Nicklas Bärkroth
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicklas Robert Bärkroth | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 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) |
| 2011 | → IF Brommapojkarna (loan) | 11 | (6) |
| 2012 | → União Leiria (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | IF Brommapojkarna | 51 | (3) |
| 2015– | IFK Norrköping | 36 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Sweden U17 | 12 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Sweden U19 | 13 | (2) |
| 2012–2015 | Sweden U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2015– | Sweden | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 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.