the decision to move back to Linköping and Division 2 to play for FC Linköping City in their ambition of becoming an elite team.[4]

Career statistics

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As of match played 21 June 2015[1][2]
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Åtvidabergs FF 2009 Superettan 8 0 8 0
2010 Allsvenskan 1 0 1 1 2 1
2011 Superettan 12 2 3 1 15 3
Total 21 2 4 2 25 4
Motala AIF 2012 Division 2 Ö Götaland ? ? 1 1 1 1
2013 Division 2 S Svealand ? ? 0 0
2014 Division 1 Södra 24 4 1 0 25 4
Total 24 4 2 1 26 5
FC Linköping City 2015 Division 2 12 2 12 2
Total 12 2 12 2
Career total 57 8 6 3 63 11

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sweden - D. Swärd". Soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Daniel Svärd". svenskalag.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Daniel Swärd". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Daniel Svärd klar för FC Linköping City". svenskalag.se (in Swedish). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Tabell och resultat - Superettan". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Daniel Svärd klar för MAIF". svenskafans.com (in Swedish). 30 November 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
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