Niclas Eliasson (; born 7 December 1995) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

. He formerly represented Sweden at under-17, under-19, and under-21 level.

Career

Falkenbergs FF

Eliasson graduated from the youth academy into the senior team in 2013. He played 29 games, scoring once but assisting 13 times.

AIK

On 1 January 2014, Eliasson signed for

AIK AIK Fotboll (), more commonly known simply as AIK (), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning ''the public'' or ''general sports club''), is a Swedish football club competing in Allsvenskan, the top flight of Swedish football. The ...

for an undisclosed fee. From 2014 to 2016, he played 31 times, scoring once.

Loan to IFK Norrköping

On 28 July 2016, Eliasson joined

IFK Norrköping Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and play their ...

on loan for the season. He featured 13 times and scored once.

IFK Norrköping

After a successful loan spell,

signed Eliasson on a permanent transfer for an undisclosed fee. He played 13 times, scoring three goals.

Bristol City

Eliasson signed for

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in August 2017 for an undisclosed fee – reported to be around £1,800,000. He made his debut against Birmingham City and scored his first goal for the club in a League Cup win against Premier League Watford on 22 August 2017. After only making sporadic appearances in his debut season, Eliasson revealed how he worked hard over the summer to make sure that he was in the best condition possible for the next season. Eliasson scored his first league goal that season – an 89th minute winner away at Brentford. Eliasson finished the 2018–19 season with 3 goals and was the top assister at the club with 6 assists.

Nîmes

In 2020, Eliasson signed for

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club

Nîmes Nîmes ( , ; oc, Nimes ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and Cévennes, the commune of Nîmes has an estimated population of 148,5 ...

. During the 2020–21 season, he scored 4 goals in 30 league appearances, notably including a

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in a 2–1 away win over

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. However, his side were relegated in 19th place at the end of the campaign.

AEK Athens

On 27 August 2022,

made an official offer in the excess of €2,000,000 to acquire the services of Eliasson. Two days later, Eliasson signed a five-year contract with the Greek club.

Style of play

Eliasson's main skill is undoubtedly his crossing ability. He uses this to great effect against defenders as he can successfully cross the ball in tight areas. His preferred foot is his left, however Eliasson can comfortably use his weaker foot as well. After scoring against

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, Eliasson revealed how he has been working on becoming more effective in front of goal. Since then, he improved greatly and his trademark goal of cutting onto his left foot and bending it to the far corner – doing this against

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and

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Personal life

Born in Sweden, to

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father and

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mother

Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eliasson, Niclas 1995 births Living people People from Varberg Swedish expatriates in England Swedish expatriates in France Swedish expatriates in Greece Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Greece Swedish footballers Association football midfielders Falkenbergs FF players AIK Fotboll players IFK Norrköping players Bristol City F.C. players Nîmes Olympique players AEK Athens F.C. players Allsvenskan players Superettan players English Football League players Ligue 1 players Super League Greece players Sweden youth international footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers Swedish people of Brazilian descent Sportspeople from Halland County