Nils Erik Mattias Bjärsmyr (born 3 January 1986) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for IFK Göteborg as a centre back. Beginning his professional career with IFK Göteborg in 2005, he went on to play in Greece, Norway, and Turkey before retiring at IFK Göteborg in 2022. A full international between 2008 and 2009, he won three caps for the Sweden national team.
![]() Bjärsmyr with Panathinaikos in December 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nils Erik Mattias Bjärsmyr | ||
Date of birth | (1986-01-03) 3 January 1986 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | Hestra, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | IFK Göteborg | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
1991–2001 | Hestra SSK | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2001 | Hestra SSK | ||
2002 | Grimsås IF | ||
2002–2004 | Husqvarna FF | 37 | (0) |
2005–2009 | IFK Göteborg | 104 | (3) |
2009–2012 | Panathinaikos | 26 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Rosenborg (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2012–2017 | IFK Göteborg | 118 | (4) |
2017–2019 | Sivasspor | 60 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Gençlerbirliği | 8 | (0) |
2020– | IFK Göteborg | 66 | (5) |
National team | |||
2003 | Sweden U17 | 6 | (1) |
2004–2005 | Sweden U19 | 10 | (1) |
2005–2009 | Sweden U21 | 31 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Sweden | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:15, 30 October 2022 (UTC) |
After playing for a local club, Grimsås IF, and Husqvarna FF, Bjärsmyr joined IFK Göteborg in 2005. He made his first appearance for IFK Göteborg on 30 May 2005 as the club took on IF Elfsborg. He became a regular starter later in the year and was nominated best newcomer at the Swedish national football gala. On 15 July 2009, he signed a four-year contract for Panathinaikos in Super League Greece.[1] On 29 Augusti 2012, he returned to IFK Göteborg.[2] He had another stint abroad in Turkey between 2017 and 2020 before retiring at IFK Göteborg in 2022.[3]
Bjärsmyr featured three times for the senior team. He made his debut for the Swedish national team on 13 January 2008 against Costa Rica. Bjärsmyr has previously served as the captain for Sweden U21 team, and he also captained Sweden's U21 team that competed in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[4]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Husqvarna FF | 2002 | Division 2 Östra Götaland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2003 | Division 2 Östra Götaland | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
2004 | Division 2 Östra Götaland | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
IFK Göteborg | 2005 | Allsvenskan | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
2006 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
2007 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 30 | 3 | ||
2008 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
2009 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
Total | 104 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 130 | 4 | ||
Panathinaikos | 2009–10 | Superleague Greece | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
2011–12 | Superleague Greece | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Total | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
Rosenborg BK (loan) | 2010 | Tippeligaen | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
2011 | Tippeligaen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
IFK Göteborg | 2012 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
2013 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
2014 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
2015 | Allsvenskan | 23 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
2016 | Allsvenskan | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
2017 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
Total | 118 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 158 | 6 | ||
Sivasspor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
2018–19 | Süper Lig | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
Total | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | ||
Gençlerbirliği | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
IFK Göteborg | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
2021 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
2022 | Allsvenskan | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
Total | 66 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 5 | ||
Career total | 428 | 12 | 57 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 527 | 15 |
Appearances by national team and year[6]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 2008 | 2 | 0 |
2009 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Husqvarna FF
IFK Göteborg
Panathinaikos
Rosenborg
IFK Göteborg – current squad | |
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