Tim Markström (born 9 October 1986) is a Swedish

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who plays as a

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for

Gefle IF Gefle Idrottsförening, also known simply as Gefle IF, Gefle (, as if spelled ''Gävle''), or locally Gif (), also known as Gefle IF FF by the Swedish Football Association, are a Swedish professional association football, football club based in G ...

Career

Markström was born and raised in the town of

Gävle Gävle ( ; ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 79,004 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the List of cities in Sweden, 13th-most-populated city in Sweden. I ...

, 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. They play their home matches at the Åbyvallen in Valbo. The club is affiliated to Gestriklands Fotbollförbund The Gestri ...

. 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. The club is affiliated to the Västerbottens Fotbollförbund. Season to se ...

and

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 second highest Swedish league, Superettan. Sandvikens IF are affiliated to the Gest ...

. 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 syste ...

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 differ ...

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before the 2013 season. Markström was being used as a backup for

Johannes Hopf Per Johannes Hopf (born 16 June 1987) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played professionally in Sweden with Hammarby IF as well as in Turkey with Gençlerbirliği S.K. and Ankaragücü. Club career Ham ...

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 Association football, football club located in Borlänge. The club is affiliated with Dalarnas Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Domnarvsvallen. The club colou ...

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

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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 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

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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

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 Footballers from Gävle 21st-century Swedish sportsmen