Daniel Swärd

Daniel Swärd (also spelled Svärd, born 22 February 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for FC Linköping City.[2]

Daniel Swärd
Personal information
Full name Daniel Swärd
Date of birth (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990
Place of birth Ljungsbro, Sweden
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 FC Linköping City
Number 10
Youth career
BK Ljungsbro
0000–2008 Linköpings FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Åtvidabergs FF 21 (2)
2012–2014 Motala AIF 24 (4)
2015– FC Linköping City 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:46, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

Swärd was born in Ljungsbro, Sweden, and played youth football with local team BK Ljungsbro,[3] and in the early teens he established himself in Linköpings FF before joining Åtvidabergs FF in Superettan in 2009.[4]

In his first year with Åtvidabergs FF the team ended up in second place and earned promotion to Allsvenskan, the Swedish top tier.[5] The spell in Allsvenskan lasted for one season, before the team got relegated back to Superettan, but before relegation Swärd earned his first cap in the Swedish top division.[3]

Swärd stayed in Åtvidabergs FF for a total of three seasons, making 21 appearances and scoring two goals, before moving to Motala AIF in Division 2 (Swedish fourth tier) for the 2012 season.[6] Before 2015 season, after three years in Motala AIF (last season in Division 1), Svärd made the decision to move back to Linköping and Division 2 to play for FC Linköping City in their ambition of becoming an elite team.[4]

Career statistics
As of match played 21 June 2015[1][2]
Club Season League National Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Åtvidabergs FF 2009 Superettan 80–80
2010 Allsvenskan 101121
2011 Superettan 12231153
Total 21242254
Motala AIF 2012 Division 2 Ö Götaland ??1111
2013 Division 2 S Svealand ??–00
2014 Division 1 Södra 24410254
Total 24421265
FC Linköping City 2015 Division 2 122–122
Total 122–122
Career total 578636311

References
  1. "Sweden - D. Swärd". Soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. "Daniel Svärd". svenskalag.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. "Daniel Swärd". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  4. "Daniel Svärd klar för FC Linköping City". svenskalag.se (in Swedish). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  5. "Tabell och resultat - Superettan". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  6. "Daniel Svärd klar för MAIF". svenskafans.com (in Swedish). 30 November 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
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