Teodor Wålemark (born 25 June 2001) is a Swedish professional

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 as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

for

IK Brage Idrottsklubben Brage, also known as IK Brage or simply Brage, is a Swedish Association football, football club located in Borlänge. The club is affiliated with Dalarnas Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Domnarvsvallen. The club colou ...

Club career

Early career & BK Häcken

Wålemark spent his first months of life in Cyprus, where his father played professional football for

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a wom ...

. They returned to

Ljungskile Ljungskile () is a locality in Uddevalla Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It is located approximately 15 kilometers south of Uddevalla, at the coast of Ljungskileviken and at the base of Bredfjället. It had 4 026 inhabitants in 2023 ...

in 2004, where Wålemark began playing football at the age of 5-6 at

Ljungskile SK Ljungskile SK is a Swedish football club located in Ljungskile, a town within Uddevalla Municipality. They currently play in the Swedish third tier, Division 1. History Ljungskile SK, formed in 1926, is famous for their promotions between 199 ...

. When he was ten years old, the family moved to

Gothenburg Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gub ...

and football life continued in

Västra Frölunda IF Västra Frölunda Idrottsförening () is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg. Founded on 2 January 1930, the club has spent a total of ten seasons in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. As of the 2025 season, Västra Frölund ...

. As a 15-year-old, he was moved up to the A-team and after a half a season in the Swedish fourth division, where he also got his debut, he wanted to try new challenges. After a trial with

BK Häcken Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Gothenburg (Hisingen). It currently plays in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. Forme ...

's U19 team, which at this time was trained by Teddy Olausson, he impressed so much that despite his young age, he was promised a place in the U19 team's starting eleven. Wålemark played more or less all games for the team. At the end of May 2019 the club confirmed, that Wålemark would be promoted to the first team squad in summer 2019, signing a professional contract until the end of 2021. However, he was never given the chance on the first team, before he left the club at the end of the season.

Ljungskile SK

On 28 November 2019,

confirmed, that 18-year-old Wålemark had returned to his former childhood club on a deal until the end of 2021. Except for the first game, Wålemark played as a starter in the next 10 games in a row. In the beginning of 2021, Wålemark stated in public, that he wanted to leave the club. He officially left the club a few days later.

Lindome GIF

On 16 February 2021, Wålemark signed with

Lindome GIF Lindome GIF is a Swedish football club located in Lindome in Mölndal Municipality, Västra Götaland County. Background The club was formed on 31 January 1928 under the name Lindome IF through the merger of Lindome JUF, Anderstorps IF and Stat ...

. He got his debut on 3 April 2021 against

FC Trollhättan FC Trollhättan is a Swedish football club located in Trollhättan currently playing in Division 1. Background The club was founded in 2001, when the old rivals Trollhättans IF and Trollhättans FK decided to merge. In their first ever le ...

Norrby IF

On 20 December 2022 it was confirmed, that Wålemark had signed a two-year deal with

Ettan Fotboll Ettan Fotboll, or simply Ettan (), which also is its common name in everyday speech, is the third level in the Swedish football league system and consists of 32 Swedish football teams. It was formerly simply known as ''Division 1''. Division 1 ...

side

Norrby IF Norrby IF is a Swedish professional football club based in Borås. Founded on 27 April 1927, the club is currently competing in the Superettan. Background The club's best achievement was being promoted to Allsvenskan (top level of Swedish foo ...

. Wålemark made a total of 46 appearances for Norrby before his departure in August 2024.

IK Brage

On August 7, 2024,

Superettan Superettan (; ) is an association football league and the second highest league in the Swedish football league system, league system of Swedish football, Swedish men's football. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and rel ...

club

confirmed that Wålemark joined the club on a deal until the end of 2026. Wålemark made his debut on August 27, 2024 in a league match against

Helsingborgs IF Helsingborgs Idrottsförening, commonly referred to as Helsingborgs IF, Helsingborg or (especially locally) HIF (), is a Swedish professional football club located in Helsingborg. They play in the Swedish second tier, Superettan, following releg ...

.Brage vs. Helsingborg 0 - 3
soccerway.com, 27 August 2024

Personal life

Teodor is the son of former Swedish footballer and current coach

Jörgen Wålemark Jörgen Wålemark (born 3 April 1972) is a Swedish football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Stabæk. Career He helped Ljungskile SK from the lower leagues to the ''Allsvenskan'', only to leave the club for mostly for ...

. Teodor was born in Cyprus, where his father played at the time. His uncle,

Bo Wålemark Bo Wålemark (born 18 August 1964) is a Swedish association football, football manager and former player. In 2011 became the manager of IK Brage. References

Living people 1964 births Men's association football defenders Swedish men's foot ...

, is also a football coach, while his cousin, Patrik Wålemark, also is a footballer.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Walemark, Teodor Living people 2001 births Men's association football defenders Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Superettan players Ettan Fotboll players Västra Frölunda IF players BK Häcken players Ljungskile SK players Lindome GIF players Norrby IF players IK Brage players 21st-century Swedish sportsmen