Carl Björk (footballer, born 1992)
Carl "Calle" Björk (born 4 February 1992) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward.
 Björk with Djurgårdens IF in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carl Björk | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tungelsta IF | |||
| 2004–2011 | Djurgårdens IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Djurgårdens IF | 6 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Jönköpings Södra IF (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2012 | → IK Brage (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Västerås SK (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Brattvåg IL | 50 | (68) |
| 2015 | Aalesunds FK | 14 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Nyköpings BIS | 29 | (14) |
| 2017 | Vasalunds IF | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Värtans IK | 47 | (24) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Sweden U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2022 | |||
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.[10] In the 2021 season, he played seven games and scored two goals in Division 4.[8]
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2011 | Djurgårdens IF | Allsvenskan | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| 2011 | Jönköpings Södra IF | Superettan | 13 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2012 | IK Brage | Superettan | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| 2012 | Västerås SK | Division 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Norway | League | Norwegian Football Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2013 | Brattvåg IL | Third Division | 25 | 30 | 1 | 1 | — | 26 | 31 | |
| 2014 | Brattvåg IL | Third Division | 25 | 38 | 3 | 1 | — | 28 | 39 | |
| 2015 | Aalesunds FK | Tippeligaen | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 16 | 3 | |
| 2016 | Aalesunds FK | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 101 | 75 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 78 | ||
References
- "Sweden – C. Björk – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- "Matchinformation: Kalmar FF – Djurgårdens IF". Svenskfotboll. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- "Calle fortsätter i Jönköping". dif.se (in Swedish). 3 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012.
- Johnsen, Björn (15 February 2012). "Brage lånar Calle Björk". svenskafans.com (in Swedish).
- Zetterman, Anton (5 November 2014). "Från norska division 3 – till Djurgården? – slåss med Tippeligaklubb". fotbolldirekt.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 5 November 2014.
- Skuseth, Helge (5 March 2015). "Björk om Aalesund: – Jeg er ikke vant til å trene så hardt". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
- "Calle Björk förstärker herrlaget!". Vasalunds IF (in Swedish). 13 August 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017.
- "Carl Björk - Lagstatistik". lagstatistik.se. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- Wirén, Patrik (8 October 2018). "Värtans IK tar klivet upp till division 3". mitti.se (in Swedish).
- "Carl Björk - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
External links
- Carl Björk at Soccerway
- Aalesunds FK profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-03-04)
- Carl Björk at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Carl Björk at Elite Football (archive)