David Thomas Fällman (born 4 February 1990) is a Swedish professional

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who plays for Aalesund as a defender.

Club career

Early career

Fällman grew up in

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, and started his senior career in 2007 with Eskilstuna City in Division 2, Sweden's fourth tier. He moved to Stockholm-based

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in 2009. Across three seasons, Fällman played as a regular in Superettan, Sweden's second tier, with the club and made 67 league appearances. In the beginning of 2012, Fällman signed a three-month deal with

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, but was not offered a contract extension with the club.

Gefle IF

On 21 March 2012, Fällman signed a multi-year contract with

Gefle IF Gefle Idrottsförening, also known simply as Gefle IF, Gefle (, as if spelled ''Gävle''), or locally Gif (), are a Swedish professional football club based in Gävle. The club is affiliated with Gestriklands Fotbollförbund and play their home ...

in Allsvenskan. He soon established himself as a key player in manager

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's side, and he was named the new club captain in 2015. In total, Fällman made 111 league appearances for Gelfe IF across four seasons in the Swedish top division.

Dalian Transcendence

In January 2016, Fällman moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a two-year deal with

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in the

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Hammarby IF

On 16 February 2018, Fällman returned to Sweden and signed a three-year deal with

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. He played 27 games during his debut season, scoring once, as Hammarby finished 4th in the table. In April 2019, Fällman was appointed joint-captain of Hammarby together with

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. His season was however plagued by a groin injury, and Fällman only made 18 appearances as Hammarby finished 3rd in Allsvenskan.

Aalesunds FK

On 15 February 2021, Fällman completed a transfer to

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Personal life

Fällman is the cousin of

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, a fellow footballer that has represented the

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* 1990 births Living people Men's association football defenders AFC Eskilstuna players AIK Fotboll players Gefle IF players Dalian Transcendence F.C. players Hammarby Fotboll players Aalesunds FK players China League One players Expatriate men's footballers in China Superettan players Allsvenskan players Swedish men's footballers Eskilstuna City FK players Footballers from Stockholm {{Sweden-footy-defender-stub