Sebastian Eriksson

{{short description|Swedish footballer}}

{{for|the Swedish racing driver|Sebastian Eriksson (racing driver)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sebastian Eriksson

| image = Sebastian Eriksson.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Eriksson in 2009

| fullname = Sebastian Anders
Fredrik Eriksson

| height = 1.84 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|01|31|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mellerud, Sweden

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder, defender

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2005

| youthclubs1 = Åsebro IF

| youthyears2 = 2005–2006

| youthclubs2 = IFK Göteborg

| years1 = 2004–2005

| clubs1 = Åsebro IF

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2007–2012

| clubs2 = IFK Göteborg

| caps2 = 81

| goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2011–2012

| clubs3 = → Cagliari (loan)

| caps3 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2012–2015

| clubs4 = Cagliari

| caps4 = 28

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2015

| clubs5 = → IFK Göteborg (loan)

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2015–2018

| clubs6 = IFK Göteborg

| caps6 = 82

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2018–2019

| clubs7 = Panetolikos

| caps7 = 6

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2019

| clubs8 = IFK Göteborg

| caps8 = 16

| goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2020

| clubs9 = Genoa

| caps9 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2020–2023

| clubs10 = IFK Göteborg

| caps10 = 60

| goals10 = 2

| totalcaps = 285

| totalgoals = 14

| nationalyears1 = 2006–2008

| nationalteam1 = Sweden U19

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2008–2010

| nationalteam2 = Sweden U21

| nationalcaps2 = 16

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2010–2016

| nationalteam3 = Sweden

| nationalcaps3 = 7

| nationalgoals3 = 0

}}

Sebastian Anders Fredrik Eriksson (born 31 January 1989) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.{{Cite news|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/35625/Sebastian_Eriksson.html|title=Sebastian Eriksson|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=31 December 2014}} 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.

Club career

On 23 January 2020, Eriksson joined Italian club Genoa.{{cite press release|publisher=Genoa|url=https://genoacfc.it/e-fatta-per-lacquisto-di-sebastian-eriksson/|title=E' FATTA PER L'ACQUISTO DI SEBASTIAN ERIKSSON|date=23 January 2020|language=Italian}} On 24 August 2020, he returned to IFK Göteborg for a fourth stay.{{cite web|title=Sebban är hemma igen|url=https://ifkgoteborg.se/nyheter/nyheter/2020/seb-ar-hemma-igen/|publisher=IFK Göteborg|date=24 August 2020|access-date=24 March 2024|language=sv}} He left the club after the 2023 season, and announced his retirement on 28 February 2024.{{cite web|title=Tack för allt, Sebban|url=https://ifkgoteborg.se/nyheter/a-lag/2023/tack-for-allt-sebban/|publisher=IFK Göteborg|date=16 November 2023|access-date=24 March 2024|language=sv}}{{cite web|title=Sebastian Eriksson lägger av: "Pallar inte mer"|url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/sebastian-eriksson-lagger-av-pallar-inte-mer/|publisher=Expressen|date=28 February 2024|access-date=24 March 2024|language=sv}}

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.{{cite web | url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=24966 | title=Sebastian Eriksson | publisher=EU Football| access-date=3 January 2015}}

Career statistics

=Club=

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

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{Soccerway|32131}}

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

! colspan="3" |League

!colspan="2"|Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Total

Division

!Apps

GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="6"|IFK Göteborg

|2007

|Allsvenskan

|0

010colspan="2"|—10
2008

|Allsvenskan

|17

15140262
2009

|Allsvenskan

|25

14120312
2010

|Allsvenskan

|26

11000271
2011

|Allsvenskan

|13

231colspan="2"|—163
colspan="2" |Total

!81

5143601018
rowspan="5"|Cagliari

|2011–12

|Serie A

|1

000colspan="2"|—10
2012–13

|Serie A

|8

020colspan="2"|—100
2013–14

|Serie A

|20

000colspan="2"|—200
2014–15

|Serie A

|0

000colspan="2"|—00
colspan="2" |Total

!29

02000310
rowspan="5"|IFK Göteborg

|2015

|Allsvenskan

|27

25140363
2016

|Allsvenskan

|28

04070390
2017

|Allsvenskan

|27

240colspan="2"|—312
2018

|Allsvenskan

|11

040colspan="2"|—150
colspan="2" |Total

!93

41711101215
Panetolikos

|2018–19

|Super League Greece

|6

100colspan="2"|—61
IFK Göteborg

|2019

|Allsvenskan

|16

200colspan="2"|—162
Genoa

|2019–20

|Serie A

|0

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00
rowspan="5"|IFK Göteborg

|2020

|Allsvenskan

|5

0110061
2021

|Allsvenskan

|16

120colspan="2"|—181
2022

|Allsvenskan

|17

110colspan="2"|—181
2023

|Allsvenskan

|22

000colspan="2"|—220
colspan="2" |Total

!60

24100643
colspan="3" |Career total

!285

1437517033919

=International=

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

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="7" |Sweden

|2010

10
201140
2012

|0

|0

2013

|0

|0

2014

|0

|0

2015

|0

|0

201620
colspan="2"|Total70

Honours

IFK Göteborg

Individual

  • Årets Ärkeängel: 2017{{Cite web|title=Alla 47 ärkeänglar|url=https://ifkdb.se/listor/arkeanglar|website=ifkdb.se|access-date=2024-03-06}}

References

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