Philip Haglund

Philip Haglund
Personal information
Full name Philip Thomas
Jesper Haglund
Date of birth (1987-03-22) 22 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Youth career
Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Brommapojkarna 71 (14)
2006 → Gröndals (loan)
2007 → Gröndals (loan)
2010–2011 Heerenveen 25 (1)
2011–2014 IFK Göteborg 69 (8)
2015–2016 Hammarby IF 49 (3)
2017–2019 Sirius 82 (21)
2020 Brommapojkarna 17 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:19, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

Philip Thomas Jesper Haglund (born 22 March 1987) is a Swedish footballer. A utility player, he can be deployed as a central defender, a central midfielder or a forward.

Career

Born in Stockholm, Haglund began his career with IF Brommapojkarna during the successful 2006 season, which saw the team qualify for Allsvenskan. He has subsequently played in the professional top division of Swedish football. On 10 January 2010, SC Heerenveen signed the Swedish midfielder from IF Brommapojkarna until June 2014.[1]

After a disappointing spell in the Netherlands, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg on 28 June 2011.[2] He eventually went on to play 69 games for the club, scoring 8 goals, of which a majority was from the penalty spot. His stint at Göteborg effectively came to end when he damaged his cruciate ligament in a game against IFK Norrköping in May 2014,[3] as the club decided to not offer him a new contract during the rehab period.

Instead, he signed a two-year deal with newly promoted Hammarby from his home town Stockholm.[4] Originally the club planned to play him in a brand new role as a central defender, but he eventually went on to establish himself as a regular starter in a midfield position. He played a total of 49 games for the club during the 2015 and 2016 season, with the club finishing 11th in the table on both occasions. However, he left the club by mutual consent in December 2016 when his contract expired.[5]

On 9 January 2017, Haglund signed a one-year deal with the newly promoted club IK Sirius from Uppsala.[6] He left the club at the end of 2019. On 5 March 2020, Haglund returned to Brommapojkarna, signing a deal until the end of the year.[7]

Personal life

Haglund graduated from the science program of Blackebergs gymnasium in 2006. Haglund was enrolled at the Stockholm School of Economics and obtained his degree of Master of Science in Business and Economics in 2009.[8] He lived in Vasastan when he played for IF Brommapojkarna.

During his stint at IFK Göteborg, Haglund was a regular blogger at the football magazine Offside.[9]

Philip is also the founder and CEO of Gimi, a featured start-up from Stockholm.

Career statistics

As of 9 January 2017[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
IF Brommapojkarna 2006 13 2 0 0 — 13 2
2007 15 1 0 0 — 15 1
2008 15 4 0 0 — 15 4
2009 28 7 1 0 — 29 7
Total 71 14 1 0 0 0 72 14
Heerenveen 2009–10 12 0 0 0 — 12 0
2010–11 13 1 1 0 — 14 1
Total 25 1 1 0 0 0 26 1
IFK Göteborg 2011 10 1 1 0 — 11 1
2012 24 0 0 0 — 24 0
2013 28 7 6 1 2 1 36 9
2014 7 0 3 1 0 0 10 1
Total 69 8 10 2 2 1 81 11
Hammarby IF 2015 26 0 0 0 — 26 0
2016 23 3 4 1 — 27 4
Total 49 3 4 1 0 0 53 4
Career total 214 26 16 3 2 1 232 30

Honours

IFK Göteborg

References

  1. ^ "Philip Haglund klar för Heerenveen" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Philip Haglund klar för IFK Göteborg" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Läget med Philip och Vibe" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Officiellt: Philip Haglund klar för Hammarby" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Philip Haglund lämnar Bajen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Philip Haglund till Sirius Fotboll" (in Swedish). IK Sirius. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  7. ^ Kommunikation kring Philip Haglund, bpfotboll.se, 5 March 2020
  8. ^ Hobohm, Susanne (14 December 2011). "Han jagar ständigt nya mål". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  9. ^ Haglund, Philip. "Philip Haglund". Offside. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Philip Haglund". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.