Björn Sebastian Starke Hedlund (born 5 April 1995) is a Swedish
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays for
Östers IF
Östers Idrottsförening, commonly known as Östers IF or simply Öster, is a Swedish sports club located in Växjö, specializing in Association football, football. For the 2025 Allsvenskan, 2025 season the club is back in the top tier, Allsve ...
as a
defender.
He represented
Sweden
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at the
2016 Summer Olympics
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in
Rio de Janeiro
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, Brazil.
Starke Hedlund joined Öster on a free transfer in December 2022.
References
External links
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Elite Football profile*
1995 births
Living people
Men's association football defenders
FC Schalke 04 II players
GAIS players
Östers IF players
Kalmar FF players
Superettan players
Allsvenskan players
Swedish men's footballers
Sweden men's youth international footballers
Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
Footballers from Stockholm
Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for Sweden
Mjøndalen IF Fotball players
21st-century Swedish sportsmen
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