Niklas Skoog

Jan Niklas Skoog (born 15 June 1974) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was the Allsvenskan top scorer in 1995 with Västra Frölunda IF and in 2003 with Malmö FF. A full international between 2002 and 2004, he appeared nine times for the Sweden national team, scoring four goals.

Club career Skoog was the Allsvenskan top scorer for Västra Frölunda in 1995 and for Malmö FF in 2003.

In 2004, Skoog was part of the Malmö FF side that won Allsvenskan. In the final game, he had a penalty kick saved that teammate Jon Inge Høiland scored the rebound of to seal a 1-0 win against Elfsborg that ultimately secured the title.

He initially ended his career for Malmö FF in March 2009. In January 2010, he announced that he would restart his playing career in Swedish lower league club BK Näset.

International career Having scored 10 goals in 14 games for the Sweden U21 team, Skoog made his full international debut for Sweden on 20 November 2002 in a friendly game against the Czech Republic. On 16 February 2003, he scored his first goal for Sweden in a friendly against Qatar. He made his last international appearance for Sweden in a friendly against Portugal on 29 April 2004, replacing Marcus Allbäck at half time in a 2–2 draw.

18 February 2003 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand

2003 King's Cup

Honours

Malmö FF Allsvenskan: 2004

Individual Allsvenskan top scorer: 1995, 2003