Eric Smith
Smith in 2015
Personal information
Full name Eric Anders Smith
Date of birth (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Halmstad, Sweden
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC St. Pauli
Number 8
Youth career
2002–2014 Halmstads BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Halmstads BK 36 (1)
2016–2018 IFK Norrköping 43 (0)
2018–2021 Gent 2 (0)
2019 → Tromsø (loan) 11 (0)
2020 → IFK Norrköping (loan) 27 (0)
2021 → FC St. Pauli (loan) 5 (0)
2021– FC St. Pauli 62 (3)
International career
2013–2014 Sweden U17 6 (0)
2014–2015 Sweden U19 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:19, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

Eric Anders Smith (born 8 January 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC St. Pauli.[1]

Career

In January 2016, Smith joined Swedish team IFK Norrköping,[2] and moved abroad in June 2018 signing with Gent.[3]

Smith joined 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli on loan for the second half of the 2020–21 season. FC St. Pauli secured an option to sign him permanently.[4]

Personal life

Smith was born in Sweden, and his father Anders is a former footballer.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 December 2023[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Halmstads BK 2014 Allsvenskan 9 1 4 0 — — 13 1
2015 27 0 — — — 27 0
2016 — 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 36 1 5 0 — — 41 1
IFK Norrköping 2016 Allsvenskan 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
2017 24 0 6 0 2 0 — 32 0
2018 9 0 4 0 4 0 — 17 0
Total 43 0 11 0 6 0 — 60 0
Gent 2018-19 Belgian Pro League 2 0 1 0 — — 3 0
Tromsø (loan) 2019 Eliteserien 11 0 — — — 11 0
IFK Norrköping (loan) 2020 Allsvenskan 27 0 — — — 27 0
St. Pauli (loan) 2020-21 2. Bundesliga 5 0 — — — 5 0
St. Pauli 2021-22 2. Bundesliga 17 0 2 0 — — 19 0
2022-23 26 2 2 1 — — 28 3
2023–24 15 1 3 1 — — 18 2
Total 58 3 7 2 — — 65 5
Career total 182 4 24 4 6 0 — 212 6

References

  1. ^ "Eric Smith". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Eric Smith". folkbladet. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Welkom Eric Smith!". K.A.A. Gent. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Mit Kaufoption: Der FC St. Pauli leiht Eric Smith von KAA Gent aus". kicker (in German). 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. ^ Radio, Sveriges. "Eric Smith: "Jag tänker alltid på fotbollen" - P4 Halland".
  6. ^ "E. Smith". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

External links


FC St. Pauli – current squad
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