Oscar Hiljemark
Swedish footballer (born 1992)
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- Oscar Karl Niclas Hiljemark ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɪ̂lːjɛˌmark] ; born 28 June 1992) is a Swedish professional football coach and a former player who is the manager of Italian Serie A club Pisa.
- A full international between 2012 and 2020, he won 28 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
- He was chased by many clubs in Sweden in his youth, but decided to sign a youth contract with Elfsborg in 2008.
- IF Elfsborg Two years after signing with Elfsborg at the age of 18, he earned a place in the senior team after playing for Elfsborg and the Sweden national youth teams.
- He played 30 minutes in the Europa League play-off match against Napoli.
Oscar Karl Niclas Hiljemark (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɪ̂lːjɛˌmark]; born 28 June 1992) is a Swedish professional football coach and a former player who is the manager of Italian Serie A club Pisa. A midfielder, he started his career with IF Elfsborg in 2010 and went on to represent PSV, Palermo, Genoa, Panathinaikos, and Dynamo Moscow before retiring at AaB in 2021. A full international between 2012 and 2020, he won 28 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Early career
Hiljemark played for Swedish top team IF Elfsborg. He was chased by many clubs in Sweden in his youth, but decided to sign a youth contract with Elfsborg in 2008. He participated in many national team camps as a young player and was expected to have a great career due to his mature style of play.
IF Elfsborg
Two years after signing with Elfsborg at the age of 18, he earned a place in the senior team after playing for Elfsborg and the Sweden national youth teams. During his first year in the Elfsborg senior team, he played 4 games in the Allsvenskan and 2 in the Europa League qualifiers. He played 30 minutes in the Europa League play-off match against Napoli. The game ended with a 2–0 loss for Elfsborg after two goals from Edinson Cavani.
He made his first team debut in Elfsborg's 2–2 draw away at IF Brommapojkarna on 26 September 2010, and scored his first goal against Syrianska FC in a 2–1 home victory on 27 June 2011.
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