Eric Smith (Swedish footballer)

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Eric Smith
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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) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 FC St. Pauli
Number 8
Youth career
2002–2014 Halmstads BK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 69 (3)
International career
2013–2014 Sweden U17 6 (0)
2014–2015 Sweden U19 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:48, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

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

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Halmstads BK 2014 Allsvenskan 9140——131
2015 270———270
2016 —10——10
Total36150——411
IFK Norrköping 2016 Allsvenskan10010——110
2017 2406020—320
2018 904040—170
Total43011060—600
Gent 2018-19 Belgian Pro League 2010——30
Tromsø (loan) 2019 Eliteserien 110———110
IFK Norrköping (loan) 2020 Allsvenskan270———270
St. Pauli (loan) 2020-21 2. Bundesliga 50———50
St. Pauli 2021-22 2. Bundesliga17020——190
2022-23 26221——283
2023–24 15131——182
Total58372——655
Career total182424460—2126


Honours

FC St. Pauli

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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.


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