Kalle Björklund (footballer, born 1999)

Kalle Björklund (born 31 May 1999) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for Falkenbergs FF in Superettan, on loan from Hammarby IF.

For the Swedish footballer who was born in 1953, see Kalle Björklund.
Kalle Björklund
Personal information
Full name Kalle Nils Björklund
Date of birth (1999-05-31) 31 May 1999
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Falkenbergs FF
(on loan from Hammarby IF)
Youth career
–2017 Valencia CF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Torre Levante 36 (0)
2018– Hammarby IF 16 (1)
2020 → IK Frej (loan) 5 (0)
2021– → Falkenbergs FF (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2017–2018 Sweden U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2021

Club career

Early career

Björklund was born in Valencia, Spain. He also lived in England and Italy before the age of six, due to his father Joachim Björklund being a professional footballer.[1][2]

He started to play football with Valencia CF and was part of their youth academy up until 2017, when he moved to Torre Levante to start his professional career.[2] Björklund made 36 appearances for the club in the 2017–18 campaign of Tercera División, Spain's fourth tier.[1]

Hammarby IF

On 16 August 2018, Björklund signed a two and half-year deal with Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, Sweden's top tier.[3] He spent the vast majority of the 2018 and 2019 seasons nursing a serious knee injury.[1][4]

In 2020, Björklund made his debut in Allsvenskan, playing 14 league games for Hammarby, as the club disappointingly finished 8th in the table. On 21 January 2021, Björklund was sent on loan to Falkenbergs FF in Superettan, the Swedish second tier.[5][6]

International career

Björklund was called up to the Sweden under-19 national team in March 2018, and featured in two qualification games to the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship against Romania and Serbia.[7]

Personal life

Björklund also holds a Spanish citizenship.[8] He is the son of former Swedish international footballer Joachim Björklund, and the grandson of football coach Karl-Gunnar Björklund.[9]

References
  1. "Son till tränaren - Bajen-löfte berättar om annorlunda resa: "Därför jag är i Hammarby nu"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. "Kalle Björklund inför P19-avslutningen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. "Hammarby knyter till sig två spelare inför nästa säsong – överens med Söderström och Björklund" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  4. "Truppen borta mot Norrköping" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  5. "Kalle Björklund lånas ut till Falkenberg" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  6. "Kalle Björklund från Hammarby klar för FFF" (in Swedish). Falkenbergs FF. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  7. "Landslagsdatabasen: Kalle Björklund" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  8. "K. Björklund" (in Spanish). BeSoccer. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  9. "Fotboll Sthlm möter Jocke Björklund: "Pappa är snabbast!"" (in Swedish). Fotboll STHLM. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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