Jan Douglas Bergqvist (born 29 March 1993) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a centre-back for Allsvenskan club

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Career

Born in Stockholm, Bergqvist moved with his family to England when he was seven years old. He played youth football with

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and

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, before joining

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in the spring ...

in 2009. Bergqvist eventually became youth team captain at Aldershot, and spent loan spells at both Thatcham Town and Dorchester Town, before making his senior debut for Aldershot in May 2011. He joined Farnborough on loan in August 2011, and

Basingstoke Town Basingstoke Town Football Club is a football club based in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Winklebury Sports Complex. Their motto, 'Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum', means 'Never a step backward' ...

in October 2012. Douglas Bergqvist

Bergqvist signed for

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in June 2013, before moving on loan to

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a few days later, for the whole of the 2013–14 season. On 10 February 2014, Bergqvist left England to return to Sweden, signing a two-year contract with

Östersund Östersund (; sma, Staare) is an urban area (city) in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth-largest lake, Storsjön, ...

on a free transfer. He did so as part of a scheme called 'League Football Education' which aims to obtain contracts abroad for players in the English league system, alongside Andrew Mills and Jamie Hopcutt. On 27 March 2019, Bergqvist joined

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side Haugesund on loan until 31 July with an option to make the deal permanent. In February 2020 he moved to Polish club

Arka Gdynia Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia () is a Polish professional football club, based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Polish I liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929. History The history of Arka dates back to ...

. After playing in Sweden with

Kalmar FF Kalmar Fotbollförening, more commonly known as Kalmar FF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Kalmar. The club is affiliated to Smålands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Guldfågeln Arena. Formed on 15 June 1910, the cl ...

, he signed for Ukrainian club

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in January 2022. He returned to Kalmar FF on loan in March due to

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. After the loan spell ended he moved to Latvian club

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. In July 2023 he signed for Degerfor.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bergqvist, Doug 1993 births Living people Swedish men's footballers Swedish expatriate men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Reading F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Thatcham Town F.C. players Dorchester Town F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players Basingstoke Town F.C. players Staines Town F.C. players Welling United F.C. players English Football League players Exeter City F.C. players Östersunds FK players FK Haugesund players Arka Gdynia players Kalmar FF players Riga FC players Allsvenskan players Superettan players Eliteserien players Ekstraklasa players Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Footballers from Stockholm FC Chornomorets Odesa players FK Auda players Degerfors IF players