Tim Erlandsson

Tim Anders Junior Erlandsson (born 25 December 1996) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Falkenbergs FF.

Tim Erlandsson
Personal information
Full name Tim Anders Junior Erlandsson[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-25) 25 December 1996
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Falkenbergs FF
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2015 Halmstads BK
2014–2015 → Nottingham Forest (loan)
2015–2016 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2016 → Barrow (loan) 2 (0)
2017 → AFC Eskilstuna (loan) 13 (0)
2018 → Salford City (loan) 8 (0)
2019 IK Frej 0 (0)
2020– Falkenbergs FF 31 (0)
International career‡
2013 Sweden U17 1 (0)
2013–2015 Sweden U19 8 (0)
2016–2017 Sweden U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2017

Club career

Nottingham Forest

On 2 June 2015, Erlandsson signed a three-year contract with Nottingham Forest, for whose under-18 side he had spent a successful season on loan from Halmstads BK.[2]

Loan spells

On 25 November 2016, Erlandsson signed a one-month loan deal with Barrow as cover for injured first-choice goalkeeper Joel Dixon.[3] Erlandsson made his debut for Barrow the following day as his new club defeated Dagenham & Redbridge 4–1.[4] In spite of efforts by Barrow to extend Erlandsson's loan spell, the goalkeeper returned to Forest on 25 December in order to experience football in a higher division.[5] On 20 January 2017, Erlandsson was loaned to newly promoted Allsvenskan club AFC Eskilstuna until 5 November; the end of the Swedish football season.[6] He made his league debut for the club on 2 April 2017 in a 3–1 away loss to GIF Sundsvall.[7] After time back in Nottingham, Erlandsson again moved out on a one-month loan to National League North club Salford City on 16 March 2018.[8] His league debut for the club came on 20 March 2018 in a 1–1 away draw with North Ferriby United.[9]

In January 2019, Erlandsson parted ways with Forest to return to Sweden.[10]

IK Frej

On 23 January 2019, Erlandsson joined Superettan team IK Frej.[11][12]

Erlandsson opted to leave Frej in June 2019, without making a first-team appearance, and take a break from playing professional football due to mental health issues around anxiety.[13][14]

Falkenbergs FF

On 29 November 2019, Erlandsson joined Falkenbergs FF ahead of their 2020 season in the Allsvenskan.[15]

International career

In July 2016, Erlandsson was named to Sweden U23 that participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics.[16]

Honours

Sweden U17

References
  1. "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  2. "Erlandsson signs permanent deal". Nottingham Forest F.C. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. "Tim Erlandsson: Barrow sign Nottingham Forest's Swedish goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. "Dagenham & Redbridge 1-4 Barrow". BBC Sport. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  5. "Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Tim Erlandsson set for move back home". Nottingham Post. 1 January 2017.
  6. "Tim Erlandsson klar för AFC" (in Swedish). AFC Eskilstuna Official Website. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on 23 Mar 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  7. "Sundsvall vs. Esklistuna – 2 April 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  8. "Max Crocombe Called up by All-Whites / Tim Erlandsson Signs on Loan". 16 March 2018.
  9. "North Ferriby vs. Salford – 20 March 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  10. "Brutit avtalet i England – nära svensk klubb".
  11. "Swedish goalkeeper Tim Erlandsson 'terminates' Nottingham Forest contract". Nottingham Post. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  12. "Tim Erlandsson skriver på för Frej".
  13. "Erlandsson i stor intervju om sin psykiska ohälsa - förre HIF-målvakten blev en inspiration: "Ingen skam att må dåligt"".
  14. "Mental illness sees former Reds prospect stop playing at just 22". 30 June 2019.
  15. "Före detta landslagsmålvakt till FFF". 29 November 2019.
  16. "Håkan Ericsons OS-trupp" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
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