Emil Bergström

Emil Evert Bergström (born 19 May 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Greek Super League club Panserraikos.[1]

Emil Bergström
Bergström playing for Rubin Kazan in 2016.
Personal information
Full name Emil Evert Bergström
Date of birth (1993-05-19) 19 May 1993
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Panserraikos
Number 31
Youth career
2002–2006 Spånga IS
2007–2008 IF Brommapojkarna
2008–2011 Djurgårdens IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Djurgårdens IF 129 (7)
2016–2018 Rubin Kazan 16 (1)
2017–2018 → Grasshopper (loan) 53 (3)
2018–2022 Utrecht 23 (2)
2019–2020 → Basel (loan) 8 (0)
2021–2022 → Willem II (loan) 13 (0)
2022–2023 Górnik Zabrze 25 (2)
2023– Panserraikos 3 (1)
International career‡
2010–2012 Sweden U19 10 (0)
2012–2015 Sweden U21 4 (0)
2015–2016 Sweden 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 January 2016

Club career
Bergström playing for Djurgården in 2013.

Bergström made the move to Djurgården from IF Brommapojkarna as a youth player at the age of fifteen as he wanted to be at a bigger club. He had started out as a forward and then moved down to midfield before eventually finding his place in central defence. In 2010, he started getting a lot of playing time with the club's U21 team.[2]

On 15 April 2011, Bergström made his Allsvenskan debut against Malmö FF as a substitute.[3] Midway through the following 2012 Allsvenskan season Bergström had become a regular starter at the central defence position.[4] On 30 June 2013, he scored his first league goal, which was also the historical last goal for Djurgården at Stockholms stadion before the club moved to their new home stadium Tele2 Arena.[5]

On 4 February 2016, Bergström signed a contract with FC Rubin Kazan.[6]

On 27 January 2017, he signed a loan contract with Grasshoppers that ran until the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]

On 30 July 2018, he signed with Utrecht.[8]

On 2 September 2019 Basel announced that Bergström was taken up on a loan contract until the end of the season.[9] He played his first game for the club in the away game in the Swiss Cup on 15 September as Basel won 3–0 against FC Meyrin. He played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game at the St. Jakob-Park on 25 September as Basel won 4–0 against Zürich.[10] The contract came to an end on 30 June and the club announced that they would not prolong it.[11] During the ten months he was with the club, Bergström played a total 15 matches without scoring a goal. Eight of these games were in the Swiss Super League, one in the Swiss Cup, two in the UEFA Europa League and four were friendly games.[12]

On 1 July 2021, he moved on loan to Willem II.[13]

After his contract with Utrecht concluded at the end of June 2022, Bergström remained a free agent until 26 September 2022, when he signed with Polish Ekstraklasa side Górnik Zabrze until the end of the season.[14]

On 14 August 2023, he moved to Panserraikos, until the summer of 2025. [15]

International career

Bergström has represented both the Sweden national under-19 football team and Sweden national under-21 football team.[16][17] In January 2015 he played his first game with the Sweden national football team. The game was however not recognised as an official national team game by FIFA.[18]

Personal life

Bergström grew up a Djurgårdens IF supporter from the age of three when his father started bringing him along to watch home games.[19] He wears a protective mouthguard when he plays after getting his teeth knocked out by a spring rider when he was a child.[20] His favourite number is 13.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 15 August 2023[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Djurgården 2011 Allsvenskan 18010——190
2012 23110——241
2013 29260——352
2014 30231——333
2015 29241——333
Total 1297152——1449
Rubin Kazan 2015–16 Russian Premier League 12100——121
2016–17 4010——50
Total 16110——171
Grasshopper (loan) 2016–17 Swiss Super League 18100——181
Grasshopper 2017–18 35250——402
Utrecht 2018–19 Eredivisie 13120——151
2019–20 100020—30
2020–21 9000——90
Total 2312020—271
Basel (loan) 2019–20 Swiss Super League 801020—110
Willem II (loan) 2021–22 Eredivisie 13010——140
Górnik Zabrze 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 25220——272
Career totals 26714252400029816

    International
    As of 11 December 2016
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Sweden 20151[lower-alpha 1]0
    201620
    Total30
    1. Unofficial match.

    References
    1. "Emil Bergström". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
    2. "U21 – Emil Bergström" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
    3. "Bittert slut mot Malmö" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
    4. "Vi kan bli farliga till nästa år" (in Swedish). Matchdax. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
    5. "Historiskt mål av Bergström" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
    6. «Рубин» подписал контракт с Эмилем Бергстрёмом (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    7. "PATRICK OLSEN UND EMIL BERGSTRÖM ZU GC" (in German). Grasshopper Club Zürich. 27 January 2017.
    8. "ZWEEDSE VERDEDIGER EMIL BERGSTRÖM NAAR FC UTRECHT" (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 30 July 2018.
    9. FC Basel 1893. "Emil Bergström leihweise zum FC Basel 1893". FC Basel homepage. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
    10. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - FC Zürich 4:0 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
    11. FC Basel 1893. "Emil Bergström kehrt zum FC Utrecht zurück". FC Basel homepage. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
    12. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Emil Bergström - FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
    13. "Emil, welkom in Tilburg!" (in Dutch). Willem II. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
    14. "EMIL BERGSTRÖM PIŁKARZEM GÓRNIKA" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 26 September 2022.
    15. "Πανσερραϊκός μεταγραφές: Ενίσχυση στην άμυνα με τον διεθνή Σουηδό Εμίλ Μπέργκστρομ" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 14 August 2023.
    16. "Blågul representation för Tibbling och Bergström" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
    17. "Tibbling och Bergström U21-debuterade" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
    18. "Tung svensk förlust mot Finland" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
    19. "Egen produkt ska ge stadga åt Djurgården" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
    20. "Spelar allsvenskt och fixar toppbetyg" (PDF) (in Swedish). Mitt i Östermalm. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
    21. Emil Bergström at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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