Carljohan Eriksson

Carljohan Eriksson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-04-25) 25 April 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Dundee United
Number	13
Youth career
2007–2014	HJK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Klubi 04	56	(0)
2014	→ PK-35 (loan)	2	(0)
2014	HJK	6	(0)
2015–2017	HIFK	56	(0)
2018	Jönköpings Södra IF	4	(0)
2019–2022	Mjällby AIF	67	(0)
2022–	Dundee United	0	(0)
National team‡
2011	Finland U16	2	(0)
2012	Finland U17	3	(0)
2012–2013	Finland U18	11	(0)
2013	Finland U19	1	(0)
2015	Finland U21	3	(0)
2021–	Finland	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 September 2021

Carljohan Eriksson (born 25 April 1995) is a Finnish footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership side Dundee United.

Career[]

He is a former youth talent of HJK of Helsinki. In addition to HJK, he has played two matches for PK-35 of Vantaa on loan. He has also represented Finnish national team on different youth levels. He made his debut in the highest level of Finnish football, Veikkausliiga, in August 2014.

After his spell in HJK, he transferred to the local rival team HIFK in 2015. His personal motivation for the transfer was to gain more appearances in HIFK.

On 6 January 2022, Eriksson signed with Scottish Premiership side Dundee United on a two-and-a-half year deal, subject to work permit.^[1]

International career[]

Eriksson was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.^[2] He made his debut for Finland on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Wales, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw at home.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Carljohan Eriksson at Soccerway

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