Carljohan Eriksson (born 25 April 1995) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland.
Club career
He is a former youth talent of HJK of Helsinki. In addition to HJK, he has played two matches for PK-35 Vantaa of Vantaa on loan. He has also represented Finnish national team on different youth levels. He made his debut in the highest level of Finnish football, Veikkausliiga, in August 2014.
After his spell in HJK, he transferred to the local rival team HIFK in 2015.
On 6 January 2022, Eriksson signed with Scottish Premiership side Dundee United on a two-and-a-half year deal, subject to work permit.[1]
On 22 January 2023, Eriksson was loaned out to Danish Superliga side FC Nordsjælland until the end of the season.[2] At the end of the season, the Danish club exercised their option to buy for the goalkeeper, who subsequently signed a three-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.[3][4]
International career
Eriksson was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[5] He made his debut for Finland on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Wales, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw at home.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 10 June 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Klubi 04 | 2012 | Kakkonen | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Kakkonen | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Kakkonen | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 56 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | ||
| PK-35 Vantaa (loan) | 2014 | Ykkönen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| HJK Helsinki | 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| HIFK | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 3[c] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 56 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 0 | ||
| Jönköpings Södra | 2018 | Superettan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Mjällby | 2019 | Superettan | 25 | 0 | – | – | – | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | ||
| Dundee United | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Nordsjælland (loan) | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 202 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 236 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup, Svenska Cupen and Danish Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Individual
- Allsvenskan: Goalkeeper of the year (2021) [8]
References
- ^ "UNITED SIGN ERIKSSON". Dundee United Football Club. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ FCN LEJER CARLJOHAN ERIKSSON I FORÅRET, fcn.dk, 22 January 2023
- ^ "Carljohan Eriksson fortsætter i FCN på 3-årig aftale". fcn.dk (in Danish). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Dundee Utd receive fee as Carljohan Eriksson formalises move". BBC Sport. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ Roope Riski ja Carljohan Eriksson Huuhkajien leirijoukkueeseen
- ^ "Finland v Wales game report". ESPN. 1 September 2021.
- ^ Carljohan Eriksson, Finnish FA
- ^ "Carljohan Eriksson prisades efter succésäsongen – valdes till bästa målvakten i Allsvenskan". svenska.yle.fi. 7 December 2021.
External links
- Carljohan Eriksson at Soccerway
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