Pontus Wernbloom

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Pontus Wernbloom
Personal information
Full name	Pontus Anders Mikael Wernbloom
Date of birth	June 25, 1986 (1986-06-25) (age 23)
Place of birth	Kungälv, Sweden
Height	186 cm
Playing position	Striker, Midfielder
Club information
Current club	IFK Göteborg
Number	19
Youth career
1998-2000 2001-2003 2004-2005	Herrljunga SK IK Kongahälla IFK Göteborg
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005-2009 2009-	IFK Göteborg AZ	01570(52) 0000(0)
National team2
2006- 2007-	Sweden U21 Sweden	0180(5) 0020(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 April 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 28 February 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Pontus Anders Mikael Wernbloom (born 25 June 1986 in Kungälv, Bohuslän) is a Swedish football midfielder/striker.

Contents 1 Career 2 International 3 References 4 Links

[edit] Career

After playing for a local club, he joined the youth team of IFK Göteborg in 2004, before being promoted to the senior team in 2005^[1]. He quickly made a name for himself with his hard tackles, fighting spirit and generally fearless playing style. When Håkan Mild retired after the 2005 season, Wernbloom secured a place in the starting line-up. However during the following season he struggled to retain his place as the club changed its playing style under new management. When striker Marcus Berg left to play for FC Groningen in the summer of 2007, Wernbloom switched to forward and was able to be a starter once again.

In April 2009 he signed a contract with the Dutch club AZ^[2], which he will be joining in the beginning of June.

[edit] International

He debuted for the Swedish U-21 team in 2006, scoring a goal in the 12th minute of the match. On 4 January 2007, he was picked for the Swedish national team's spring tour in South America, and he made his debut on 18 January against Ecuador^[3].

[edit] References

[edit] Links

• Wernbloom on national-football-teams.com
• Statistik/ligor - svenskfotboll.se

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