Niklas Westberg

Niklas Westberg ( born April 1, 1979) is a Swedish football player. The goalkeeper, who played his career exclusively in Sweden, rose with IFK Norrköping and IF Brommapojkarna each on in the Allsvenskan.

Career

Westberg played in youth when known for its youth development program IF Brommapojkarna. In 1997 he moved as a young player to AIK in the Allsvenskan, but came though the senior squad belonging to no stake in the first team. Therefore, the club gave him 1999 second division IK Sirius, the relegation to the third tier at the end of the season. In 2001 he returned to the third class also antretenden IF Brommapojkarna. With the club he rose to the Superettan, where he met with 27 stakes was a regular in the season 2002. For the following season, the club undertook with Kristoffer Björklund an opponent who ousted him from the gate.

In summer 2003, Westberg joined the third division Väsby IK. As this end in 2004 with the FC Café Opera to Väsby United merged and the latter took over the launch site in the Superettan, he was again in the second division to the regular forces. In the season of 2006 took the team to Omar Jawo, Robert Åhman - Persson and Walid Atta only one relegation place and rose after a draw and a defeat against Westbergs former club IK Sirius in the third league from. He left the club and joined again AIK, where he replaced the awarded to Enköpings SK Nicklas Bergh as a substitute goalkeeper. Again, he had no use in the Allsvenskan league, so he came back after his one-year contract to Väsby United. Under coach Mikael Stahre the team had risen again directly, Westberg won back his place. End of 2008, took over the team lead Thomas Lagerlof, under which he came in the second division season 2009 in 23 of the 30 league games for use.

In December 2009, Westberg signed a contract with IFK Norrköping. As a regular player, he rose on the side of Shpëtim Hasani, Daniel Bamberg and Viktor Rönneklev end of 2010 in the Allsvenskan. In preparation for the premiership season 2011 ousted him the previous substitute Abbas Hassan. Only when this failed due to an injury, he came to his first stakes in the Swedish Elite Series. His expiring contract was not renewed, so it was after eleven Premier League matches, courted by several clubs, especially from the Stockholm area.

In November 2011, Westberg joined his former club IF Brommapojkarna in the Superettan, with whom he signed a two -year contract with an option for another season. Here he was again the undisputed master player, the substitute Davor Blazevic came only to two stakes during the second league season in 2012. Coached by Roberth Björknesjö he rose on the side of Pablo Piñones -Arce, Andreas Eriksson and Nabil Bahoui for the second time in his career in the Allsvenskan on.