Erik Flataker
Norwegian footballer (born 2004)
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Erik Hovden Flataker (born 26 December 2004) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erik Hovden Flataker | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 2004 | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Skavøypoll | ||
| 2019 | Tornado Måløy | ||
| 2020 | Måløy | ||
| 2020–2023 | Sogndal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Tornado Måløy | 8 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Sogndal 2 | 32 | (20) |
| 2022–2025 | Sogndal | 70 | (15) |
| 2025–2026 | AIK | 21 | (5) |
| 2026– | Go Ahead Eagles | 4 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Norway U17 | 4 | (2) |
| 2022 | Norway U18 | 11 | (5) |
| 2023 | Norway U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2025– | Norway U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 October 2025 | |||
Career
He played youth football for Skavøypoll until 2018. In 2019 he joined Tornado Måløy, scoring thrice for their senior team in the 2019 Fourth Division. In 2020, Skavøypoll and Tornado Måløy merged to Måløy; also, senior football below the Second Division was not contested due to the COVID-19 pademic. After one season of youth football in Måløy, he played the next one in Sogndal, before joining the senior squad and making his first-team debut in April 2022 against Stabæk.[2]
Flataker started the 2025 season very well and was declared Young Player of the Month in the First Division.[3] When Flataker refused to prolong his contract with Sogndal, he was unceremoniously sidelined, and a transfer took place in the summer of 2025.[4][5] AIK bought the player.[6][7] AIK's assistant manager described Flataker as "a role player who will fill some holes we have" and a player with "more than one X factor". Flataker was therefore ready to start AIK matches right away.[8][9]
In the initial phase, he became known for his lack of goalscoring, as the entire AIK team struggled with the same thing.[10][11] His first goal came in the 2025-26 Svenska Cupen against Hudiksvalls FF.[12] He scored his first league goal against IK Sirius in September.[13] He then scored twice against last-placed IFK Värnamo, who won nonetheless.[14]
On 8 July 2026, Flataker signed a four-season contract with Dutch top-tier Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles.[15]
International career
From 2021 Flataker was also a Norway youth international. He took part in the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, scoring once against Greece.[16][2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tornado Måløy | 2019 | 4. divisjon | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 3 | |
| Sogndal 2 | 2021 | 3. divisjon | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 4. divisjon | 12 | 12 | — | — | 12 | 12 | |||
| 2023 | 3. divisjon | 12 | 8 | — | — | 12 | 8 | |||
| Total | 32 | 20 | — | — | 32 | 20 | ||||
| Sogndal | 2022 | 1. divisjon | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 13 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1. divisjon | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2024 | 1. divisjon | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2025 | 1. divisjon | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 9 | 6 | ||
| Total | 70 | 15 | 11 | 4 | — | 81 | 19 | |||
| AIK | 2025 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4[b] | 0 | 19 | 7 |
| 2026 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | ||
| Total | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 9 | ||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2026–27 | Eredivisie | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |
| Career total | 119 | 45 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 139 | 52 | ||
- Includes Norwegian Cup, Svenska Cupen
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Individual
- Norwegian First Division Young Player of the Month: April 2025[3]