Daniel Swärd

Daniel Swärd (also spelled Svärd, born 22 February 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for FC Linköping City.^[2]

Daniel Swärd

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Swärd
Date of birth	(1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Ljungsbro, Sweden
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	FC Linköping City
Number	10
Youth career
	BK Ljungsbro
0000–2008	Linköpings FF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Åtvidabergs FF	21	(2)
2012–2014	Motala AIF	24	(4)
2015–	FC Linköping City	12	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:46, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

Swärd was born in Ljungsbro, Sweden, and played youth football with local team BK Ljungsbro,^[3] and in the early teens he established himself in Linköpings FF before joining Åtvidabergs FF in Superettan in 2009.^[4]

In his first year with Åtvidabergs FF the team ended up in second place and earned promotion to Allsvenskan, the Swedish top tier.^[5] The spell in Allsvenskan lasted for one season, before the team got relegated back to Superettan, but before relegation Swärd earned his first cap in the Swedish top division.^[3]

Swärd stayed in Åtvidabergs FF for a total of three seasons, making 21 appearances and scoring two goals, before moving to Motala AIF in Division 2 (Swedish fourth tier) for the 2012 season.^[6] Before 2015 season, after three years in Motala AIF (last season in Division 1), Svärd made the decision to move back to Linköping and Division 2 to play for FC Linköping City in their ambition of becoming an elite team.^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 June 2015^[1][2]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Åtvidabergs FF	2009	Superettan	8	0	–		8	0
	2010	Allsvenskan	1	0	1	1	2	1
	2011	Superettan	12	2	3	1	15	3
	Total		21	2	4	2	25	4
Motala AIF	2012	Division 2 Ö Götaland	?	?	1	1	1	1
	2013	Division 2 S Svealand	?	?	–		0	0
	2014	Division 1 Södra	24	4	1	0	25	4
	Total		24	4	2	1	26	5
FC Linköping City	2015	Division 2	12	2	–		12	2
	Total		12	2	–		12	2
Career total			57	8	6	3	63	11

References

1. "Sweden - D. Swärd". Soccerway.com. from the original on 29 December 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
2. "Daniel Svärd". svenskalag.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
3. . svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
4. "Daniel Svärd klar för FC Linköping City". svenskalag.se (in Swedish). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
5. "Tabell och resultat - Superettan". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
6. "Daniel Svärd klar för MAIF". svenskafans.com (in Swedish). 30 November 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2015.

External links

• at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
• June 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
• Daniel Swärd at Soccerway