Carl Björk (footballer, born 1992)

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

Calle Björk
Björk with Djurgårdens IF in 2011
Personal information
Full name Carl Björk
Date of birth (1992-02-04) 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)
2011Jönköpings Södra IF (loan) 13 (2)
2012IK Brage (loan) 11 (1)
2012Västerås 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
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Sweden League Svenska Cupen Europe Total
2011Djurgårdens IFAllsvenskan612081
2011Jönköpings Södra IFSuperettan132132
2012IK BrageSuperettan11110121
2012Västerås SKDivision 17171
Norway League Norwegian Football Cup Europe Total
2013Brattvåg ILThird Division2530112631
2014Brattvåg ILThird Division2538312839
2015Aalesunds FKTippeligaen14221163
2016Aalesunds FKTippeligaen000000
Career total 10175930011078

References

  1. "Sweden – C. Björk – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. "Matchinformation: Kalmar FF – Djurgårdens IF". Svenskfotboll. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  3. "Calle fortsätter i Jönköping". dif.se (in Swedish). 3 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012.
  4. Johnsen, Björn (15 February 2012). "Brage lånar Calle Björk". svenskafans.com (in Swedish).
  5. 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.
  6. Skuseth, Helge (5 March 2015). "Björk om Aalesund: – Jeg er ikke vant til å trene så hardt". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
  7. "Calle Björk förstärker herrlaget!". Vasalunds IF (in Swedish). 13 August 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017.
  8. "Carl Björk - Lagstatistik". lagstatistik.se. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  9. Wirén, Patrik (8 October 2018). "Värtans IK tar klivet upp till division 3". mitti.se (in Swedish).
  10. "Carl Björk - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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