Svärd was born in Hvidovre, Denmark, to a Swedish mother and Ghanaian father, and grew up in Urbanplanen, a neighbourhood consisting of subsidized housing in Vestamager.
[5] His first-team Arsenal debut came in a League Cup fourth round match on 27 November 2001, as a substitute in a 2–0 win over Grimsby Town.
[5] In July 2005, he left Arsenal to join Portuguese club Vitória Guimarães for an undisclosed fee.
[12] After a single season with Vitória, where he was, and still is a beloved player, he moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach on 21 June 2006, again for an undisclosed fee.
[16] In August 2012, he had two trials which did not result in a contract for him: with German club SC Paderborn 07[16] and with Hapoel Ramat Gan in Israel.
[2] On 11 January 2016, he returned to Europe to sign with Icelandic top division club Þróttur.