David Elm (footballer)

Elm in the jersey of Kalmar FF in summer 2007

David Elm ( born January 10, 1983 in Broakulla, Kalmar län) is a Swedish football player. The striker, who has been with Kalmar FF Swedish champion and cup winner, is the brother of the National Rasmus and Viktor Elm.

Career

Breakthrough in Sweden

Elm played in the Youth for Johansfors IF and Emmaboda IS. In 2004, he debuted on the side of his younger brother Viktor ] for Falkenberg FF in Superettan. There, the striker has established itself as a regular player and after ten goals in the season of 2006 he followed his brother to Kalmar FF, where already with Rasmus his other brother was active.

In the Allsvenskan Elm was initially only a reserve player and was initially only brief appearances when he came off the bench for the final minutes of the game. On the 13th match day, the 11th July 2007 he was in the 2-0 home win against Hammarby IF in Fredriksskans first time in the starting lineup, but was in the mid-term replaced by Daniel Petersson. Until his Tordebüt in the Swedish House of Lords he had to wait until 16 September 2007, before assisted his brother Rasmus he managed the equalizer in a 2-2 draw against GAIS in the final minute. As a result, he was able to establish himself in the starting XI and was also the cup final on 27 September against IFK Gothenburg on the side of his brothers on the field. By a 3-0 victory after goals of the two -goal César Santin and Patrik Ingelsten managed the first title of his career.

In the season 2008 Elm had finally established itself as a regular force and contributed with seven goals in 27 games to win the Lennart Johansson - Cup for Swedish champions at. In the cup final after the season he came on as a substitute on 79 minutes to use, but suffered a defeat on penalties against IFK Göteborg. In the following season he joined the team regular until the end of August to 17 league operations.

Transfer abroad and return to Sweden

Shortly before the end of the transfer window in summer 2009 Elm left his home country. For an undisclosed transfer fee, which prized the press at 500,000 pounds, he moved to the Premier League, where he signed a one-year contract at Fulham. Until his debut in the English top flight he had to wait until January 2010, when he came on as a substitute for Bobby Zamora in the 0-2 away defeat against Tottenham Hotspur used. Then he came irregularly employed, yet he convinced Roy Hodgson of his abilities. In March he signed a new two- year contract. After Hodgson had left the club at end of season, Elm no longer came under new coach Mark Hughes to train and was not even on match days mostly in the Squad.

In January 2011 Elm eventually returned to Sweden and signed with IF Elfsborg a contract with five years maturity. In an interview he gave in particular to family reasons which led him preferable to the long-run supply an offer from his former club Kalmar FF. With Elfsborg in the Allsvenskan in 2011, he finished in third place and qualified for the European Cup so.

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