Daniel Sjölund

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Daniel Sjölund
Personal information
Full name Henrik Daniel Sjölund
Date of birth April 22, 1983 (1983-04-22) (age 25)
Place of birth    Mariehamn, Åland, Finland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Djurgårdens IF
Number 11
Youth clubs
-1994 IF Finströms Kamraterna
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1994-1999
1999
1999-2000
2000-2002
2003-		 IFK Mariehamn
IF Brommapojkarna
West Ham United
Liverpool FC
Djurgårdens IF		 027 00(?)
009 00(0)
000 00(0)
000 00(0)
107 0(18)   
National team2
2003- Finland 015 00(1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of October 29, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 7 December, 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Henrik Daniel "Daja" Sjölund (born April 22, 1983 in Mariehamn, Åland) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Allsvenskan.

Sjölund started his career at IF Finströms Kamraterna when he was a child. Afterwards he went to IFK Mariehamn and IF Brommapojkarna, before being signed by West Ham at the age of just 16, after impressive displays for Finland's youth teams. In 2000 Liverpool manager Gérard Houllier agreed to pay £1 million for the talented forward in a deal that also saw Rigobert Song going the other way. After failing to get into the first team at Liverpool, Sjölund joined Djurgården for the 2003 season, first on loan and later on a permanent deal. He has won two Swedish championships and two Swedish Cups with Djurgården. The 2005 season finally saw Sjölund become a regular in the Djurgården team, and he scored seven goals in the league.

A regular for the Under-21s since the age of 17, Sjölund made his senior international debut for the Finnish national team on May 22, 2003 against Norway. Good performances in the 2005 season have seen him promoted to the senior team on a regular basis. Sjölund was also a part of the Finland squad at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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