Martin Kjell Henrik Ericsson (born 4 September 1980) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] He represented IK Brage, IFK Göteborg, Aalborg BK, Brøndby IF, IF Elfsborg, and BK Häcken during a career that spanned between 1998 and 2016. He won nine caps for the Sweden men's national football team between 2004 and 2009.
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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) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tunabro SK | |||
| 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Sweden U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2001 | Sweden U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | Sweden | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn 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
editAfter 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
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Martin Ericsson". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Martin Ericsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Mexiko - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
External links
edit- 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 the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archive)
- #10 Martin Ericsson at ifkdb.com
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