Erik Zetterberg

Erik Pär Zetterberg (born 16 February 1997) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lunds BK in Ettan Södra.[1]

Erik Zetterberg
Personal information
Full name Erik Pär Zetterberg
Date of birth (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997
Place of birth Waterloo, Belgium
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lunds BK
Number 6
Youth career
Royal Stade Brainois
Falkenbergs FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Falkenbergs FF 8 (0)
2018–2019 Varbergs BoIS 6 (0)
2019 → Tvååkers IF (loan) 8 (0)
2020 FC Edmonton 7 (0)
2021–2022 Lindome GIF 24 (1)
2022– Lunds BK 33 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2023

Club career

Early career

Zetterberg began his career in the youth setup of Belgian side Royal Stade Brainois, the same club where Eden and Thorgan Hazard developed.[2]

Falkenbergs FF

Zetterberg signed his first professional contract with Allsvenskan side Falkenbergs FF in June 2015 after coming through the club's youth system.[2] On 21 February 2016, he made his senior debut in the Svenska Cupen in a 2–0 win over Tenhults IF.[3] He made his league debut on 30 October 2016 in a 4–1 loss to Helsingborg.[3] Zetterberg went on to make two league appearances in total that season.[3]

Zetterberg failed to make a first-team appearance in the 2017 season in the Superettan.[3] The following year, he made six league appearances for Falkenbergs FF before departing mid-season.[3]

Varbergs BoIS

On 10 July 2018, Zetterberg signed for Superettan side Varbergs BoIS.[4] He made five league appearances for Varberg that season and one appearance each in the league and Svenska Cupen in 2019.[3] On 30 August 2019, Zetterberg was sent on loan to Ettan side Tvååkers IF, where he made eight aappearances before the end of the season.[3]

FC Edmonton

On 5 February 2020, Zetterberg signed with Canadian Premier League side FC Edmonton.[5] He made his debut for the Eddies on August 16 against Forge FC.[6]

Lindome GIF

On 22 March 2021, Zetterberg returned to Sweden, signing with Ettan side Lindome GIF.[7]

Personal life

Zetterberg is the son of former Swedish international footballer Pär Zetterberg.[2] He was born in Belgium.[8]

Career statistics
As of 4 January 2020.[3]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Falkenberg 2015 Allsvenskan 00000000
2016 Allsvenskan 20100030
2017 Superettan 00000000
2018 Superettan 60000060
Total 80100090
Varbergs BoIS 2018 Superettan 50000050
2019 Superettan 10100020
Total 60100070
Tvååkers IF (loan) 2019 Ettan 80000080
Career total 2202000240
  1. Includes appearances in the Svenska Cupen.

References
  1. Erik Zetterberg at Soccerway
  2. Joel Hansson (22 June 2015). "Pär Zetterberg son går i pappas fotspår" (in Swedish). Sport Bladet. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. "E. Zetterberg". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  4. "Legendarens son lämnar FFF – för spel hos rivalen" (in Swedish). Expressen. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  5. Kassim Khimji (5 February 2020). "FC Edmonton signs Swedish midfielder Erik Zetterberg for 2020 CPL season". FC Edmonton. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. Thompson, Marty (August 16, 2020). "Paulus on FC Edmonton's opening loss at The Island Games: 'We can live with it'".
  7. "Välkommen Erik Zetterberg till Lindome GIF" (in Swedish). Lindome GIF. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  8. "Zetterberg: Mitt mål är att spela i en toppliga". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-11-19.
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