Emil Bergström

Emil Evert Bergström (born 19 May 1993) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Utrecht as a centre back.[1]

Emil Bergström

Bergström playing for Rubin Kazan in 2016.
Personal information
Full name	Emil Evert Bergström
Date of birth	19 May 1993
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Utrecht
Number	13
Youth career
2002–2006	Spånga IS
2007–2008	IF Brommapojkarna
2008–2011	Djurgårdens IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Djurgårdens IF	129	(7)
2016–2018	Rubin Kazan	16	(1)
2017–2018	→ Grasshopper (loan)	53	(3)
2018–	Utrecht	10	(1)
2019–2020	→ Basel (loan)	8	(0)
National team^‡
2010–2012	Sweden U19	10	(0)
2012–2015	Sweden U21	4	(0)
2015–2016	Sweden	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 January 2016

Club career

Bergström playing for Djurgården in 2013.

Bergström made the move to Djurgården from IF Brommapojkarna as a youth player at the age of fifteen as he wanted to be at a bigger club. He had started out as a forward and then moved down to midfield before eventually finding his place in central defence. In 2010, he started getting a lot of playing time with the club's U21 team.[2]

On 15 April 2011, Bergström made his Allsvenskan debut against Malmö FF as a substitute.[3] Midway through the following 2012 Allsvenskan season Bergström had become a regular starter at the central defence position.[4] On 30 June 2013, he scored his first league goal, which was also the historical last goal for Djurgården at Stockholms stadion before the club moved to their new home stadium Tele2 Arena.[5]

On 4 February 2016, Bergström signed a contract with FC Rubin Kazan.[6]

On 27 January 2017, he signed a loan contract with Grasshoppers that ran until the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]

On 30 July 2018, he signed with FC Utrecht.[8]

On 2 September 2019 FC Basel announced that Bergström was taken up on a loan contract until the end of the season.[9] He played his first game for the club in the away game in the Swiss Cup on 15 September as Basel won 3–0 against FC Meyrin. He played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game at the St. Jakob-Park on 25 September as Basel won 4–0 against Zürich.[10] The contract came to an end on 30 June and the club announced that they would not prolong it.[11] During the ten months he was with the club, Bergström played a total 15 matches without scoring a goal. Eight of these games were in the Swiss Super League, one in the Swiss Cup, two in the UEFA Europa League and four were friendly games.[12]

International career

Bergström has represented both the Sweden national under-19 football team and Sweden national under-21 football team.[13][14] In January 2015 he played his first game with the Sweden national football team. The game was however not recognised as an official national team game by FIFA.[15]

Personal life

Bergström grew up a Djurgårdens IF supporter from the age of three when his father started bringing him along to watch home games.[16] He wears a protective mouthguard when he plays after getting his teeth knocked out by a spring rider when he was a child.[17] His favourite number is 13.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 28 February 2018[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Djurgårdens	2011	Allsvenskan	18	0	1	0	0	0	19	0
	2012		23	1	1	0	0	0	24	1
	2013		29	2	6	0	0	0	35	2
	2014		30	2	3	1	0	0	33	3
	2015		29	2	4	1	0	0	33	3
	Total		129	7	15	2	0	0	144	9
Rubin Kazan	2015–16	Russian Premier League	12	1	0	0	0	0	12	1
	2016–17		4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		16	1	1	0	0	0	17	1
Grasshopper (loan)	2016–17	Swiss Super League	18	1	0	0	0	0	18	1
	2017–18		23	2	5	0	0	0	28	2
	Total		41	3	5	0	0	0	46	3
Career totals			186	11	21	2	0	0	207	13

International

As of 11 December 2016

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	2015	1[lower-alpha 1]	0
	2016	2	0
Total		3	0

1. Inofficiell match.

References

1. "Emil Bergström". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
2. "U21 – Emil Bergström" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
3. "Bittert slut mot Malmö" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
4. "Vi kan bli farliga till nästa år" (in Swedish). Matchdax. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
5. "Historiskt mål av Bergström" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
6. «Рубин» подписал контракт с Эмилем Бергстрёмом (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
7. "PATRICK OLSEN UND EMIL BERGSTRÖM ZU GC" (in German). Grasshopper Club Zürich. 27 January 2017.
8. "ZWEEDSE VERDEDIGER EMIL BERGSTRÖM NAAR FC UTRECHT" (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 30 July 2018.
9. FC Basel 1893. "Emil Bergström leihweise zum FC Basel 1893". FC Basel homepage. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
10. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - FC Zürich 4:0 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
11. FC Basel 1893. "Emil Bergström kehrt zum FC Utrecht zurück". FC Basel homepage. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
12. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Emil Bergström - FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
13. "Blågul representation för Tibbling och Bergström" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
14. "Tibbling och Bergström U21-debuterade" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
15. "Tung svensk förlust mot Finland" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
16. "Egen produkt ska ge stadga åt Djurgården" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
17. "Spelar allsvenskt och fixar toppbetyg" (PDF) (in Swedish). Mitt i Östermalm. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
18. Emil Bergström at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

External links

• Emil Bergström at SvFF (in Swedish)
• Djurgården profile (in Swedish)