Eric Smith (Swedish footballer)

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

Eric Smith
Smith in 2015
Personal information
Full name Eric Anders Smith
Date of birth (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997
Place of birth Halmstad, Sweden
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
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)
2019Tromsø (loan) 11 (0)
2020IFK Norrköping (loan) 27 (0)
2021FC St. Pauli (loan) 5 (0)
2021– FC St. Pauli 52 (3)
International career
2013–2014 Sweden U17 6 (0)
2014–2015 Sweden U19 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2023

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 28 may 2023[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Halmstads BK 2014 Allsvenskan 9140131
2015 270270
2016 1010
Total 36150411
IFK Norrköping 2016 Allsvenskan 10010110
2017 2406020320
2018 904040170
Total 43011060600
Gent 2018-19 Belgian Pro League 201030
Tromsø (loan) 2019 Eliteserien 110110
IFK Norrköping (loan) 2020 Allsvenskan 270270
St. Pauli (loan) 2020-21 2. Bundesliga 5050
St. Pauli 2021-22 2. Bundesliga 17020190
2022-23 26221283
Total 43241473
Career total 1673211601944

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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