Niklas Backman
Niklas Backman (born 13 November 1988 in Västerås) is a Swedish footballer who plays for the Danish Superliga side AGF.[1]
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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 | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AGF | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 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– | AGF | 97 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Sweden U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Sweden | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 April 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 January 2014 | |||
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.
On 19 January 2011, he made his debut for Sweden in a 2-1 away win over Botswana.[2]
Career statistics
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2008 | Väsby United | Superettan | 30 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 26 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | AIK | Allsvenskan | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2011 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Dalian Aerbin | Chinese Super League | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 29 | 2 | |
| 2015 | China League One | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2016 | AGF | Danish Superliga | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 18 | 1 | |
| 2016-17 | AGF | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 207 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 227 | 7 | ||
Honours
AIK
References
- AGF HENTER SVENSK FORSVARSSPILLER I KINA‚ AGF, 18 January 2016
