Victor Eriksson

Victor Eriksson
Personal information
Full name Victor Kim Ludwig Eriksson
Date of birth (2000-09-17) 17 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Värnamo, Sweden
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) 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 17 (0)
International career‡
2023– Sweden 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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

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

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

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2023 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Värnamo

References

  1. ^ "Kan ta steget upp – tio år efter magiska säsongen". www.expressen.se. 20 November 2020.
  2. ^ Franzén, Bella; Liljerås, Viktor (1 November 2021). "Fotboll: Värnamo klart för allsvenskan för första gången". SVT Sport.
  3. ^ "Tunga beskedet - stjärnan stannar i Värnamo - FotbollDirekt.se". Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll.
  4. ^ "Minnesota United Signs Defender Victor Eriksson | Minnesota United FC".
  5. ^ https://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/nyheter/victor-eriksson-klar-foer-hammarby
  6. ^ "Victor Eriksson spelar från start för Sverige i måndagens landskamp". Värnamo Nyheter. 8 January 2023.