Erik Wahlstedt

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Erik Wahlstedt

| image = ErikWahlstedt.jpg

| fullname = Ulf Erik Wahlstedt

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|4|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden

| height = {{height|m=1.78}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Defender, midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1982–1992

| youthclubs1 = BK Astrio

| years1 = 1993

| clubs1 = BK Astrio

| caps1 = 15

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 1994–1996

| clubs2 = IFK Göteborg

| caps2 = 33

| goals2 = 5

| years3 = 1997–2001

| clubs3 = Helsingborgs IF

| caps3 = 89

| goals3 = 11

| years4 = 2001–2004

| clubs4 = Esbjerg fB

| caps4 = 79

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2004–2012

| clubs5 = Helsingborgs IF

| caps5 = 166

| goals5 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 1991–1992

| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17

| nationalcaps1 = 13

| nationalgoals1 = 8

| nationalyears2 = 1993–1994

| nationalteam2 = Sweden U19

| nationalcaps2 = 14

| nationalgoals2 = 6

| nationalyears3 = 1995–1998

| nationalteam3 = Sweden U21

| nationalcaps3 = 13

| nationalgoals3 = 4

| nationalyears4 = 1998–2004

| nationalteam4 = Sweden

| nationalcaps4 = 2

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| pcupdate = 9 November 2009

| totalcaps = 382

| totalgoals = 25

}}

Ulf Erik Wahlstedt (born 16 April 1976) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. He is best remembered for his time with Helsingborgs IF with which he won two Allsvenskan titles and four Svenska Cupen titles, but also represented BK Astrio, IFK Göteborg, and Esbjerg fB during a career that spanned between 1993 and 2012. He won two caps for the Sweden national team between 1998 and 2004 and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2004.

Club career

Beginning his career with BK Astrio, Wahlstedt signed for the Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg in 1994 and helped the team win the 1994, 1995, and 1996 Allsvenskan titles.{{Cite web|title=En lång karriär har nått sitt slut|url=https://www.hd.se/2012-10-31/en-lang-karriar-har-natt-sitt-slut|access-date=2021-02-26|website=HD|date=31 October 2012 |language=sv}} He also represented IFK Göteborg in the UEFA Champions League.{{Cite web|last=Redaktionen|date=2012-10-11|title=Erik Wahlstedt lägger av|url=https://www.alltomhif.se/erik-wahlstedt-lagger-av/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=Allt Om HIF|language=sv-SE}} Nonetheless, he was dissatisfied with his amount of playing time in IFK, and was wanted by Norwegian clubs such as Skeid and possibly Viking.{{cite news|title=Fra 'Blåvitt' til mørkeblått|last=Rikter-Svendsen|first=Anders|date=4 December 1996|work=Rogalands Avis|page=17|language=no}} He ended up signing for Helsingborgs IF in 1997 and helped the club win the 1999 Allsvenskan and a Svenska Cupen title before leaving for Esbjerg fB in Denmark. He returned to Helsingborg in 2004 and won another Allsvenskan title and three other Svenska Cupen titles before retiring in 2012.

International career

Wahlstedt represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams a total of 40 times before making his full international debut for Sweden on 24 January 1998 in a friendly game against the United States, playing for 76 minutes in a 1–0 loss before being replaced by Mats Lilienberg.{{Cite web|title=USA - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/usa-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1569713|access-date=2021-02-26|website=www.svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}} Six years later, on 28 April 2004, he won his second and last international cap in a friendly 2–2 draw with Portugal.{{Cite web|title=Portugal - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/portugal-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1570360|access-date=2021-02-26|website=www.svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}} He was named in the Sweden men's national football team for UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal, but did not play.{{cite web|title=Wahlstedt med i EM-truppen|work=Svenska Dagbladet |date=6 May 2004 |url=http://www.svd.se/sport/wahlstedt-med-i-em-truppen_144958.svd|publisher=SvD|accessdate=5 January 2012}}{{Cite web|title=Erik Wahlstedt, spelarfakta|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/erik-wahlstedt/f4ed1fdc-1462-4b38-9bc5-d7c93d00fd78/|website=Svensk Fotboll}}

Career statistics

= International =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team !Year !Apps !Goals
rowspan="7" \|Sweden \|1998 \|1 \|0
1999 \|0 \|0
2000 \|0 \|0
2001 \|0 \|0
2002 \|0 \|0
2003 \|0 \|0
2004 \|1 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !2 !0

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Appearances and goals by national team and year

!National team

!Year

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="7" |Sweden

|1998

1999

2000

2001

2002