Kim Källström
With Spartak Moscow in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kim Mikael Källström | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Sandviken, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
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Current team
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Grasshopper | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1989 | Sandvikens IF | ||
| 1990–1996 | Partille IF | ||
| 1997–1998 | BK Häcken | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | BK Häcken | 69 | (14) |
| 2001–2003 | Djurgårdens IF | 48 | (26) |
| 2003–2006 | Rennes | 83 | (20) |
| 2006–2012 | Lyon | 204 | (17) |
| 2012–2015 | Spartak Moscow | 58 | (5) |
| 2014 | → Arsenal (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | Grasshopper | 47 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1997–1999 | Sweden U16 | 32 | (12) |
| 1999 | Sweden U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Sweden U21 | 21 | (5) |
| 2001–2016 | Sweden | 131 | (16) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2016. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2016.
Kim Mikael Källström (Swedish pronunciation: [kɪm ˈɕɛl.ˈstrœm]; born 24 August 1982) is a Swedish professional footballer, and plays midfielder for Grasshopper. He is noted for his play-making ability and free-kick taking.
He started his career at several clubs in Sweden, winning consecutive Allsvenskan titles with Djurgården before moving to France where he represented Rennes and Lyon. Källström won a range of domestic honours with Lyon and joined Spartak in 2012.
Källström earned 131 caps for Sweden since his debut in 2001 until 2016 when he announced his departure from international football, making him their fourth most capped player of all time. He played in four European Championships and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Källström was born in Sandviken 24 August 1982 to footballer Mikael and Ann Källström. In 1986, he joined the local Sandvikens IF football team. In 1989, the family moved to Partille outside Gothenburg and Källström started to play in Partille IF. When Källström was 17 years old he had a trial with Dutch club PSV Källström told in the Radio show Sommar i P1 (Summer on P1).
Källström began his professional career with BK Häcken from Gothenburg. In his first season, the club gained promotion the Allsvenskan by winning the Division 1 Södra. Häcken were relegated to the Superettan in 2001, but Källström's eight Allsvenskan goals earned him a transfer to Djurgårdens IF for SEK5m.
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