Jan Niklas Skoog (born 15 June 1974) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a striker. He was the

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with

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and in 2003 with

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. A full international between 2002 and 2004, he appeared nine times for the Sweden national team, scoring four goals.

Club career

Skoog was the

for

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and for

in 2003. In 2004, Skoog was part of the Malmö FF side that won Allsvenskan. In the final game, he had a

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saved that teammate Jon Inge Høiland scored the rebound of to seal a 1-0 win against

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that ultimately secured the title. He initially ended his career for Malmö FF in March 2009. In January 2010, he announced that he would restart his playing career in Swedish lower league club BK Näset.

International career

Having scored 10 goals in 14 games for the Sweden U21 team, Skoog made his full international debut for Sweden on 20 November 2002 in a

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against the

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. On 16 February 2003, he scored his first goal for Sweden in a friendly against

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. Skoog made his first and only competitive appearance for Sweden on 6 September 2003 in a UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier against

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, replacing

Mattias Jonson Olof Mattias Jonsson (; born 16 January 1974) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a winger. Starting off his career with Örebro SK in the early 1990s, he went on to represent Helsingborgs IF, Brøndby IF, and Norwich Ci ...

as a forward in the 73rd minute. He made his last international appearance for Sweden in a friendly against

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on 29 April 2004, replacing

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at half time in a 2–2 draw.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Skoog goal''.

Honours

Malmö FF * Allsvenskan: 2004 Individual *

, 2003

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Skoog, Niklas 1974 births Living people Footballers from Gothenburg Men's association football forwards Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers MSV Duisburg players 1. FC Nürnberg players Örebro SK players Malmö FF players Allsvenskan players Bundesliga players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany