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Carl Björk (footballer, born 1992)

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Calle Björk
Björk with Djurgårdens IF in 2011
Personal information
Full name Carl Björk
Date of birth (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Tungelsta IF
2004–2011 Djurgårdens IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Djurgårdens IF 6 (1)
2011Jönköpings Södra IF (loan) 13 (2)
2012IK Brage (loan) 11 (1)
2012Västerås SK (loan) 7 (1)
2013–2014 Brattvåg IL 50 (68)
2015 Aalesunds FK 14 (2)
2016–2017 Nyköpings BIS 29 (14)
2017 Vasalunds IF 8 (0)
2018–2022 Värtans IK 47 (24)
2023 Vasastan BK 7 (0)
Total 192 (113)
International career
2011 Sweden U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carl "Calle" Björk (born 4 February 1992) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

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Björk came to Djurgårdens IF from his childhood club Tungelsta IF in 2004, and progressed through the youth teams. During the 2010 pre-season, he was promoted from Djurgården's youth team. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 11 April 2011 against Kalmar FF as a substitute, scoring in a 3–2 loss.[2]

In early July 2011, he was sent on loan to Superettan club Jönköpings Södra IF for one month. At the same time, his U21 contract was extended for one year with Djurgårdens IF. The loan deal was then extended for the rest of the season, with an opportunity for Djurgården to recall him if deemed necessary.[3] During the 2012 season, he was sent on loan to IK Brage, with an option to end the loan prematurely in August.[4]

In the 2013 and 2014 seasons, Björk played for Norwegian Third Division club Brattvåg IL, where he scored 70 goals in 54 matches.[5] In 2015, he signed with Eliteserien club Aalesunds FK.[6]

In July 2017, Björk signed for Vasalunds IF.[7] Before the 2018 season, he moved to Division 4 club Värtans IK. Björk scored 16 goals in 19 matches for the club during the 2018 season as they won promotion to Division 3.[8][9] In the 2019 season, he scored five goals in 14 league matches.[10] The following season, Björk scored one goal in seven league matches.[10] In the 2021 season, he played seven games and scored two goals in Division 4.[8]

Björk played for Division 4 club Vasastan BK during the 2023 season, where he made seven appearances. He retired from football at the end of the season.[10]

Career statistics

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Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sweden League Svenska Cupen Europe Total
2011 Djurgårdens IF Allsvenskan 6 1 2 0 8 1
2011 Jönköpings Södra IF Superettan 13 2 13 2
2012 IK Brage Superettan 11 1 1 0 12 1
2012 Västerås SK Division 1 7 1 7 1
Norway League Norwegian Football Cup Europe Total
2013 Brattvåg IL Third Division 25 30 1 1 26 31
2014 Brattvåg IL Third Division 25 38 3 1 28 39
2015 Aalesunds FK Tippeligaen 14 2 2 1 16 3
2016 Aalesunds FK Tippeligaen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 101 75 9 3 0 0 110 78

References

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  1. ^ "Sweden – C. Björk – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Matchinformation: Kalmar FF – Djurgårdens IF". Svenskfotboll. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Calle fortsätter i Jönköping". dif.se (in Swedish). 3 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012.
  4. ^ Johnsen, Björn (15 February 2012). "Brage lånar Calle Björk". svenskafans.com (in Swedish).
  5. ^ Zetterman, Anton (5 November 2014). "Från norska division 3 – till Djurgården? – slåss med Tippeligaklubb". fotbolldirekt.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 5 November 2014.
  6. ^ Skuseth, Helge (5 March 2015). "Björk om Aalesund: – Jeg er ikke vant til å trene så hardt". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
  7. ^ "Calle Björk förstärker herrlaget!". Vasalunds IF (in Swedish). 13 August 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Carl Björk - Lagstatistik". lagstatistik.se. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  9. ^ Wirén, Patrik (8 October 2018). "Värtans IK tar klivet upp till division 3". mitti.se (in Swedish).
  10. ^ a b c "Carl Björk – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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