Eric Smith (Swedish footballer)

Eric Smith (born 8 January 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for FC St. Pauli, on loan from Gent, as a midfielder.[1]

Eric Smith
Smith in April 2015
Personal information
Full name Eric Anders Smith
Date of birth (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997
Place of birth Halmstad, Sweden
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC St. Pauli
(on loan from Gent)
Youth career
0000–2013 Halmstads BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Halmstads BK 36 (1)
2016–2018 IFK Norrköping 43 (0)
2018– Gent 2 (0)
2019 → Tromsø (loan) 11 (0)
2020 → IFK Norrköping (loan) 27 (0)
2021– → FC St. Pauli (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2013–2014 Sweden U17 6 (0)
2014–2015 Sweden U19 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:51, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

In January 2016, Smith joined Swedish team IFK Norrköping,[2] and moved abroad in June 2018 signing with Gent.[3]

Smith joined 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli on loan for the second half of the 2020–21 season. FC St. Pauli secured an option to sign him permanently.[4]

Personal life

Smith was born in Sweden, and his father Anders is a former footballer.[5]

References
  1. "Eric Smith". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  2. "Eric Smith". folkbladet. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. "Welkom Eric Smith!". K.A.A. Gent. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  4. "Mit Kaufoption: Der FC St. Pauli leiht Eric Smith von KAA Gent aus". kicker (in German). 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. Radio, Sveriges. "Eric Smith: "Jag tänker alltid på fotbollen" - P4 Halland".
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