Eric Smith (Swedish footballer)

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Eric Smith
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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Halmstads BK 36 (1)
2016–2018 IFK Norrköping 43 (0)
2018–2021 Gent 2 (0)
2019Tromsø (loan) 11 (0)
2020IFK Norrköping (loan) 27 (0)
2021FC 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]

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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 29 August 2025 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Halmstads BK 2014 Allsvenskan 9140131
2015 Allsvenskan270270
2016 Allsvenskan1010
Total36150411
IFK Norrköping 2016 Allsvenskan10010110
2017 Allsvenskan2406020320
2018 Allsvenskan904040170
Total43011060600
Gent 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 201030
Tromsø (loan) 2019 Eliteserien 110110
IFK Norrköping (loan) 2020 Allsvenskan270270
St. Pauli (loan) 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 5050
St. Pauli 2021–22 2. Bundesliga17020190
2022–23 2. Bundesliga26221283
2023–24 2. Bundesliga26141302
2024–25 Bundesliga 32120341
2025–26 Bundesliga211031
Total10351121147
Career total2276282602618

Honours

FC St. Pauli

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.