Rasmus Wikström

Rasmus Wikström (born 18 March 2001) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for SønderjyskE, on loan from Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF as a centre-back.[1]

Rasmus Wikström
Personal information
Full name Rasmus Erik Wikström
Date of birth (2001-03-18) 18 March 2001
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 SønderjyskE
(on loan from Brøndby)
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2013 Partille IF
2014–2018 IFK Göteborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 IFK Göteborg 3 (0)
2021 → AFC Eskilstuna (loan) 11 (0)
2021– Brøndby 1 (0)
2022– → SønderjyskE (loan) 22 (2)
International career‡
2017–2018 Sweden U17 22 (2)
2018 Sweden U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:39, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

Career

IFK Göteborg

Wikström started playing football for Partille IF, before joining the IFK Göteborg academy at age 13.[2] Both his uncle Peter "Erra" Eriksson and his grandfather Per-Erik "Perra" Eriksson have previously played for the club.[3]

Wikström made his senior debut for IFK Göteborg on 11 June 2018 in an 8–1 win over a selected team from Dalarna in a friendly match at Åvallen in Nyhammar.[4] In December 2018, Wikström signed a three-year professional contract which saw him permanently promoted to the first team.[5] Wikström made his Allsvenskan debut on 13 July 2019 in a 1–1 draw against Falkenbergs FF, where he came on as a substitute in overtime for Victor Wernersson.[6] In a match against Falkenbergs FF on 12 August 2019, Wikström made his debut from the start, but was forced off after only 4 minutes with a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury.[7][8]

AFC Eskilstuna (loan)

In March 2021, Wikström signed a one-season loan deal with AFC Eskilstuna competing in Superettan.[9] He made his debut as a starter for the club on 12 April in a 0–0 draw against Västerås SK.[10] He finished his tenure with the club with 11 appearances.[1]

Brøndby

On 29 July 2021, Wikström signed a four-year contract with defending Danish Superliga champions Brøndby,[11][12] for an undisclosed fee.[13] In September 2021, he suffered a shoulder injury, sidelining him for the rest of the year.[14] On 16 June 2022 it was confirmed, that Wikström would spend the upcoming 2022-23 season on loan at newly relegated Danish 1st Division club SønderjyskE, to gain some experience.[15]

Honours

IFK Göteborg

References
  1. Rasmus Wikström at Soccerway
  2. "Artikelserien: Rasmus Wikström - IFK Göteborg". Tipselit (in Swedish). 18 March 2019. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020.
  3. "Rasmus Wikström - ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. Jörnvik, Ulf (11 June 2018). "Bekväm vinst i Nyhammar". IFK Göteborg – Hela stadens lag (in Swedish).
  5. Jörnvik, Ulf (14 December 2018). "Fem spelare från Elit 1 flyttas upp". IFK Göteborg – Hela stadens lag (in Swedish).
  6. "2019-07-13: Falkenbergs FF – IFK Göteborg 1–1 - ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. Balkander, Mattias; Fredrik, Janlind (13 August 2019). "Wikströms mardrömsbesked – korsbandet är av". gp.se (in Swedish).
  8. Wagner, Michael (13 August 2019). "Korsbandet av på Blåvittalangen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish).
  9. "Officiellt: AFC Eskilstuna lånar Rasmus Wikström". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 15 March 2021.
  10. "Västerås SK vs. AFC Eskilstuna - 12 April 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  11. "Talentfuld forsvarsspiller skifter til Brøndby IF". brondby.com (in Danish). 29 July 2021.
  12. "Brøndby henter forsvarspiller i Sverige - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 29 July 2021.
  13. Eriksson, Marcus (29 July 2021). "Officiellt: Wikström lämnar IFK Göteborg för Bröndby". expressen.se (in Swedish).
  14. Jensen, Kenneth (10 September 2021). "BIF-spiller færdig i 2021: Nu forklarer han skaden". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  15. SØNDERJYSKE FODBOLD LEJER FORSVARSSPILLER I BRØNDBY IF, soenderjyske.dk, 16 June 2022
  16. "IFK Göteborg - Malmö FF - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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