Nicklas Carlsson

Nicklas Carlsson (born November 13 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a professional footballer at current Allsvenskan champions IFK Göteborg. He started out his career at local outfit Brommapojkarna before moving to Delsbo with his family at age 5. A few years later he returned to his native club with which he pursued a career taking him from the youth ranks all the way up to the senior team.

In 2003 he left for Danish first division side AGF Århus. He became a regular there until the winter of 2004/2005 when he told his adviser he wanted to leave. His stated desire was to play for his father's old team and in March 2005 he signed a three-year contract.

He quickly became a regular for the relegated 10-times Swedish champions as a central defender. But he also became joint second top scorer in the team for the 2005 season by scoring seven goals. Many came through set-pieces with Carlsson's ability to score with his head proving a deciding factor.

Nicklas Carlsson scored both goals in the 2-1 win against Västerås SK on October 3 2005, a win which earned AIK Fotboll an Allsvenskan berth for the 2006 campaign. Carlsson is now a successful part of the 2006 squad which is within reach of claiming a shock 11th championship title.

During the Allsvenskan 2007 AIK announced they won't offer Nicklas a new contract, which went out after the season. And on 31 October he signed a three year deal with Gothenburg side IFK Göteborg.