Sebastian Anders Fredrik Eriksson (born 31 January 1989) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] He represented IFK Göteborg in Allsvenskan for a majority of his career, but has also played for Cagliari and Genoa in Serie A as well as Panetolikos in Super League Greece.
![]() Eriksson in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name |
Sebastian Anders Fredrik Eriksson | ||
Date of birth | 31 January 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Mellerud, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, defender | ||
Youth career | |||
–2005 | Åsebro IF | ||
2005–2006 | IFK Göteborg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Åsebro IF | ||
2007–2012 | IFK Göteborg | 81 | (5) |
2011–2012 | → Cagliari (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Cagliari | 28 | (0) |
2015 | → IFK Göteborg (loan) | 11 | (2) |
2015–2018 | IFK Göteborg | 82 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Panetolikos | 6 | (1) |
2019 | IFK Göteborg | 16 | (2) |
2020 | Genoa | 0 | (0) |
2020–2023 | IFK Göteborg | 60 | (2) |
Total | 285 | (14) | |
International career | |||
2006–2008 | Sweden U19 | 12 | (2) |
2008–2010 | Sweden U21 | 16 | (0) |
2010–2016 | Sweden | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
editOn 23 January 2020, Eriksson joined Italian club Genoa.[2] On 24 August 2020, he returned to IFK Göteborg for a fourth stay.[3] He left the club after the 2023 season, and announced his retirement on 28 February 2024.[4][5]
International career
editEriksson earned seven international caps for Sweden, starting with a 1–0 friendly away win against Oman on 20 January 2010. He also represented Sweden in a tour in South Africa in January 2011, as well as in the Cyprus International Tournament in February the same year. His final two caps came in January 2016.[6]
Career statistics
editClub
editClub | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
IFK Göteborg | 2007 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2008 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
2009 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
2010 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
2011 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 16 | 3 | ||
Total | 81 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 101 | 8 | ||
Cagliari | 2011–12 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2012–13 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Serie A | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
IFK Göteborg | 2015 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
2016 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
2017 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | ||
2018 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
Total | 93 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 121 | 5 | ||
Panetolikos | 2018–19 | Super League Greece | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
IFK Göteborg | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |
Genoa | 2019–20 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
IFK Göteborg | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
2021 | Allsvenskan | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
2022 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
2023 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
Total | 60 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 3 | ||
Career total | 285 | 14 | 37 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 339 | 19 |
International
editNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 2010 | 1 | 0 |
2011 | 4 | 0 | |
2012 | 0 | 0 | |
2013 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | 0 | 0 | |
2015 | 0 | 0 | |
2016 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 |
Honours
editIFK Göteborg
Individual
- Årets Ärkeängel: 2017[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sebastian Eriksson". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "E' FATTA PER L'ACQUISTO DI SEBASTIAN ERIKSSON" (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa. 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Sebban är hemma igen" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Tack för allt, Sebban" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Sebastian Eriksson lägger av: "Pallar inte mer"" (in Swedish). Expressen. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Sebastian Eriksson". EU Football. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ Sebastian Eriksson at Soccerway
- ^ "Alla 47 ärkeänglar". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
External links
edit- Sebastian Eriksson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Sebastian Eriksson at National-Football-Teams.com
- #7 Sebastian Eriksson at ifkdb.com