Oscar Hiljemark

Early career

Hiljemark played for Swedish top team IF Elfsborg. He was chased by many clubs in Sweden in his youth, but decided to sign a youth contract with Elfsborg in 2008. He participated in many national team camps as a young player and was expected to have a great career due to his mature style of play.

IF Elfsborg

Two years after signing with Elfsborg at the age of 18, he earned a place in the senior team after playing for Elfsborg and the Sweden national youth teams. During his first year in the Elfsborg senior team, he played four games in the Allsvenskan and two in the Europa League qualifiers. He played 30 minutes in the Europa League play-off match against Napoli. The game ended with a 2–0 loss for Elfsborg after two goals from Edinson Cavani. He made his first team debut in Elfsborg's 2–2 draw away at IF Brommapojkarna on 26 September 2010, and scored his first goal against Syrianska in a 2–1 home victory on 27 June 2011. At the age of 18, in his debut season of 2011, he was nominated for newcomer of the year, the youngest nominee. He also won the prestigious Månadens Tipselitspelare prize with the jury's citation: "Oscar Hiljemark has been endowed with a massive winning attitude that he has used to the competitive environment for the optimum development. He is a talented player who works hard and takes a mature responsibility from his midfield position." Players who also won the prize are Freddie Ljungberg, Johan Elmander, Olof Mellberg and…

Youth

Hiljemark made his debut for Sweden U21 on 9 February 2011 in a 1–3 loss against Portugal U21. He captained Sweden U21 throughout their successful 2015 U21 European Championship campaign, in Czech Republic.

Senior

Hiljemark was selected for the Sweden national team 's annual training camp in January 2012. He made his debut for Sweden in a friendly against Bahrain on 18 January 2012, scoring his first goal for his country. Due to his involvement with the U-21 squad, Hiljemark was not regularly selected for the senior team until after the 2015 U21 European Championship. He received his first big call-up to the senior side in November 2015 against Denmark for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs. He came on in the 81st minute of the second leg for Sebastian Larsson. Hiljemark was then announced to be one of the 23 players called up for the Euro 2016 campaign. In May 2018 he was named in Sweden's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and played in the group stage games against South Korea and Mexico.

After retiring at the age of 28, Hiljemark embarked on a career as a coach, becoming the assistant of Danish football club AaB in 2021, being promoted to head coach in 2023. In 2024, he took over at Swedish Allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg. On 3 February 2026, Hiljemark was announced as the new head coach of Serie A club Pisa. On 8 June 2026, Hiljemark was sacked following Pisa's relegation to Serie B.

Club

International

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hiljemark goal.