Martin Ericsson

Martin Ericsson

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Personal information
Full name	Martin Ericsson
Date of birth	(1980-09-04) 4 September 1980
Place of birth	Gustafs, Sweden
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	BK Häcken
Number	14
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–	BK Häcken	52	(14)
International career‡
2001	Sweden U21	11	(0)
2004–	Sweden	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 January 2011

Martin Ericsson (born 4 September 1980) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for BK Häcken. He has played nine matches for the Sweden national football team.

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 number. Ericsson scored in his Superliga debut match for Brøndby, a 3–0 win against arch rivals Copenhagen. On 3 December 2009, he signed with IF Elfsborg.

External links

• Swedish national team profile – 2006
• Brøndby IF profile
• Danish Superliga stats
• Martin Ericsson at National-Football-Teams.com