Kalle Björklund (footballer, born 1999) explained

Kalle Björklund
Fullname:Kalle Nils Björklund
Birth Date:31 May 1999
Birth Place:Valencia, Spain
Position:Centre-back
Currentclub:Vasalunds IF
Clubnumber:3
Youthyears1:–2017
Youthclubs1:Valencia CF
Years1:2017–2018
Clubs1:Torre Levante
Caps1:36
Goals1:0
Years2:2018–2022
Clubs2:Hammarby IF
Caps2:14
Goals2:1
Years3:2020
Clubs3:IK Frej (loan)
Caps3:5
Goals3:0
Years4:2021
Clubs4:Falkenbergs FF (loan)
Caps4:10
Goals4:1
Years5:2021
Clubs5:Västerås SK (loan)
Caps5:14
Goals5:0
Years6:2022–2022
Clubs6:Hammarby TFF
Caps6:4
Goals6:0
Years7:2023
Clubs7:IFK Stocksund
Caps7:28
Goals7:1
Years8:2024–
Clubs8:Vasalunds IF
Caps8:8
Goals8:0
Nationalyears1:2017–2018
Nationalteam1:Sweden U19
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:1 August 2024

Kalle Nils Björklund (born 31 May 1999) is a footballer who plays as a centre-back for Vasalunds IF in Ettan. Born in Spain, he was a youth international for Sweden.

Early life

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]

Club career

Torre Levante

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.[5] He also made one appearance in the second qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, where Hammarby lost 0–3 to Polish side Lech Poznań.[6]

On 21 January 2021, Björklund was sent on loan to Falkenbergs FF in Superettan, the Swedish second tier.[7] [8] On 12 July 2021, he was recalled by Hammarby, only to be immediately sent on loan to fellow Superettan club Västerås SK for the remainder of the year.[9] [10]

In 2022, Björklund made some appearances for Hammarby's affiliated club Hammarby TFF in Ettan, Sweden's third tier, but subsequently left the club at the of the year.[5]

IFK Stocksund

In early 2023, he signed with IFK Stocksund in Ettan.[11] [12]

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.[13]

Personal life

Björklund also holds a Spanish citizenship.[14] He is the son of former Swedish international footballer Joachim Björklund, and the grandson of football coach Karl-Gunnar Björklund.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Son till tränaren - Bajen-löfte berättar om annorlunda resa: "Därför jag är i Hammarby nu". 16 February 2020. 12 February 2020. Fotbollskanalen. Swedish.
  2. Web site: Kalle Björklund inför P19-avslutningen. 10 February 2020. 26 March 2018. Swedish Football Association. Swedish.
  3. Web site: Hammarby knyter till sig två spelare inför nästa säsong – överens med Söderström och Björklund. 16 August 2018. 16 February 2020. Hammarby Fotboll. Swedish.
  4. Web site: Truppen borta mot Norrköping. 31 August 2019. 16 February 2020. Hammarby Fotboll. Swedish.
  5. Web site: Kalle Björklund. 7 November 2023. Swedish Football Association. Swedish.
  6. Web site: Björklund stöttas efter tabben - Bajen pekar på offensiva brister: "Lätt att glömma". 17 September 2020. 7 November 2023. Fotbollskanalen. Swedish.
  7. Web site: Kalle Björklund lånas ut till Falkenberg. 26 January 2021. 26 January 2021. Hammarby Fotboll. Swedish.
  8. Web site: Kalle Björklund från Hammarby klar för FFF. 26 January 2021. 26 January 2021. Falkenbergs FF. Swedish.
  9. Web site: Klart: VSK förstärker i backlinjen – lånar in Kalle Björklund. 12 July 2021. 12 July 2021. Västerås SK. Swedish.
  10. Web site: Kalle Björklund fortsätter låneperiod i Västerås. 12 July 2021. 12 July 2021. Hammarby Fotboll. Swedish.
  11. Web site: Björklund räddade poäng för IFK Stocksund efter drama. 4 September 2023. 7 November 2023. Mitti. Swedish.
  12. Web site: Kalle Björklund. 7 November 2023. IFK Stocksund. Swedish.
  13. Web site: Landslagsdatabasen: Kalle Björklund. 16 February 2020. Swedish Football Association. Swedish.
  14. Web site: K. Björklund. 16 February 2020. BeSoccer. Spanish.
  15. Web site: Fotboll Sthlm möter Jocke Björklund: "Pappa är snabbast!". 19 October 2018. 16 February 2020. Fotboll STHLM. Swedish.