Nicklas Carlsson
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| Nicklas Carlsson | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Nicklas Lars Carlsson | |
| Date of birth | November 13, 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Height | 182 cm | |
| Playing position | Centre Back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | IFK Göteborg | |
| Number | 32 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1985 1986-1990 1991-1998 |
IF Brommapojkarna Delsbo IF IF Brommapojkarna |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999-2003 2003-2004 2005-2007 2008- |
IF Brommapojkarna AGF AIK IFK Göteborg |
124 (9) 39 (0) 77 (11) 0 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Nicklas Carlsson (born November 13, 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a professional footballer at current Allsvenskan champions IFK Göteborg. He started out his career at local outfit Brommapojkarna before moving to Delsbo with his family at age 5. A few years later he returned to his native club with which he pursued a career taking him from the youth ranks all the way up to the senior team.
In 2003 he left for Danish first division side AGF Århus. He became a regular there until the winter of 2004/2005 when he told his adviser he wanted to leave. His stated desire was to play for his father's old team and in March 2005 he signed a three-year contract.
He quickly became a regular for the relegated 10-times Swedish champions as a central defender. But he also became joint second top scorer in the team for the 2005 season by scoring seven goals. Many came through set-pieces with Carlsson's ability to score with his head proving a deciding factor.
Nicklas Carlsson scored both goals in the 2-1 win against Västerås SK on October 3, 2005, a win which earned AIK an Allsvenskan berth for the 2006 campaign. Carlsson is now a successful part of the 2006 squad which is within reach of claiming a shock 11th championship title.
During the 2007 season AIK announced they won't offer Nicklas a new contract, which went out after the season. And on 31 October he signed a three year deal with Gothenburg side IFK Göteborg.
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