Doug Bergqvist

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Doug Bergqvist

|image = Douglas Bergqvist (Halmstad vs Degerfors, 7 October 2023).jpg

|caption = Bergqvist in October 2023

|fullname = Jan Douglas Bergqvist{{Hugman|22298|accessdate=13 May 2019}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|3|29|df=y}}

|birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden

|height =

|position = Centre back

|currentclub =

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|youthclubs1 = Reading

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|youthclubs2 = Queens Park Rangers

|youthyears3 = 2009–2010

|youthclubs3 = Aldershot Town

|years1 = 2010–2013

|clubs1 = Aldershot Town

|caps1 = 7

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2010–2011

|clubs2 = → Thatcham Town (loan)

|caps2 =

|goals2 =

|years3 = 2011

|clubs3 = → Dorchester Town (loan)

|caps3 = 8

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2011–2012

|clubs4 = → Farnborough (loan)

|caps4 = 32

|goals4 = 2

|years5 = 2012

|clubs5 = → Basingstoke Town (loan)

|caps5 = 5

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 2013

|clubs6 = → Staines Town (loan)

|caps6 = 4

|goals6 = 0

|years7 = 2013–2014

|clubs7 = Exeter City

|caps7 = 0

|goals7 = 0

|years8 = 2013–2014

|clubs8 = → Welling United (loan)

|caps8 = 18

|goals8 = 2

|years9 = 2014–2019

|clubs9 = Östersund

|caps9 = 107

|goals9 = 3

|years10 = 2019

|clubs10 = → Haugesund (loan)

|caps10 = 21

|goals10 = 1

|years11 = 2020

|clubs11 = Arka Gdynia

|caps11 = 6

|goals11 = 0

|years12 = 2020–2021

|clubs12 = Kalmar FF

|caps12 = 35

|goals12 = 1

|years13 = 2022–2023

|clubs13 = Chornomorets Odesa

|caps13 = 0

|goals13 = 0

|years14 = 2022

|clubs14 = → Kalmar FF (loan)

|caps14 = 10

|goals14 = 0

|years15 = 2022

|clubs15 = → Riga (loan)

|caps15 = 12

|goals15 = 0

|years16 = 2023

|clubs16 = → Auda (loan)

|caps16 = 15

|goals16 = 2

|years17 = 2023

|clubs17 = Degerfors

|caps17 = 10

|goals17 = 0

|years18 = 2024–2025

|clubs18 = Karviná

|caps18 = 19

|goals18 = 0

|club-update = 4 January 2025

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Jan Douglas Bergqvist (born 29 March 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Career

Born in Stockholm, Bergqvist moved with his family to England when he was seven years old.{{Cite web|url=https://www.op.se/artikel/superettan/ofk-s-tuffing-ar-inte-sa-hard-som-alla-tror-jag-ar-en-fredsstiftare|title=ÖFK:s "tuffing" är inte så hård som alla tror: "Jag är en fredsstiftare"|date=20 October 2015|work=Östersunds-Posten}} He played youth football with Reading and Queens Park Rangers, before joining Aldershot Town in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/thatchamtown/news/doug-bergqvist-joins-from-league-two-side-aldershot-town-232792.html|title=DOUG BERGQVIST JOINS FROM LEAGUE TWO SIDE ALDERSHOT TOWN|accessdate=8 May 2011|date=31 December 2010|publisher=Thatcham Town F.C.|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020200537/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/thatchamtown/news/doug-bergqvist-joins-from-league-two-side-aldershot-town-232792.html|archivedate=20 October 2012}} Bergqvist eventually became youth team captain at Aldershot,{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aldershot/9272333.stm|title=Defender Doug Bergqvist praises Aldershot academy|accessdate=8 May 2011|date=9 December 2010|work=BBC Sport}} and spent loan spells at both Thatcham Town and Dorchester Town,{{cite web|url=http://www.dorchestertownfc.co.uk/squad/201011/bergqvist_doug.shtml|title=Profile|accessdate=8 May 2011|publisher=Dorchester Town F.C.|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724172514/http://www.dorchestertownfc.co.uk/squad/201011/bergqvist_doug.shtml|archivedate=24 July 2011}} before making his senior debut for Aldershot in May 2011.{{soccerbase|59348}} He joined Farnborough on loan in August 2011,{{cite web|url=http://www.farnboroughfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1340:haylock-brings-in-bergqvist-and-connolly-as-recruitment-drive-gathers-momentum&catid=1:latest&Itemid=196|title=Haylock Brings In Bergqvist And Connolly As Recruitment Drive Gathers Momentum|publisher=Farnborough F.C.}} and Basingstoke Town in October 2012.{{Soccerway|doug-bergqvist/175722|access-date=24 July 2023}}

