Jani Bäckman

Jani Bäckman (born 20 March 1988) is a Finnish former football player.

Jani Bäckman
Jani Bäckmän playing for HIFK in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-03-20) 20 March 1988
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2003 IF Sibbo-Vargarna
2004–2005 Klubi-04
2006 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 HJK 4 (3)
2008–2009 FC Honka 11 (1)
2009 → FC Haka (loan) 8 (1)
2009 Klubi-04 7 (5)
2010 FF Jaro 7 (0)
2011–2012 FC Lahti 46 (4)
2013–2014 FC Viikingit 31 (1)
2014 PK-35 6 (0)
2015–2022 HIFK 151 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Bäckman began his career with IF Sibbo-Vargarna and joined Klubi-04 in 2004. He played his one and only game with the team in Ykkönen against RoPS on 28 April 2007. Bäckman was then transferred to HJK in 2006 and played for their youth side. In January 2007, he was promoted to play with the club’s senior team.[1]

After one year with HJK and only one professional game for the club in the Finnish Cup,[2] Bäckman sealed a move to FC Honka.[3] He played 16 games for the club, from which eleven were in the Veikkausliiga.

Later, Bäckman was loaned out by FC Honka to FC Haka, from 12 March 2009 to August 2009.[4][5]

On 4 November 2009, FF Jaro signed Bäckman for free. He signed a one-year contract with the club including an option to extend for another year.[6]

On 1 March 2017, Bäckman had to play as a goalkeeper in a Finnish Cup match against HJK after HIFK goalkeeper Carljohan Eriksson was sent off in the 86th minute causing a penalty kick. Bäckman saved the penalty.[7]

References
  1. HJK Squad
  2. "Finland League Cup 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. "Honka hankki Jani Bäckmanin". Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. "Haka teki sopimukset Corpachen ja Bäckmanin kanssa". Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Backman ja Haanpa FF Jaro.(in Finnish)
  7. "HJK - HIFK 4–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2017.


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