Victor Eriksson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Kim Ludwig Eriksson | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Värnamo, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hammarby IF | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Värnamo Södra | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Värnamo Södra | 35 | (0) |
| 2017–2023 | Värnamo | 125 | (4) |
| 2024 | Minnesota United | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | Minnesota United 2 | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Hammarby IF | 57 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:24, 9 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
Victor Kim Ludwig Eriksson (born 17 September 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Allsvenskan club Hammarby and the Sweden national team.
Club career
[edit]Eriksson is a youth product of Värnamo Södra FF and began his senior career with them at the age of 15 in the Swedish fifth division. He moved to Värnamo in 2017, and in 2019 he began his professional career with them in the third division. He helped the team win the 2020 Ettan, earning promotion to the Superettan.[1] The following season, he helped Värnamo win the 2021 Superettan, earning the club a historic promotion into the Allsvenskan for the first time.[2] In their debut season in the Allsvenskan in 2022, Eriksson played in all of their matches.[3]
On 25 January 2024, Eriksson signed a three-year deal with Major League Soccer side Minnesota United.[4] He returned to Sweden just six-months later, signing with Allsvenskan side Hammarby on a four-and-a-half-year deal.[5]
International career
[edit]Eriksson made his international debut with the senior Sweden national team in a friendly 2–0 win to Finland on 9 January 2023.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Värnamo
References
[edit]- ↑ "Kan ta steget upp – tio år efter magiska säsongen". www.expressen.se. 20 November 2020.
- ↑ Franzén, Bella; Liljerås, Viktor (1 November 2021). "Fotboll: Värnamo klart för allsvenskan för första gången". SVT Sport.
- ↑ "Tunga beskedet - stjärnan stannar i Värnamo - FotbollDirekt.se". Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll. 23 November 2022.
- ↑ "Minnesota United Signs Defender Victor Eriksson | Minnesota United FC".
- ↑ "Victor Eriksson klar för Hammarby".
- ↑ "Victor Eriksson spelar från start för Sverige i måndagens landskamp". Värnamo Nyheter. 8 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Victor Eriksson at Soccerway.com
- Victor Eriksson at National-Football-Teams.com
- Victor Eriksson at FBref.com
- Victor Eriksson at Kicker (in German)
- Victor Eriksson at Major League Soccer
- Victor Eriksson at EU-Football.info
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Värnamo
- Swedish men's footballers
- Sweden men's international footballers
- IFK Värnamo players
- Allsvenskan players
- Superettan players
- Ettan Fotboll players
- Men's association football defenders
- Minnesota United FC players
- Minnesota United FC 2 players
- Hammarby Fotboll players
- Major League Soccer players
- MLS Next Pro players
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen