Jani_Bäckman
Jani Bäckman
Finnish footballer (born 1988)
Jani Bäckman (born 20 March 1988) is a Finnish former football player.
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Jani Bäckmän playing for HIFK in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1988-03-20) 20 March 1988 (age 36) | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003 | IF Sibbo-Vargarna | ||
| 2004–2005 | Klubi-04 | ||
| 2006 | HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | HJK | 4 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | FC Honka | 11 | (1) |
| 2009 | → FC Haka (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2009 | Klubi-04 | 7 | (5) |
| 2010 | FF Jaro | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | FC Lahti | 46 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | FC Viikingit | 31 | (1) |
| 2014 | PK-35 | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2022 | HIFK | 151 | (13) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bäckman began his career with IF Sibbo-Vargarna and joined Klubi-04 in 2004. He played his one and only game with the team in Ykkönen against RoPS on 28 April 2007. Bäckman was then transferred to HJK in 2006 and played for their youth side. In January 2007, he was promoted to play with the club’s senior team.[1]
After one year with HJK and only one professional game for the club in the Finnish Cup,[2] Bäckman sealed a move to FC Honka.[3] He played 16 games for the club, from which eleven were in the Veikkausliiga.
Later, Bäckman was loaned out by FC Honka to FC Haka, from 12 March 2009 to August 2009.[4][5]
On 4 November 2009, FF Jaro signed Bäckman for free. He signed a one-year contract with the club including an option to extend for another year.[6]
On 1 March 2017, Bäckman had to play as a goalkeeper in a Finnish Cup match against HJK after HIFK goalkeeper Carljohan Eriksson was sent off in the 86th minute causing a penalty kick. Bäckman saved the penalty.[7]
- "Finland League Cup 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- "Honka hankki Jani Bäckmanin". Retrieved 24 January 2023.[permanent dead link]
- "Haka teki sopimukset Corpachen ja Bäckmanin kanssa". Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Backman ja Haanpa [permanent dead link] FF Jaro.(in Finnish)
- "HJK - HIFK 4–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
Media related to Jani Bäckman at Wikimedia Commons- Jani Bäckman at Soccerway
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