Daniel Swärd (also spelled Svärd, born 22 February 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for FC Linköping City.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Swärd | ||
Date of birth | 22 February 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Ljungsbro, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Linköping City | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
BK Ljungsbro | |||
–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
editClub | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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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
edit- ^ a b "Sweden - D. Swärd". Soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Daniel Svärd". svenskalag.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Daniel Swärd". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Daniel Svärd klar för FC Linköping City". svenskalag.se (in Swedish). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Tabell och resultat - Superettan". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Daniel Svärd klar för MAIF". svenskafans.com (in Swedish). 30 November 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
External links
edit- Daniel Svärd at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Daniel Svärd at FC Linköping City Archived June 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
- Daniel Swärd at Soccerway