Eric Smith (Swedish footballer)
Swedish footballer (born 1997)
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Eric Anders Smith (born 8 January 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli and the Sweden national team.[3]
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Smith in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Anders Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Halmstad, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position | 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 | 128 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Sweden U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Sweden U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2026– | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:28, 9 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:21, 5 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
In January 2016, Smith joined Swedish team IFK Norrköping,[4] and moved abroad in June 2018 signing with Gent.[5]
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.[6]
International career
On 12 May 2026, Smith was named in the Sweden squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[7] Smith made his full international debut on 1 June 2026 in a friendly 1–3 loss against Norway, playing for 45 minutes as a centre-back before being replaced by Alexander Bernhardsson.[8]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 May 2026[10]
Club
| 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 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| Total | 128 | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 140 | 8 | ||||
| Career total | 252 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 287 | 9 | |||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
FC St. Pauli
