Full name Rasmus Christoffer Elm Years Team Weight 75 kg Place of birth Kalmar, Sweden Name Rasmus Elm Parents Ulla Elm, Johnny Elm | Playing position Role Footballer Siblings Viktor Elm, David Elm Number 6 Height 1.84 m | |
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Date of birth (1988-03-17) 17 March 1988 (age 27) Current team Sweden national football team (Midfielder) Similar People Viktor Elm, David Elm, Pontus Wernbloom, Kim Kallstrom, Ola Toivonen Profiles | ||
Rasmus Christoffer Elm (born 17 March 1988) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Kalmar FF in Allsvenskan as a midfielder. He has previously played for Kalmar FF in Sweden, for AZ in the Netherlands and the Russian side CSKA Moscow. Elm has been capped playing for Sweden and competed at UEFA Euro 2012. He has two older brothers, Viktor and David, who are also footballers.
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- Rasmus elm az alkmaar
- Early career
- AZ
- CSKA Moscow
- International career
- Career statistics
- Personal life
- Club
- Individual
- References
Rasmus elm az alkmaar
Early career
In his childhood, Elm played for Johansfors IF and Emmaboda IS, before he signed in January 2005 to Kalmar FF. In four-and-a-half years with the Allsvenskan club, Elm played 96 games and scored 17 goals.
AZ
On 27 August 2009, Elm signed a four-year deal with Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar. He made his debut on 12 September 2009 in the 2–1 loss against ADO Den Haag.
Former Swedish national team coach Lars Lagerbäck once commented that Elm was the biggest talent Sweden has produced since Zlatan Ibrahimović. While suffering from injuries and illness during his first two seasons in AZ, Elm experience a successful 2011–12 season. He received several player of the match awards during that season and was praised by the press and the fans for his passing and freekicks as well as his goal scoring.
Elm played a total of 83 matches for AZ before he left the club during the summer of 2012.
CSKA Moscow
On 30 July 2012, Elm signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow, taking the shirt number 20. On 21 October 2012, he scored his first goal for CSKA after converting a penalty at home against Rubin Kazan in a 2–0 victory. On 3 January 2015, Elm had his contract with CSKA terminated by mutual consent in order to recover from a long-term stomach illness that had left him unable to train with the club.
International career
Elm was the captain of the Swedish under-19 squad until August 2007, when he made his debut for the U21 squad. On 11 February 2009, Elm scored his first goal for the Swedish senior team in a friendly against Austria. On 16 October 2012, he scored the fourth and equalising goal in Sweden's remarkable 4–4 draw in Berlin against Germany in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C. The Swedes were losing 0–4 until the last 30 minutes of the game when a flurry of Swedish goals were capped by the stoppage time goal from Elm. The result was hailed as one of the greatest sporting achievements in Swedish history.
Career statistics
As of 24 November 2016Personal life
Both of his siblings are professional footballers: David, who previously played for Fulham, and his other brother Viktor, who previously played for the Dutch club AZ, both currently play alongside him for the Swedish Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF.