Isak Bjerkebo
Swedish footballer
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Kenneth Viktor Isak Bjerkebo (born 19 January 2003) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for IK Sirius in Allsvenskan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Viktor Isak Bjerkebo | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 2003 | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IK Sirius | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Hässleholms IF | ||
| 2016–2022 | Malmö FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Kalmar FF | 12 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Skövde AIK (loan) | 18 | (5) |
| 2024–2025 | Varbergs BoIS | 30 | (11) |
| 2025– | IK Sirius | 36 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Sweden U16 | 7 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 May 2025 | |||
Club career
Bjerkebo hails from Stoby, outside Hässleholm, and started his youth career with Hässleholms IF in 2008. When he was 12 he scored 4 goals in a 6-4 win vs. Malmö FF, and was subsequently invited to play with Malmö FF for several youth tournaments.[1][2] Bjerkebo then joined Malmö FF at the age of 13, also enrolling at the Malmö Sports Elementary School, successively playing for the club's U15, U17, U19 and U21 teams.[3] Among others, he played and scored several goals in the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League group stage, lastly on away ground against Juventus.[4]
In the summer of 2022, Bjerkebo started his senior career when Allsvenskan team Kalmar FF managed to sign him.[5] He made his Allsvenskan debut in July 2022.[6] Despite scoring his first Allsvenskan goal a month later, he did not became a regular in Kalmar's team.[7] As playing time waned significantly in 2023, Bjerkebo was loaned to Superettan team Skövde AIK in the summer.[2] He continued in Superettan's Varbergs BoIS from 2024, taking the same path as former Skövde manager Tobias Linderoth.[8] The 2024 Superettan campaign became successful for Bjerkebo as he scored 11 league goals.[9]
After starting the 2025 season playing for Varberg in the 2024–25 Svenska Cupen in February and March,[6] he was picked up by IK Sirius, thus returning to Allsvenskan.[9][10] In the 2025–26 Svenska Cupen, Bjerkebo was noted for scoring the winning goal in the quarter-final against IFK Göteborg.[11] He continued his fine form in 2026 Allsvenskan, scoring 8 goals in the first 7 games, as Sirius topped the league.[12]
International career
For Sweden's youth national teams, Bjerkebo was selected for Sweden U16 in 2019,[13] appearing in 7 matches and scoring 1 goal.[14]