Carl Björk (born 19 January 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-01-19) 19 January 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Umeå, Sweden[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Brøndby | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IFK Holmsund/Sandviks IK | |||
| Umeå IK | |||
| IFK Umeå | |||
| 2013–2016 | Umeå FC | ||
| 2017–2019 | IFK Norrköping | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Umeå FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2021 | IFK Norrköping | 30 | (7) |
| 2017–2020 | → IF Sylvia (loan) | 72 | (18) |
| 2020 | → Trelleborgs FF (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2022– | Brøndby | 11 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2017 | Sweden U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Sweden U19 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:40, 19 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Björk started his career at IFK Holmsund/Sandviks IK.[3] After spells at Umeå IK and IFK Umeå, he joined Umeå FC at the age of 13 in 2013.[4] Björk made his debut for Umeå FC's first team in the Swedish Division 1 on 10 July 2016 in a 1–1 draw against Nyköpings BIS, where he came on the pitch in the 85th minute.[5]
At the age of 16, he moved from his parents' home in Umeå to Norrköping, where he joined IFK Norrköping in July 2016.[4] He spent the 2017 to 2019 seasons on loan at IF Sylvia. Ahead of the 2019 season, Björk was promoted to IFK Norrköping's first team.[6] Björk made his Allsvenskan debut on 14 June 2020 in a 2–1 win over Kalmar FF.[7]
In August 2020, Björk was loaned out to Trelleborgs FF on a deal for the remainder of the 2020 season.[8] After returning to IFK Norrköping for 2021, he established himself as a key player for the team, scoring eight goals in 27 appearances throughout the season.[3]
On 30 January 2022 it was confirmed that Björk had joined Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF on a deal until June 2026.[9] He made his competitive debut for the club on 20 February, featuring in the starting line-up of a 2–0 league victory against Nordsjælland.[10] He strained his hamstring during the spring, sidelining him for several months.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Umeå FC | 2016[3] | Division 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| IFK Norrköping | 2016[3] | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017[3] | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018[3] | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019[3] | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 3 | ||
| 2020[12] | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2021[13] | Allsvenskan | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 8 | |||
| Total | 30 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 11 | |||
| IF Sylvia (loan) | 2017[3] | Division 2 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 7 | ||
| 2018[3] | Division 2 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 8 | |||
| 2019[3] | Division 1 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2020[3] | Division 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 72 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 72 | 18 | ||||
| Trelleborgs FF (loan) | 2020[3] | Superettan | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Brøndby | 2021–22[13] | Danish Superliga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[2] | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 126 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 30 | ||
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