Eric Smith (Swedish footballer)

Eric Smith

Smith in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Eric Anders Smith
Date of birth	(1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 28)
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*
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	103	(5)
International career
2013–2014	Sweden U17	6	(0)
2014–2015	Sweden U19	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:35, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

Eric Anders Smith (born 8 January 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Bundesliga club 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 29 August 2025 ^[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	Allsvenskan	27	0	—		—		—		27	0
	2016	Allsvenskan	—		1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		36	1	5	0	—		—		41	1
IFK Norrköping	2016	Allsvenskan	10	0	1	0	—		—		11	0
	2017	Allsvenskan	24	0	6	0	2	0	—		32	0
	2018	Allsvenskan	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	2. Bundesliga	26	2	2	1	—		—		28	3
	2023–24	2. Bundesliga	26	1	4	1	—		—		30	2
	2024–25	Bundesliga	32	1	2	0	—		—		34	1
	2025–26	Bundesliga	2	1	1	0	—		—		3	1
	Total		103	5	11	2	—		—		114	7
Career total			227	6	28	2	6	0	—		261	8

Honours

FC St. Pauli

• 2. Bundesliga  : 2023–24

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. "Eric Smith: "Jag tänker alltid på fotbollen" - P4 Halland" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio.
6. "E. Smith". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

External links

• Eric Smith at WorldFootball.net
• Eric Smith at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)