Martin Ericsson

Martin Ericsson (born 4 September 1980) is a former Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] He has played nine matches for the Sweden national football team.

Martin Ericsson
Personal information
Full name Martin Ericsson
Date of birth (1980-09-04) 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)
National team
2001 Sweden U21 11 (0)
2004–2009 Sweden 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Gustafs, he played for Swedish club Tunabro SK, before turning professional with IK Brage and IFK Göteborg. He debuted for the Swedish national team in the 0–3 loss to Norway on 22 January 2004. 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.

References
  1. "Martin Ericsson". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 14 February 2012.


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