Carl Björk (footballer, born 1992) explained

Calle Björk
Fullname:Carl Björk
Birth Date:1992 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Height:1.89 m[1]
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Tungelsta IF
Youthyears2:2004–2011
Youthclubs2:Djurgårdens IF
Years1:2011–2012
Caps1:6
Goals1:1
Years2:2011
Clubs2:Jönköpings Södra IF (loan)
Caps2:13
Goals2:2
Years3:2012
Clubs3:IK Brage (loan)
Caps3:11
Goals3:1
Years4:2012
Clubs4:Västerås SK (loan)
Caps4:7
Goals4:1
Years5:2013–2014
Clubs5:Brattvåg IL
Caps5:50
Goals5:68
Years6:2015
Clubs6:Aalesunds FK
Caps6:14
Goals6:2
Years7:2016–2017
Clubs7:Nyköpings BIS
Caps7:29
Goals7:14
Years8:2017
Clubs8:Vasalunds IF
Caps8:8
Goals8:0
Years9:2018–2022
Clubs9:Värtans IK
Caps9:47
Goals9:24
Years10:2023
Clubs10:Vasastan BK
Caps10:7
Goals10:0
Totalcaps:192
Totalgoals:113
Nationalyears1:2011
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Carl "Calle" Björk (born 4 February 1992) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Björk came to Djurgårdens IF from his childhood club Tungelsta IF in 2004, and progressed through the youth teams. During the 2010 pre-season, he was promoted from Djurgården's youth team. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 11 April 2011 against Kalmar FF as a substitute, scoring in a 3–2 loss.[2]

In early July 2011, he was sent on loan to Superettan club Jönköpings Södra IF for one month. At the same time, his U21 contract was extended for one year with Djurgårdens IF. The loan deal was then extended for the rest of the season, with an opportunity for Djurgården to recall him if deemed necessary.[3] During the 2012 season, he was sent on loan to IK Brage, with an option to end the loan prematurely in August.[4]

In the 2013 and 2014 seasons, Björk played for Norwegian Third Division club Brattvåg IL, where he scored 70 goals in 54 matches.[5] In 2015, he signed with Eliteserien club Aalesunds FK.[6]

In July 2017, Björk signed for Vasalunds IF.[7] Before the 2018 season, he moved to Division 4 club Värtans IK. Björk scored 16 goals in 19 matches for the club during the 2018 season as they won promotion to Division 3.[8] [9] In the 2019 season, he scored five goals in 14 league matches.[10] The following season, Björk scored one goal in seven league matches. In the 2021 season, he played seven games and scored two goals in Division 4.

Björk played for Division 4 club Vasastan BK during the 2023 season, where he made seven appearances. He retired from football at the end of the season.

Career statistics

Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalTotal
Season Club LeagueApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps Goals
SwedenLeagueSvenska CupenEuropeTotal
2011Djurgårdens IFAllsvenskan612081
2011Jönköpings Södra IFSuperettan132132
2012IK BrageSuperettan11110121
2012Västerås SKDivision 17171
NorwayLeagueNorwegian Football CupEuropeTotal
2013Brattvåg ILThird Division2530112631
2014Brattvåg ILThird Division2538312839
2015Aalesunds FKTippeligaen14221163
2016Aalesunds FKTippeligaen000000
Career total10175930011078

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sweden – C. Björk – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway . nr.soccerway.com . 30 January 2022.
  2. Web site: Matchinformation: Kalmar FF – Djurgårdens IF . 11 April 2011 . Svenskfotboll. 8 July 2011.
  3. Web site: Calle fortsätter i Jönköping . dif.se . https://archive.today/20120525145447/http://dif.se/2011/08/03/calle-fortsatter-i-jonkoping/#selection-1647.0-1647.28 . 25 May 2012 . sv . 3 August 2011 . dead.
  4. News: Johnsen . Björn . Brage lånar Calle Björk . svenskafans.com . 15 February 2012 . sv.
  5. Web site: Zetterman . Anton . Från norska division 3 – till Djurgården? – slåss med Tippeligaklubb . fotbolldirekt.se . https://web.archive.org/web/20141105185603/http://www.fotbolldirekt.se/2014/11/05/fran-norska-division-3-till-djurgarden-slass-med-tippeligaklubb-om-forre-talangen/ . 5 November 2014 . sv . 5 November 2014 . dead.
  6. News: Skuseth . Helge . Björk om Aalesund: – Jeg er ikke vant til å trene så hardt . Aftenposten . 5 March 2015 . no.
  7. Web site: Calle Björk förstärker herrlaget! . Vasalunds IF . https://web.archive.org/web/20170813183746/https://www.laget.se/vasalundsifherr/News/5173188/Calle-Bjork-forstarker-herrlaget . 13 August 2017 . sv . 13 August 2017 . dead.
  8. Web site: Carl Björk - Lagstatistik . lagstatistik.se . 30 January 2022 .
  9. News: Wirén . Patrik . Värtans IK tar klivet upp till division 3 . mitti.se . 8 October 2018 . sv.
  10. Web site: Carl Björk – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll . svenskfotboll.se . 30 January 2022 . sv.