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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niklas Alexander Backman | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-11-13) 13 November 1988 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Västerås, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2004 | Skiljebo SK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Skiljebo SK | ||
| 2008–2009 | Väsby United | 56 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | AIK | 92 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Dalian Aerbin | 59 | (5) |
| 2016–2021 | AGF | 98 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Sweden U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Sweden | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Niklas Alexander Backman (born 13 November 1988) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
He played for Skiljebo SK, AIK, Dalian Aerbin, and AGF during a career that spanned between 2005 and 2021. A full international between 2011 and 2014, he won six caps for the Sweden national team.
Backman started playing football for local Västerås team Skiljebo SK as a youth. He played with Skiljebo SK until 2008 when he was transferred to Väsby United in the Swedish second division Superettan. He played 56 games for the club and completed the 2009 season in style at Väsby keeping them in the Superettan. During the summer of 2009, his playing rights were transferred to AIK, but he continued playing matches for Väsby. He made no appearances for AIK during their championship-winning campaign. In 2010, he played his first match for AIK.[1][2]
On 14 October 2021, 32-year old Backman announced his retirement from football, after he experienced symptoms stemming from his previous head injuries.[3]
On 19 January 2011, he made his debut for Sweden in a friendly 2–1 away win over Botswana.[4] He won his sixth and final cap on 21 January 2014 in a friendly 2–0 win against Iceland, coming on a substitute for Pontus Jansson in the 83rd minute.[5]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Väsby United | 2008 | Superettan | 30 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Superettan | 26 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| AIK | 2010 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2011 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 2013 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 92 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 111 | 2 | ||
| Dalian Aerbin | 2014 | Chinese Super League | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 29 | 2 | |
| 2015 | China League One | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 31 | 3 | ||
| Total | 59 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 5 | ||
| AGF | 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 18 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 207 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 227 | 7 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 |
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