Martin Kjell Henrik Ericsson (born 4 September 1980) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Gustafs, he played for Swedish club Tunabro SK, before turning professional with
IK Brage and IFK Göteborg. In the summer of 2004, he moved to Denmark to play for
AaB Fodbold in the
Danish Superliga. He was the natural
playmaker of the team, and quickly became the star of the
Aalborg club. In the 2005 winter
transfer window, he moved to defending Danish champions Brøndby IF, where he received the prestigious number 10 shirt. Ericsson scored in his Superliga debut match for Brøndby, a 3–0 win against archrivals Copenhagen. On 3 December 2009, he signed with
IF Elfsborg.
International career
After having appeared for the Sweden U19 and U21 teams, Ericsson made his full international debut for Sweden on 22 January 2004 in a
friendly game against Norway.
He won his ninth and final cap in a friendly game against Mexico on 28 January 2009 where he played for 87 minutes before being replaced by
Gustav Svensson.
Career statistics
International
+Appearances and goals by national team and year |
| Sweden | 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
|
External links
-
(
target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> archive)
