Johan Eklund (born 30 May 1984) is a

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who plays for

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as a

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Career

Eklund grew up in Falun where he started out playing for hometown club Falu BS which later turned into

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. In his youth he was also a Team handball and

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player before deciding to invest all his time into football at age 15 or 16. In 2008, he was signed by

to play as a defensive midfielder but was soon moved back into his natural

position. There he had an extremely successful year in 2009 where he scored 21 goals in 23 games and helped his team win promotion to second tier

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. The following year he also became a top ten goalscorer of the 2010 Superettan.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eklund, Johan 1984 births Living people Men's association football forwards GIF Sundsvall players IK Brage players Allsvenskan players Superettan players Swedish men's footballers Sportspeople from Falun