Eric Anders Smith (born 8 January 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli.[1]
 Smith in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Anders Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Halmstad, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC St. Pauli | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2014 | Halmstads BK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Halmstads BK | 36 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | IFK Norrköping | 43 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Gent | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Tromsø (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2020 | → IFK Norrköping (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2021 | → FC St. Pauli (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | FC St. Pauli | 72 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Sweden U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Sweden U19 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:08, 18 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editIn 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
editSmith was born in Sweden, and his father Anders is a former footballer.[5]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 17 December 2023[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Halmstads BK | 2014 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 1 | ||||
| IFK Norrköping | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 60 | 0 | |||
| Gent | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Tromsø (loan) | 2019 | Eliteserien | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| IFK Norrköping (loan) | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| St. Pauli (loan) | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| St. Pauli | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 58 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 65 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 182 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 212 | 6 | |||
Honours
editFC St. Pauli
References
edit- ^ "Eric Smith". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Eric Smith". folkbladet. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Welkom Eric Smith!". K.A.A. Gent. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Mit Kaufoption: Der FC St. Pauli leiht Eric Smith von KAA Gent aus". kicker (in German). 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Eric Smith: "Jag tänker alltid på fotbollen" - P4 Halland" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio.
- ^ "E. Smith". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
External links
edit- Eric Smith at WorldFootball.net
- Eric Smith at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
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