Carljohan Eriksson
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 April 1995 | ||
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[]
- ^ "UNITED SIGN ERIKSSON". Dundee United Football Club. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ Roope Riski ja Carljohan Eriksson Huuhkajien leirijoukkueeseen
- ^ "Finland v Wales game report". ESPN. 1 September 2021.
External links[]
- Carljohan Eriksson at Soccerway
- Finnish footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Veikkausliiga players
- Superettan players
- HIFK Fotboll players
- Jönköpings Södra IF players
- Mjällby AIF players
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Klubi 04 players
- Swedish-speaking Finns
- Finland youth international footballers
- Finland under-21 international footballers
- Finland international footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Dundee United F.C. players
- Finnish football goalkeeper stubs