Tim Markström (born 9 October 1986) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

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who plays as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

for

Sandvikens IF Sandvikens IF is a Swedish football club located in Sandviken. The club, formed 6 June 1918, has played 21 seasons in the highest Swedish league, but is in the third highest Swedish league, Division 1. Sandvikens IF are affiliated to the Gest ...

Career

Markström was born and raised in the town of

Gävle Gävle () is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 77,586 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the 13th most populated city in Sweden. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland (Swede ...

, where he began his football career at local clubs IK Sätra and

Valbo FF Valbo FF is a Swedish football club located in Valbo. Background Valbo FF currently plays in Division 4 Gästrikland. , Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Åbyvallen in Valbo. The club is affiliated to Gestriklands Fotbollförb ...

. Between 2008 and 2012 he mostly played in the Swedish third tier, Division 1, representing both

Umeå FC Umeå FC is a Swedish professional football club located in Umeå, Sweden. The club, formed in 1987, is currently playing in the third tier of the Swedish league, Ettan Fotboll. The club is affiliated to the Västerbottens Fotbollförbund. Seaso ...

and

. After enjoying a successful stint at the latter club he attracted interest from abroad, finally signing for

FC Fredericia Fodbold Club Fredericia af 1991 (, simply known as FC Fredericia), is a professional association football club based in the town of Fredericia, Denmark, that competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league syst ...

in the Danish second tier in August 2012. He however featured sparingly for Fredericia during the first half of the season and subsequently left the club when his short term-contract came to an end. Instead, he signed for the Stockholm-based club

Hammarby IF Hammarby Idrottsförening ("Hammarby Sports Club"), commonly known as Hammarby IF or simply Hammarby ( or, especially locally, ), is a Swedish sports club located in Stockholm, with a number of member organizations active in a variety of differe ...

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before the 2013 season. Markström was being used as a backup for Johannes Hopf during his first three seasons at the club, also being sent on loan to

IK Brage Idrottsklubben Brage, also known as IK Brage or simply Brage, is a Swedish football club located in Borlänge. The club is affiliated with Dalarnas Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Domnarvsvallen. The club colours, reflected in their ...

during the second half of the 2013 season. Hammarby enjoyed a promotion to

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

in 2014, where Markström would make his competitive debut for the side on 30 May 2015. He played the whole game as Hammarby drew, 2-2, against

Halmstad BK Halmstads Bollklubb, also known simply as Halmstad () or (especially locally) HBK or Bollklubben, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the county of Halland. The club, formed 7 February 1914 and approved membership in the Swedish Sp ...

on home turf. He would eventually make another four appearances for Hammarby during the 2015 season, before being replaced by the Icelandic international Ögmundur Kristinsson. Markström signed a new two-year contract with the club during the fall the same year. On 13 July 2017, Markström left Hammarby by mutual consent.

Personal

Tim's brother

Jacob Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. J ...

is a professional

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currently playing for the

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in the

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(NHL). Their father Anders Markström was also a professional football goalkeeper during the 1980s, representing both

and

Gefle IF Gefle Idrottsförening, also known simply as Gefle IF, Gefle (, as if spelled ''Gävle''), or locally Gif (), are a Swedish professional football club based in Gävle. The club is affiliated with Gestriklands Fotbollförbund and play their home ...

in the Swedish top tier.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Markstrom, Tim 1986 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Umeå FC players Sandvikens IF players FC Fredericia players Hammarby Fotboll players IK Brage players Swedish men's footballers Allsvenskan players Danish 1st Division players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Sportspeople from Gävle