Magnus Lennart Eriksson (born 8 April 1990) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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for FC Stockholm.

Club career

AIK

Eriksson started his career in the academy at AIK. He was promoted to the first team in 2006 under the management of

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. However Eriksson never appeared competitively for the club. After two seasons in 2006 and 2007 without any league appearances Eriksson was sent on loan to two geographically close clubs

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, then in Division 2 and

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then in

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. During these two loan spells Eriksson finally acquired playing time in league football. Väsby United eventually made the loan spell permanent in 2009. Eriksson spent an additional two seasons at the club. He scored 11 goals in 29 matches for the club during the

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season.

Åtvidabergs FF

Eriksson transferred from Väsby United to fellow Superettan club

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before the

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season. The season proved to be a success for both Eriksson and Åtvidaberg as he scored 15 goals in 30 matches, finishing as third best goal scorer in the league and helping the club win the title and secure promotion to

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. For the

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season Eriksson managed to score 11 goals in 20 matches before eventually being sold to the Belgian club

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during the 2012 summer transfer window.

Gent

On 21 August 2012, it was announced that Eriksson had transferred to

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in the

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. He only made four league appearances for the club during the 2012–13 season. The club had three different managers during the season and Eriksson gained limited playing time.

Malmö FF

On 21 January 2013, Eriksson joined Allsvenskan club

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on a four-year contract. Eriksson acknowledged that a deciding factor in his transfer was the fact that his former manager Rikard Norling, then manager at Malmö FF, had contacted him personally and expressed his interest in Eriksson joining the club. Eriksson enjoyed a very successful first season at Malmö FF as he became the club's top scorer and top assisting player during the 2013 season. Eriksson scored 11 goals in 30 league matches and provided the club with 14 assists which was the highest number in the

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. He also played all matches for the club during the qualification stage for the

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and scored two goals. During the first part of the season he played together with Tokelo Rantie and then later with homecoming

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as Rantie was sold during the summer transfer window. For his performances during the season, he was nominated to both forward of the year and most valuable player of the year, but ultimately lost both in favour of

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. In the following season Eriksson played a vital part of the team that defended the

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title and qualified for the group stage of the

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. He made 30 league appearances, scoring five times. Eriksson also participated in eleven of Malmö FF's matches in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League. He won the award for goal of the year at

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for his goal against Red Bull Salzburg on 27 August 2014.

Guizhou Renhe

On 15 December 2014, the transfer of Eriksson to

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side

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was announced. The transfer went through on 1 January 2015 when the Chinese transfer window opened.

Brøndby IF

On 10 July 2015, it was announced that Eriksson had transferred to Danish club

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on a 4-year deal. In Brøndby Eriksson was used as a right midfielder.

Djurgårdens IF

On 16 June 2016, it was announced that Eriksson had transferred to Swedish club

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on a 3.5-year deal. Since number seven which is Eriksson's number of choice was taken Eriksson was given number 77, last worn by

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in 2006. On 14 August 2016, Eriksson scored his first goal for Djurgården in a match against

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at the

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. During his first period Eriksson was used as a winger. Ahead of 2017, Eriksson had his shirt number changed from 77 to 7. During 2017, he scored 14 league goals to make him Allsvenskan joint top scorer for the season.

San Jose Earthquakes

On 20 December 2017, the

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announced it had signed Eriksson as a Designated Player. He made his MLS debut on 3 March 2018, in San Jose's season-opening 3–2 victory over

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. Eriksson scored his first MLS goal, assisted by

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, in his fourth appearance, a 1–1 draw with the

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on 7 April 2018.

Return to Sweden

On 21 August 2020, Eriksson returned to Djurgårdens IF for an undisclosed transfer fee. Eriksson was appointed captain of team before the 2021 season, after

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had left for

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. After that season, he was awarded Best Midfielder and Most Valuable Player at the league awards Allsvenskans stora pris. In the beginning of the 2022 season, Eriksson's contract was extended to the end of the 2025 season. Limited play time produced rumours for a move; in spring of 2024 media reported about interest from

team

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. On 18 February 2025, Eriksson signed with Ettan team FC Stockholm for the 2025 season, reuniting with former coach

International career

Eriksson represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams a total of 21 times before making his full

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debut on 17 January 2014 in a

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against

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. He made his competitive debut for Sweden in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against

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on 9 October 2021, replacing

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in the 90th minute of a 3–0 win.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Åtvidabergs FF *

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Malmö FF *

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Individual *

Midfielder of the Year:

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Player of the Year:

top scorer:

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(shared with

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) *

top assist provider:

Årets Järnkamin Årets Järnkamin ''(literally Iron Stove of the Year)'' is an award given to a Djurgårdens IF player, or coach, voted by the members of the official supporter club Järnkaminerna (The Iron Stoves). A person who they felt represented the core valu ...

: 2017, 2021 * Swedish goal of the year: 2014

References

External links

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Malmö FF profile
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