Magnus Eriksson
Magnus Eriksson playing for Malmö FF in an away game against IF Brommapojkarna in July 2014
Personal information
Full name Magnus Lennart Eriksson
Date of birth (1990-04-08) 8 April 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Solna, Sweden
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Djurgårdens IF
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2006 AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 AIK 0 (0)
2008 → Väsby United (loan) 10 (0)
2008 → Täby IS (loan) 1 (1)
2008 → Akropolis IF (loan) 9 (4)
2009–2010 Väsby United 48 (13)
2011–2012 Åtvidabergs FF 50 (26)
2012–2013 Gent 4 (0)
2013–2014 Malmö FF 60 (16)
2015 Guizhou Renhe 7 (0)
2015–2016 Brøndby IF 22 (1)
2016–2017 Djurgårdens IF 46 (17)
2017–2020 San Jose Earthquakes 69 (13)
2020– Djurgårdens IF 102 (12)
International career‡
2005–2007 Sweden U17 10 (1)
2007–2010 Sweden U19 10 (2)
2012 Sweden U21 2 (0)
2014– Sweden 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:44, 1 April 2024 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:46, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Magnus Lennart Eriksson (born 8 April 1990) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Djurgårdens IF in Allsvenskan.

Club career

AIK

Eriksson started his career in the academy at AIK. He was promoted to the first team in 2006 under the management of Rikard Norling. However Eriksson never appeared competitively for the club. After two seasons in 2006 and 2007 without any league appearances Eriksson was sent on loan to two geographically close clubs Akropolis IF, then in Division 2 and FC Väsby United then in Superettan. During these two loan spells Eriksson finally acquired playing time in league football. Väsby United eventually made the loan spell permanent in 2009. Eriksson spent an additional two seasons at the club. He scored 11 goals in 29 matches for the club during the 2010 Superettan season.

Åtvidabergs FF

Eriksson celebrates scoring against Norrköping while playing for Åtvidaberg.

Eriksson transferred from Väsby United to fellow Superettan club Åtvidabergs FF before the 2011 Superettan season. The season proved to be a success for both Eriksson and Åtvidaberg as he scored 15 goals in 30 matches, finishing as third best goal scorer in the league and helping the club win the title and secure promotion to Allsvenskan. For the 2012 Allsvenskan season Eriksson managed to score 11 goals in 20 matches before eventually being sold to the Belgian club Gent during the 2012 summer transfer window.

Gent

On 21 August 2012, it was announced that Eriksson had transferred to K.A.A. Gent in the Belgian Pro League. He only made four league appearances for the club during the 2012–13 season. The club had three different managers during the season and Eriksson gained limited playing time.[2]

Malmö FF

Eriksson playing for Malmö FF.

On 21 January 2013, Eriksson joined Allsvenskan club Malmö FF on a four-year contract. Eriksson acknowledged that a deciding factor in his transfer was the fact that his former manager Rikard Norling, then manager at Malmö FF, had contacted him personally and expressed his interest in Eriksson joining the club.[3] Eriksson enjoyed a very successful first season at Malmö FF as he became the club's top scorer and top assisting player during the 2013 season. Eriksson scored 11 goals in 30 league matches and provided the club with 14 assists which was the highest number in the 2013 Allsvenskan. He also played all matches for the club during the qualification stage for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League and scored two goals. During the first part of the season he played together with Tokelo Rantie and then later with homecoming Guillermo Molins as Rantie was sold during the summer transfer window. For his performances during the season, he was nominated to both forward of the year and most valuable player of the year, but ultimately lost both in favour of IFK Göteborg's Tobias Hysén. In the following season Eriksson played a vital part of the team that defended the league title and qualified for the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League. He made 30 league appearances, scoring five times. Eriksson also participated in eleven of Malmö FF's matches in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League. He won the award for goal of the year at Fotbollsgalan for his goal against Red Bull Salzburg on 27 August 2014.[4]

Guizhou Renhe

On 15 December 2014, the transfer of Eriksson to Chinese Super League side Guizhou Renhe was announced.[5] The transfer went through on 1 January 2015 when the Chinese transfer window opened.[6]

Brøndby IF

On 10 July 2015, it was announced that Eriksson had transferred to Danish club Brøndby IF on a 4-year deal. In Brøndby Eriksson was used as a right midfielder.

Djurgårdens IF

On 16 June 2016, it was announced that Eriksson had transferred to Swedish club Djurgårdens IF on a 3.5-year deal. Since number seven which is Eriksson's number of choice was taken Eriksson was given number 77, last worn by Abgar Barsom in 2006. On 14 August 2016, Eriksson scored his first goal for Djurgården in a match against IF Elfsborg at the Tele2 Arena. During his first period Eriksson was used as a winger. Ahead of 2017, Eriksson had his shirt number changed from 77 to 7. During 2017, he scored 14 league goals to make him Allsvenskan joint top scorer for the season. Eriksson returned to Djurgården again on 21 August 2020.

