Nicklas Bärkroth

Nicklas Bärkroth
Personal information
Full name Nicklas Robert Bärkroth
Date of birth (1992-01-19) 19 January 1992
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Playing position Striker / Winger
Club information
Current team
IFK Norrköping
Youth career
1998–2006 Balltorps FF
2006–2007 IFK Göteborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2013 IFK Göteborg 55 (4)
2011IF Brommapojkarna (loan) 11 (6)
2012União Leiria (loan) 10 (0)
2013–2014 IF Brommapojkarna 51 (3)
2015– IFK Norrköping 18 (0)
National team
2007–2009 Sweden U17 12 (4)
2009–2011 Sweden U19 13 (2)
2012–2015 Sweden U21 11 (1)
2015– Sweden 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 January 2016

Nicklas Robert Bärkroth (born 19 January 1992 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish footballer who plays for IFK Norrköping in Allsvenskan as a Winger. Previously, he has played for Balltorps FF, IFK Göteborg, União Leiria and IF Brommapojkarna.

Career

Bärkroth became the youngest person ever to play in the highest Swedish football league, Allsvenskan, at 15 years, seven months and 14 days old when he started in IFK Göteborg's match against IF Brommapojkarna on 2 September 2007. The record was previously held by Peter Dahlqvist, who was 15 years, nine months and five days when he made his debut for Örgryte IS in 1971 against IFK Norrköping, these are the only two 15-year-olds ever to play in the history of Allsvenskan.[1]

His father, Robert Bengtsson Bärkroth, played 239 matches in Allsvenskan with Västra Frölunda IF and Örgryte IS.[2] On 23 July 2008 he made his UEFA Champions League debut[3] and scored 2 goals in IFK's 4–0 win against S.S. Murata in the second leg of the first qualifying round, coming on as a substitute at half time,[4] making him one of the youngest players to ever score in a UEFA competition.

Notes

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