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Eric Smith
Smith in 2015
Personal information
Full name Eric Anders Smith
Date of birth (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Halmstad, Sweden
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team FC St. Pauli
Number 8
Youth career
2002–2014 Halmstads BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Halmstads BK 36 (1)
2016–2018 IFK Norrköping 43 (0)
2018–2021 Gent 2 (0)
2019 → Tromsø (loan) 11 (0)
2020 → IFK Norrköping (loan) 27 (0)
2021 → FC St. Pauli (loan) 5 (0)
2021– FC St. Pauli 72 (3)
International career
2013–2014 Sweden U17 6 (0)
2014–2015 Sweden U19 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:08, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

Eric Anders Smith (born 8 January 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli.

Career

In January 2016, Smith joined Swedish team IFK Norrköping, and moved abroad in June 2018 signing with Gent.

Smith joined 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli on loan for the second half of the 2020–21 season. FC St. Pauli secured an option to sign him permanently.

Personal life

Smith was born in Sweden, and his father Anders is a former footballer.

Career statistics

As of match played 17 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Halmstads BK 2014 Allsvenskan 9 1 4 0 — — 13 1
2015 Allsvenskan 27 0 — — — 27 0
2016 Allsvenskan — 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 36 1 5 0 — — 41 1
IFK Norrköping 2016 Allsvenskan 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
2017 Allsvenskan 24 0 6 0 2 0 — 32 0
2018 Allsvenskan 9 0 4 0 4 0 — 17 0
Total 43 0 11 0 6 0 — 60 0
Gent 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 2 0 1 0 — — 3 0
Tromsø (loan) 2019 Eliteserien 11 0 — — — 11 0
IFK Norrköping (loan) 2020 Allsvenskan 27 0 — — — 27 0
St. Pauli (loan) 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 5 0 — — — 5 0
St. Pauli 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 17 0 2 0 — — 19 0
2022–23 2. Bundesliga 26 2 2 1 — — 28 3
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 15 1 3 1 — — 18 2
Total 58 3 7 2 — — 65 5
Career total 182 4 24 4 6 0 — 212 6

Honours

FC St. Pauli

References

  1. "Eric Smith". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  2. "Eric Smith". folkbladet. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. "Welkom Eric Smith!". K.A.A. Gent. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  4. "Mit Kaufoption: Der FC St. Pauli leiht Eric Smith von KAA Gent aus". kicker (in German). 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. "Eric Smith: "Jag tänker alltid på fotbollen" - P4 Halland" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio.
  6. "E. Smith". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

External links

FC St. Pauli – current squad


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