Sebastian Eriksson
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
On 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
Eriksson 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
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Honours
IFK Göteborg
- Svenska Cupen: 2008, 2014–15
- Svenska Supercupen: 2008
Individual
- Årets Ärkeängel: 2017[8]
References
- "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
- Sebastian Eriksson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Sebastian Eriksson at National-Football-Teams.com
- #7 Sebastian Eriksson at ifkdb.com