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Casper Eklund
Personal information
Full name Casper Wilhelm Peter Eklund
Date of birth (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Växjö, Sweden
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hammarby IF
Youth career
0000–2017 Sandsbro AIK
2018–2021 Östers IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Östers IF 4 (0)
2022– Hammarby IF 0 (0)
2022–Hammarby TFF (res.) 13 (0)
International career
2021 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2021– Sweden U19 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022

Casper Wilhelm Peter Eklund (born 11 March 2004) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a centre-back or central midfielder for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan.

Early life[edit]

Born and raised in Växjö, Eklund started to play youth football with local club Sandsbro IK. In 2018, at age 14, he moved to Östers IF.[1]

Club career[edit]

Östers IF[edit]

On 27 August 2021, Eklund signed his first professional contract with Öster and was promoted to their senior squad.[1] In total, he made four appearances for the club in Superettan, Sweden's second tier, in 2021 and 2022.[2][3]

Hammarby IF[edit]

On 10 August 2022, Eklund transferred to Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan for an undisclosed fee, signing a four year-contract.[4] In 2022, he made 13 league appearances for their affiliated club Hammarby TFF in Ettan, the domestic third tier, helping the side to finish 6th in the table.[5]

International career[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Casper Eklund flyttas upp i A-laget" (in Swedish). Östers IF. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Casper Eklund skriver på för Hammarby" (in Swedish). Östers IF. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  3. ^ "En sportslig uppdatering" (in Swedish). Östers IF. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Montader Madjed och Casper Eklund klara för Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Casper Eklund" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 20 September 2022.