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Joakim Daniel Askling

Daniel Askling is a Swedish former footballer of Jewish descent who played as a centre-back in Sweden, Italy and Israel.

born 1990Centre-back in Sweden, Italy, Israel2013-14 Liga Alef titlePlaying for Beitar Jerusalem

Born: 4 January 1990, Stockholm
Occupation: association football player

Joakim Daniel Askling was born in 1990 in Stockholm

Joakim Daniel Askling was born on 4 January 1990 in Stockholm, Sweden, and grew up there. He is of Jewish descent. He began playing in the youth team of the local club Hammarby.

At 18 he joined Djurgården but made no league appearance and was released after half a year. He then signed with AlbinoLeffe of the Italian second division, where he made 1 appearance. In 2009 he played 3 games for Sweden's under-19 national team.

He came to Israel for a cousin's wedding and had a trial with Hapoel Herzliya, but bureaucratic issues stopped the move. In summer 2013 he returned, joined Hapoel Kfar Saba in Liga Alef and received Israeli citizenship. He played 24 league games and scored 2 goals as the team won promotion to Liga Leumit.

In 2014 he signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva, then moved to Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla. In 2015 he joined Beitar Jerusalem and played in Europa League qualifiers and 6 league games. In 2016 he returned to Sweden to play for Assyriska, which released him on 1 January 2017.