Kim Källström
Personal information
Full name	Kim Källström
Date of birth	August 24, 1982 (1982-08-24) (age 25)
Place of birth	Sandviken, Sweden
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Lyon
Number	6
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-1999 1999–2001 2002–2003 2003–2006 2006–	Partille Häcken Djurgårdens IF Stade Rennais Lyon	69 (14) 48 (26) 83 (20) 70 0(8)
National team2
2000-2003 2001-	Sweden U21 Sweden	21 0(5) 55 0(8)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:22, 18 May 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2008 (CET). * Appearances (Goals)

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Kim Källström [kɪm 'ɕɛlˌstrœm] (born August 24, 1982 in Sandviken) is a left-footed Swedish midfielder playing for the Swedish national team and Olympique Lyonnais. He has a powerful shot, which once knocked out his team-mate Andreas Isaksson during training prior to the 2006 World Cup. His nickname is Kongo-Kim. He is usually a playmaker; however, he can play anywhere in midfield and used to play regularly both for Olympique Lyon and the Swedish squad as a left-winger. He is best known for his passing, although his crossing is very accurate, and left-footed long-range strikes.

Early Years

Källström's first professional club in Sweden was BK Häcken from Gothenburg but his big breakthrough in Sweden came when he moved to Djurgårdens IF in 2002, where he won the Swedish Allsvenskan in 2002 and 2003. Being grown up in Partille outside Gothenburg, it was expected that he would sign for IFK Göteborg. In the spring of 2004 Källström moved to the French club Rennes, where he played together with fellow former Djurgården player Andreas Isaksson.

Olympique Lyonnais

On May 26, 2006, he signed with French league champions Olympique Lyonnais, helping them capture their 6th straight title.

International career

Källström made his international debut in 2001 against Finland. He has played for his country at Euro 2004, 2006 World Cup, and will be a part of Sweden's EURO 2008 squad. He has been capped 53 times scoring 7 goals, as of January 2008.