Lukas Edvin Björklund (born 16 February 2004) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Sønderjyske.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lukas Edvin Björklund | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Ystad, Sweden[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sønderjyske | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Ystads IF | ||
| 2018–2020 | Malmö FF | ||
| 2020–2022 | AC Milan | ||
| 2022 | Sønderjyske | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Sønderjyske | 27 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Sweden U-15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Sweden U-16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Sweden U-17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2022 | Sweden U-18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Sweden U-19 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:26, 28 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:26, 28 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editBjörklund started his career at Ystads IF,[3] and later in his youth moved to Malmö FF.[4] After two years in Malmö, Björklund moved to Italian giants A.C. Milan.[5] Björklund never had a big breakthrough in Italy - at least not in the club's first team - and in his two years in Italy, he played for the club's U-18 and U-19 teams.
On 1 September 2022, Danish 1st Division club Sønderjyske confirmed that Björklund joined the club on a deal until June 2025.[6] 18-year-old Björklund had a fine first season at the club, making 24 appearances, scoring three goals and two assists.
However, in May 2023, he suffered a knee injury in training and later underwent surgery that left the Swede out for almost a year.[7][8] Despite the injury, Björklund extended his contract in December 2023 until June 2026.[9] Björklund was not back on track until April 2024.[10]
References
edit- ^ Lukas Björklund har startat starkt i världsklubben Milan, ystadsallehanda.se, 1 December 2020
- ^ Lukas Björklund at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Intervju med Lukas Björklund, Ystads IF FF P04, pojkfotboll.wordpress.com, 25 July 2017
- ^ ”Ungdomarna snackar – vet att han varit hos oss”, expressen.se, 21 December 2020
- ^ OFFICIAL STATEMENT: LUKAS BJÖRKLUND, acmilan.com, 6 September 2020
- ^ SØNDERJYSKE HENTER UNGT MIDTBANETALENT I AC MILAN, soenderjyske.dk, 1 September 2022
- ^ LANG PAUSE TIL LUKAS BJÖRKLUND, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 6 June 2023
- ^ Lang skadespause venter Sønderjyske-teenager, campo.dk, 6 June 2023
- ^ BJÖRKLUND FORLÆNGER I SØNDERJYSKE FODBOLD, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 12 December 2023
- ^ Ude knap et år: Sønderjyske-komet tilbage i kamp, campo.dk, 15 April 2024
External links
edit- Lukas Björklund at Soccerway
- Lukas Björklund at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)