Nicklas Robert Bärkroth (born 19 January 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Örgryte. Previously, he has played for Balltorps FF, IFK Göteborg, União Leiria, IF Brommapojkarna, IFK Norrköping, Lech Poznań and Djurgårdens IF. He has won six caps for the Sweden national team.
Career
Club career
Bärkroth became the youngest player 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.[1] 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, they were the only two 15-year-olds ever to play in the history of Allsvenskan, until Sead Hakšabanović in 2015.[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.
In July 2011, he was loaned out to IF Brommapojkarna.[5]
Bärkroth joined IFK Norrköping on a three-year deal after his previous club IF Brommapojkarna was relegated in the 2014 Allsvenskan.[6]
On 19 June 2017, he signed a four-year-contract with Polish club Lech Poznań.[7] He made his league debut for the club on 30 July 2017 in a 5–1 home victory over Piast Gliwice. He was subbed on for Maciej Makuszewski in the 63rd minute.[8]
One year after leaving IFK Norrköping, Bärkroth returned to Allsvenskan and Djurgården on a three-and-a-half year deal.[9] He made his debut for the Stockholm team in a 1–1 draw against GIF Sundsvall at home.[10] In the following season, Bärkroth helped his new team to win the 2019 Allsvenskan, together with former IFK Norrköping teammate Emir Kujovic, winning the deciding match on their former home ground in Norrköping.[11] In June 2020, he was forced to miss a couple of months from a knee injury.[12] Bärkroth left Djurgården after the 2021 season after his contract ended and three and half years in the club.[13]
On 1 March 2022, Bärkroth signed with Örgryte for two seasons with an option for a third.[14]
International career
Bärkroth represented Sweden at all youth levels.
In December 2014, he received his first senior call-up,[15] for two friendly games against Ivory Coast and Finland and debuted in the game against Ivory Coast on 15 January 2015.
Personal life
His father, Robert Bengtsson-Bärkroth, played 239 matches in Allsvenskan with Västra Frölunda IF and Örgryte IS.[1]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other1 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IFK Göteborg | 2007 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2010 | Allsvenskan | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 12 | 3 | |||
| Total | 51 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | – | 59 | 9 | |||
| Brommapojkarna (loan) | 2011 | Superettan | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 6 | ||
| União de Leiria (loan) | 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| Brommapojkarna | 2013 | Allsvenskan | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2014 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 34 | 2 | ||
| Total | 51 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | 61 | 5 | |||
| IFK Norrköping | 2015 | Allsvenskan | 18 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||
| 2017 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 22 | 4 | ||
| Total | 53 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 11 | ||
| Lech Poznań | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |
| Career total | 195 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 237 | 31 | ||
1 Including Svenska Supercupen.
International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
- As of 12 January 2017.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Honours
IFK Norrköping
- Djurgårdens IF
References
- ^ a b "Nicklas Bärkroth, 15, yngst i allsvenskan: "Det gick helt okej"". Aftonbladet. 2 September 2007.
- ^ Bärkroth tidernas yngste allsvensk - Startsida - svenskfotboll.se
- ^ IFK Göteborg - Matchreferat
- ^ Dagensnyheter. Bärkroth glänste i Champions League
- ^ "Niklas Bärkroth till BP". Svenska Dagbladet. 6 July 2011.
- ^ "Bärkroth klar för IFK Norrköping". Aftonbladet. 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Nicklas Bärkroth zawodnikiem Kolejorza" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Lech Poznan vs. Piast Gliwice – 30 July 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Officiellt: Bärkroth klar för Djurgården: "Hade andra alternativ"".
- ^ "Bärkroth efter Dif-debuten: "Är en bit kvar till toppformen"".
- ^ "Guldhjältarna från 2015 fick fira i andra färger". Aftonbladet. 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Uppgifter: Bärkroth blir borta flera månader". Aftonbladet. 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Tack för den här tiden Nicklas Bärkroth". 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Nicklas Bärkroth klar för ÖIS Fotboll" (Press release) (in Swedish). ÖIS Fotboll. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Herrlandslaget - Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ Nicklas Bärkroth at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- ^ Nicklas Bärkroth at Soccerway
External links
- Nicklas Bärkroth at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- (archive)
- #21 Nicklas Bärkroth at ifkdb.com
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