Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erik Schultz-Eklund | ||
Date of birth | 14 August 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Avesta, Sweden | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Avesta AIK | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Falu FK | |||
2008 | Gretna | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | Gretna | 1 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Falkirk | 0 | (0) |
2010– | Avesta AIK | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:50, 7 November 2009 (UTC) |
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He was scouted by Gretna in 2005 as a schoolboy at the age of 15. He signed YTS papers in August 2006 after a successful trial with the club. He made his first team debut for Gretna against Hibernian on 13 February 2008 in a 4–2 defeat at Easter Road. [2]
He signed for Falkirk in summer 2008 following Gretna's relegation from the SPL.
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