Daniel Sjölund
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Henrik Daniel Sjölund | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Finström, Åland, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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IFK Norrköping | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1998 | IF Finströms Kamraterna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | IFK Mariehamn | 27 | (11) |
| 1999 | IF Brommapojkarna | 9 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2012 | Djurgårdens IF | 205 | (27) |
| 2013–2014 | Åtvidabergs FF | 51 | (6) |
| 2015– | IFK Norrköping | 38 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Finland U21 | 18 | (5) | |
| 2003–2012 | Finland | 37 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2012 |
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Henrik Daniel "Daja" Sjölund (born 22 April 1983 in Finström, Åland) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for IFK Norrköping in the Swedish Allsvenskan.
Daniel Sjölund was born in the municipality of Finström, based on the Åland Island group which is a Swedish-speaking autonomous region that belongs to Finland. Sjölund started his career at IF Finströms Kamraterna, when he was a child. Afterwards he went to IFK Mariehamn and IF Brommapojkarna, before being signed by West Ham at the age of just 16, after impressive displays for Finland's youth teams. In 2000 Liverpool manager Gérard Houllier agreed to pay £1 million for the talented forward in a deal that also saw Rigobert Song going the other way. After failing to get into the first team at Liverpool, Sjölund joined Djurgården for the 2003 season, first on loan and later on a permanent deal. He has won two Swedish championships and two Swedish Cups with Djurgården. The 2005 season finally saw Sjölund become a regular in the Djurgården team, and he scored seven goals in the league.
A regular for the Under-21s since the age of 17, Sjölund made his senior international debut for the Finnish national team on 22 May 2003 against Norway. Good performances in the 2005 season have seen him promoted to the senior team on a regular basis. Sjölund was also a part of the Finland squad at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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