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.

Sebastian Eriksson
Eriksson in 2009
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Anders
Fredrik Eriksson
Date of birth (1989-01-31) 31 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Mellerud, Sweden
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, defender
Youth career
0000–2005 Åsebro IF
2005–2006 IFK Göteborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Åsebro IF
2007–2012 IFK Göteborg 81 (5)
2011–2012Cagliari (loan) 1 (0)
2012–2015 Cagliari 28 (0)
2015IFK 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

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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

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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

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7]
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

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
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

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IFK Göteborg

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sebastian Eriksson". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  2. ^ "E' FATTA PER L'ACQUISTO DI SEBASTIAN ERIKSSON" (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa. 23 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Sebban är hemma igen" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Tack för allt, Sebban" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Sebastian Eriksson lägger av: "Pallar inte mer"" (in Swedish). Expressen. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Sebastian Eriksson". EU Football. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  7. ^ Sebastian Eriksson at Soccerway
  8. ^ "Alla 47 ärkeänglar". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
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