File:Douglas Bergqvist.jpg

Bergqvist signed for Exeter City in June 2013,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23115595|title=Doug Bergqvist joins Exeter from Aldershot|date=29 June 2013|accessdate=9 July 2013|work=BBC Sport}} before moving on loan to Welling United a few days later, for the whole of the 2013–14 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.wellingunited.com/wp/day-adds-two-more-to-squad-for-2013-14/|title=Day adds two more to squad for 2013–14|publisher=Welling United F.C.|date=4 July 2013|accessdate=9 July 2013|archive-date=26 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726120724/http://www.wellingunited.com/wp/day-adds-two-more-to-squad-for-2013-14/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23188086|title=Welling sign Callum Webb and Doug Bergqvist|date=4 July 2013|accessdate=9 July 2013|work=BBC Sport}}

On 10 February 2014, Bergqvist left England to return to Sweden, signing a two-year contract with Östersund on a free transfer.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26128322|title=Doug Bergqvist: Exeter defender joins Swedish side Ostersunds FK|date=10 February 2014|accessdate=10 February 2014|work=BBC Sport}} He did so as part of a scheme called 'League Football Education' which aims to obtain contracts abroad for players in the English league system, alongside Andrew Mills and Jamie Hopcutt.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43490842|title=Football's last chance saloon – the Britons keeping their dreams alive in Sweden|date=25 March 2018|accessdate=26 March 2018|work=BBC Sport}}

On 27 March 2019, Bergqvist joined Eliteserien side Haugesund on loan until 31 July with an option to make the deal permanent.{{cite web|url=http://www.fkh.no/nyheter/doug-er-klar|title=Doug er klar|publisher=FK Haugesund|date=27 March 2019|accessdate=28 March 2019|language=no}}

In February 2020 he moved to Polish club Arka Gdynia.{{Cite web|url=https://sport.onet.pl/pilka-nozna/ekstraklasa/transfery-douglas-bergqvist-pilkarzem-arki-gdynia/h949mm7|title=Douglas Bergqvist nowym zawodnikiem Arki Gdynia|date=5 February 2020|website=Onet Sport}}

After playing in Sweden with Kalmar FF, he signed for Ukrainian club Chornomorets Odesa in January 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://bloggar.aftonbladet.se/sillyseason/2022/01/11/officiellt-douglas-bergqvist-lamnar-kalmar-ff-for-ukraina/|title=Officiellt: Douglas Bergqvist lämnar Kalmar FF för Ukraina|date=11 January 2022|website=Silly Season}} He returned to Kalmar FF on loan in March due to 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{Cite web |last=Östman |first=Petter |date=23 March 2022 |title=Douglas Bergqvist klar för återkomst till Kalmar FF |trans-title=Douglas Bergqvist ready for return to Kalmar FF |url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/douglas-bergqvist-klar-for-aterkomst-till-kalmar-ff/ |access-date=23 March 2022 |website=Expressen |language=Swedish}} After the loan spell ended he moved to Latvian club Riga FC.{{cite web|title="Riga" signs Swedish centre-back Bergqvist|url=https://www.rigafc.lv/en/post/592|accessdate=10 June 2022}}

In July 2023 he signed for Degerfors.{{Cite web|url=https://www.degerforsif.se/douglas-bergqvist-klar-for-degerfors-if/|title=Douglas Bergqvist klar för Degerfors IF|date=7 July 2023|website=degerforsif.se|publisher=Degerfors IF}}

On 2 March 2024, Bergqvist signed a contract with Czech First League club Karviná.{{Cite web |agency=Czech News Agency|date=2 March 2024 |title=Karvinou pro boj o udržení v lize posílil švédský stoper Bergqvist|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-ceska-1-liga-karvinou-pro-boj-o-udrzeni-v-lize-posilil-svedsky-stoper-bergqvist-5023809|access-date=2 March 2024|website=sport.cz |language=cs}}

Career statistics

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rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="4" valign="center"\|Aldershot Town \|2010–11 \|1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2011–12 \|2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2012–13 \|4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Total !7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Dorchester Town (loan) \|2010–11 \|3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Farnborough (loan) \|2011–12 \|32	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	2
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Basingstoke Town (loan) \|2012–13 \|5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Exeter City \|2013–14 \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Welling United (loan) \|2013–14 \|18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	2
rowspan="5" valign="center"\|Östersund \|2014 \|26	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	29	0
2015 \|25	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	2
2016 \|23	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
2017 \|10	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	15	1
2018 \|23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
colspan="2"\|Career total !172	7	6	0	0	0	4	0	182	7

Honours

Östersund

Svenska Cupen: 2016–17{{cite web |title=Douglas Bergqvist |url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=34494 |website=90minut.pl |access-date=29 March 2024 |language=pl}}