Tim Erlandsson

Tim Erlandsson
Personal information
Full name Tim Anders Junior Erlandsson[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Halmstad, Sweden
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Halmstads BK
Number 12
Youth career
–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)
2020–2023 Falkenbergs FF 44 (0)
2024– Halmstads BK 15 (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 13 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2017

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

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]

Halmstad

On 17 December 2023, Erlandsson signed a contract with his hometown club Halmstads BK for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.[16]

International career

In July 2016, Erlandsson was named to Sweden U23 that participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics.[17]

Erlandsson was first called up to the senior Sweden national team in January 2017 for friendlies against the Ivory Coast and Slovakia, remaining on the bench in both.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 September 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barrow (loan) 2016-17 National League 2 0 1 0 2[b] 0 5 0
Eskilstuna (loan) 2017 Allsvenskan 13 0 1 0 — 14 0
Salford City (loan) 2017–18 National League North 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Frej 2019 Superettan 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Falkenberg 2020 Allsvenskan 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2021 Superettan 2 0 1 0 — 3 0
2022 Ettan 25 0 3 0 0 0 28 0
2023 Ettan 17 0 0 0 2[c] 0 19 0
Total 44 0 5 0 2 0 51 0
Halmstad 2024 Allsvenskan 15 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
Career total 82 0 9 0 4 0 95 0
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Svenska Cupen
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion/Relegation play-offs

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 March 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. ^ "Välkommen tillbaka, Tim Erlandsson" [Welcome back, Tim Erlandsson] (in Swedish). Halmstads BK. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Håkan Ericsons OS-trupp" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  18. ^ "Sweden v Ivory Coast game report". ESPN. 7 January 2017.
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference Soccerway was invoked but never defined (see the help page).