Eric Smith (Swedish footballer)

Eric Smith
	Smith in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Eric Anders Smith
Date of birth	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
2014–2015	Halmstads BK
2016–2018	IFK Norrköping
2018–2021	Gent
2019	→ Tromsø (loan)
2020	→ IFK Norrköping (loan)
2021	→ FC St. Pauli (loan)
2021–	FC St. Pauli
International career
2013–2014	Sweden U17
2014–2015	Sweden U19
	*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.^[1]

Career

In January 2016, Smith joined Swedish team IFK Norrköping,^[2] and moved abroad in June 2018 signing with Gent.^[3]

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.^[4]

Smith was born in Sweden, and his father Anders is a former footballer.^[5]

As of match played 17 December 2023^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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

FC St. Pauli

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^ "Eric Smith". folkbladet. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^ "Welkom Eric Smith!". K.A.A. Gent. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^ "Mit Kaufoption: Der FC St. Pauli leiht Eric Smith von KAA Gent aus". kicker (in German). 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
^ Radio, Sveriges. "Eric Smith: "Jag tänker alltid på fotbollen" - P4 Halland".
^ "E. Smith". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

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