San Jose Earthquakes

On 20 December 2017, the San Jose Earthquakes of MLS announced it had signed Eriksson as a Designated Player.[7] He made his MLS debut on 3 March 2018, in San Jose's season-opening 3–2 victory over Minnesota United.[8] Eriksson scored his first MLS goal, assisted by Danny Hoesen, in his fourth appearance, a 1–1 draw with the Philadelphia Union on 7 April 2018.[9]

Return to Djurgårdens IF

On 21 August 2020, Eriksson returned to Djurgårdens IF for an undisclosed transfer fee.[10][11]

International career

Eriksson represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams a total of 21 times before making his full Sweden debut on 17 January 2014 in a friendly game against Moldova.[12] He made his competitive debut for Sweden in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kosovo on 9 October 2021, replacing Kristoffer Olsson in the 90th minute of a 3–0 win.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 September 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Akropolis IF (loan) 2008 Division 2 Södra Svealand 9 4 — — 9 4
Täby IS (loan) 2008 Division 3 Norra Svealand 1 1 — — 1 1
Väsby United 2008 Superettan 10 0 — — 10 0
2009 Superettan 19 2 1 2 — 20 4
2010 Superettan 29 11 2 0 — 31 11
Total 58 13 3 2 — 61 15
Åtvidabergs FF 2011 Superettan 30 15 4 0 — 34 15
2012 Allsvenskan 20 11 0 0 — 20 11
Total 50 26 4 0 — 54 26
Gent 2012–13 Belgian Pro League 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
Malmö FF 2013 Allsvenskan 30 11 3 1 6 2 39 14
2014 Allsvenskan 30 5 6 1 11 1 47 7
Total 60 16 9 2 17 3 86 21
Guizhou Renhe 2015 Chinese Super League 7 0 1 0 — 8 0
Brøndby IF 2015–16 Danish Superliga 22 1 3 1 7 0 32 2
Djurgårdens IF 2016 Allsvenskan 17 3 0 0 — 17 3
2017 Allsvenskan 29 14 3 0 — 32 14
Total 46 17 3 0 0 0 49 17
San Jose Earthquakes 2018 Major League Soccer 32 6 1 0 1 0 34 6
2019 Major League Soccer 32 6 2 1 0 0 34 7
2020 Major League Soccer 7[a] 4 0 0 0 0 7 4
Total 71 16 2 3 1 0 75 17
Djurgårdens IF 2020 Allsvenskan 13 3 2 1 2 0 17 4
2021 Allsvenskan 30 5 5 0 0 0 35 5
2022 Allsvenskan 29 3 6 0 14 1 49 4
2023 Allsvenskan 21 1 1 0 2 0 24 1
Total 93 12 14 1 18 1 125 14
Career total 421 106 42 10 43 4 504 117
  1. ^ Includes three appearances in the MLS is Back Tournament group stage.

International

As of 5 September 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2014 1 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
2017 0 0
2018 0 0
2019 0 0
2020 0 0
2021 1 0
2022 2 0
Total 4 0

Honours

Åtvidabergs FF

Malmö FF

Individual

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Magnus Eriksson". 15 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Officiellt: Magnus Eriksson till belgiska Gent" (in Swedish). fotbolltransfers.com. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Magnus Eriksson klar för Malmö FF" (in Swedish). mff.se. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Nomineringarna till Fotbollsgalan 2014". fogis.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. ^ 俱乐部公告：马格纳斯-埃里克森正式加盟 at Guizhou Renhe Official website 15 December 2014 Retrieved 17 December 2014
  6. ^ "Magnus Eriksson lämnar MFF". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 15 December 2014. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Quakes Sign Sweden's Reigning Top Scorer Magnus Eriksson as Designated Player". sjearthquakes.com. San Jose Earthquakes. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. ^ "RECAP: Quakes win on Opening Night 3-2!". San Jose Earthquakes. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  9. ^ "GOAL: Magnus Eriksson scores his first for the Quakes!". San Jose Earthquakes. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Official: Magnus Eriksson leaving San Jose Earthquakes for move back to Djurgarden | MLSsoccer.com".
  11. ^ "Magnus Eriksson tillbaka i Djurgården". Djurgården Fotboll. 21 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Magnus Eriksson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Sverige - Kosovo - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Magnus Eriksson". soccerway.com (in Swedish). Soccerway. Retrieved 21 January 2013.

External links

Djurgårdens IF – current squad
Allsvenskan top scorers
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