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I. Bjerkebo leads the race with 8 goals after 7 matches for IK Sirius FK. He is 3 goals clear of G. Lindgren on 5, while P. Abraham sits 3 back on 5. At the current rate I. Bjerkebo projects to finish on around 34 for the season.

I. Bjerkebo has scored 8 goals for IK Sirius FK this season, accounting for 42% of the team's 19 league goals. The output goes well beyond a flat scoring rate. He is the player IK Sirius FK turn to in tight games and the one defenders have to pick up first. Recent goal hauls include 2 goals against Orgryte IS, 1 goal against Kalmar FF, and 1 goal against Malmo FF. The numbers put him in the conversation for player of the season as long as the form holds.

1. I. Bjerkebo (IK Sirius FK) on 8 goals. 2. G. Lindgren (BK Hacken) on 5 goals. 3. P. Abraham (Hammarby IF Fotboll) on 5 goals. 4. M. Ladefoged (Vasteras SK FK) on 5 goals. 5. K. Lien (Djurgardens IF) on 4 goals.

Bo Åsulv Hegland of Djurgardens IF tops the assists chart with 6. N. Besara (Hammarby IF Fotboll) is next on 4, and C. Sagoe of Kalmar FF rounds out the top three on 4.

I. Bjerkebo of IK Sirius FK is the most efficient finisher in the league at 1.16 goals per 90 minutes. He has 8 goals from 620 minutes, so volume is not the headline. The story is how rarely he wastes time on the pitch.

G. Lindgren is the breakout story so far. In a first season at this level he has 5 goals for BK Hacken, the kind of return scouts will keep on file. Defenders did not have much footage to study, and G. Lindgren has used that to his advantage.