Gabriel Özkan ˈœzkan is a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 football player of Assyrian/Syriac descent who plays for AIK Fotboll

AIK Fotboll

AIK, , an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben, , when needed internationally AIK Stockholm, is a Swedish football club based at Råsunda stadium in Solna, a municipality in Stockholm County bordering to Stockholm City Centre...

. Gabriel joined AIK in the summer of 2006 from Brommapojkarna, after coming through their youth academy and eventually becoming a first-team player, although still being a teenager.

Biography

On November 14, 2006, he made his debut for the Swedish Under-21 football team against France. He has struggled with injuries which has cast a shade on his future career in the game. He is regarded as one of the best prospects in Swedish football but he hasn't been able to play football regularly during the last seasons following a series of hamstring injuries. His Brazilian teammates nicknames him as "the new Kaka

Kaka

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AIK

• Allsvenskan
  Allsvenskan
  Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
  
  : 2009
  Allsvenskan 2009
  Allsvenskan 2009, part of the 2009 Swedish football season, was the 85th Allsvenskan season played. AIK clinched their first Swedish title since 1998.- Participating teams :- Overview :- League table :- Results :...
  
  
• Svenska Cupen
  Svenska Cupen
  Svenska Cupen , is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan...
  
  : 2009
• Supercupen
  Supercupen
  Supercupen is a one-off fixture in Swedish football played between the Allsvenskan champions and the winners of Svenska Cupen. The fixture is played before the start of the Allsvenskan season. In the event of a club winning the Double the runner up of the Allsvenskan takes part...
  
  : 2010