Martin Ericsson
Martin Kjell Henrik Ericsson (born 4 September 1980) is a former Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] He won nine caps for the Sweden national football team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Kjell Henrik Ericsson | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Gustafs, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | IK Brage | 72 | (8) |
| 2001–2004 | IFK Göteborg | 69 | (13) |
| 2004–2006 | Aalborg BK | 63 | (16) |
| 2006–2008 | Brøndby IF | 83 | (19) |
| 2009–2012 | IF Elfsborg | 54 | (9) |
| 2012 | → BK Häcken (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2012–2016 | BK Häcken | 94 | (19) |
| Total | 450 | (89) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998–1999 | Sweden U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2001 | Sweden U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | Sweden | 9 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
Born in Gustafs, he played for Swedish club Tunabro SK, before turning professional with IK Brage and IFK Göteborg. In the summer of 2004, he moved to Denmark to play for Aalborg BK in the Danish Superliga. He was the natural playmaker of the team, and quickly became the star of the Aalborg club. In the 2005 winter transfer window, he moved to defending Danish champions Brøndby IF, where he received the prestigious number 10 shirt. Ericsson scored in his Superliga debut match for Brøndby, a 3–0 win against archrivals Copenhagen. On 3 December 2009, he signed with IF Elfsborg.
International career
After having appeared for the Sweden U19 and U21 teams, Ericsson made his full international debut for Sweden on 22 January 2004 in a friendly game against Norway.[2] He won his ninth and final cap in a friendly game against Mexico on 28 January 2009 where he played for 87 minutes before being replaced by Gustav Svensson.[3]
Career statistics
References
- "Martin Ericsson". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- "Martin Ericsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- "Mexiko - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-11-05.
External links
- Swedish national team profile – 2006 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-09-30) (in Swedish)
- Brøndby IF profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-11-28) (in Danish)
- Danish Superliga stats at Archive.today (archived 2007-08-13) (in Danish)
- Martin Ericsson at National-Football-Teams.com
- Martin Ericsson at SvFF (in Swedish) (archive)