Niklas Bärkroth

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Niklas Bärkroth
Personal information
Date of birth	January 19, 1992 (1992-01-19) (age 16)
Place of birth	Gothenburg, Sweden
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	IFK Göteborg
Number	28
Youth clubs
1998–2006	Balltorps FF
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2007–	IFK Göteborg	1 (0)
National team2
2007	Sweden U15	2 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 2, 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of August 30, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Niklas Bärkroth (born 19 January 1992 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish football striker. He joined IFK Göteborg in 2007 after having played for the local team Balltorps FF.

He became the youngest person ever to play in the highest Swedish football league, Allsvenskan, being 15 years, seven months and seven days old when he started in IFK Göteborg's match against IF Brommapojkarna on 2 September 2007. The record was previously held by Peter Dahlqvist who was 15 years, nine months and five days when he made his debut for Örgryte IS in 1971 against IFK Norrköping, these are the only two 15 year old ever to play in the Allsvenskan history.^[1]

His father, Robert Bengtsson-Bärkroth, played 239 matches in Allsvenskan with Västra Frölunda IF and Örgryte IS.^[2]

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v • d • e IFK Göteborg – current squad 1 Christensen • 2 Eriksson • 3 Carlsson • 5 Bjärsmyr • 6 A. Johansson • 7 Hysén • 8 T. Olsson • 9 Selakovic • 10 N. Alexandersson • 11 Ranégie • 12 Stenman • 13 Svensson • 14 Jónsson • 15 J. Johansson • 17 D. Alexandersson • 18 Wallerstedt • 19 Wernbloom • 20 Karisik • 22 Sigurðsson • 23 Gustafsson • 24 Berg • 25 Dahlin • 28 Bärkroth • Manager: Rehn & J. Olsson