Personal information | |||
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Full name | Martin Ericsson | ||
Date of birth | 4 September 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Gustafs, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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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) |
National team‡ | |||
2001 | Sweden U21 | 11 | (0) |
2004–2009 | Sweden | 9 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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.
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. Ericsson scored in his Superliga debut match for Brøndby, a 3–0 win against archrivals Copenhagen. On 3 December 2009, he signed with IF Elfsborg.