Albin Eriksson (born 20 July 2000) is a Swedish

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winger who is currently playing with the

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in the

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(Allsv). Eriksson was selected in the second round, 44th overall, of the

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by the

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Playing career

Eriksson made his

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debut playing with

Skellefteå AIK Skellefteå AIK is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Skellefteå, Sweden. They currently play In the Swedish Hockey League. They play their home games in Skellefteå Kraft Arena, which seats 6,001 spectators. The team has won the Swed ...

during the

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. In his third season within Skellefteå AIK's squad in the 2019–20 season, Erikdsson was loaned for a month as an injury replacement to

Modo Hockey Modo Hockey (or MoDo with uppercase letters) is a professional ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The team plays in Sweden's second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan. The club was founded in 1987 and has won one SHL championships; in 2007. ...

of the

on 14 November 2019. Eriksson made just 3 appearances during his time with Modo before returning to Skellefteå AIK. Registering 2 assists in 17 games, Eriksson left SAIK and transferred to fellow SHL club Färjestad BK, signing a two-year contract, on 22 January 2020. He added 1 assist in 12 further games before the season was cancelled due to

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 2000 births Living people Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey) players BIK Karlskoga players Dallas Stars draft picks Färjestad BK players Ilves players Modo Hockey players People from Bollnäs Skellefteå AIK players Sportspeople from Gävleborg County Swedish ice hockey forwards {{Sweden-icehockey-winger-stub