Pär Ericsson (born 21 July 1988), sometimes spelled Pär Eriksson, is a Swedish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a striker for

Karlstad Karlstad (, ) is the 20th-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city proper had 67,122 inhabitants in 2020 with 97,233 inhabitan ...

Career

Born in

, he was raised in Deje. Starting his career in Deje IK, he later moved to Carlstad United BK. In 2008, he spent a short time in

Degerfors IF Degerfors IF is a Swedish professional association football, football club located in Degerfors. The club, formed 13 January 1907, is currently playing in the highest tier in Swedish football, Allsvenskan. Background Degerfors IF first played ...

, prior to 2009 season he was close to signing for

Örgryte IS Örgryte Idrottssällskap, commonly referred to as Örgryte IS, Örgryte () or (especially locally) ÖIS or Öis, is a Swedish sports club based in Gothenburg. It consists of four departments, namely bowling, football, athletics and wrestling. ...

; however he instead signed for local rival GAIS as bosman; this upset Carlstad United as they were only receiving about 200,000 SEK while Örgryte IS's bid was claimed to be at least twice as big. On 25 December 2009, it was announced that

IFK Göteborg Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or Blåvitt, is a Swedish professional Football team, football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it ...

had signed him for an undisclosed fee. Ericsson failed to make an impact in Göteborg, only scoring once in 17 games and found himself starting on the substitute bench, meanwhile

Mjällby AIF Mjällby Allmänna Idrottsförening, also known simply as Mjällby AIF, Mjällby or (especially locally) MAIF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Hällevik in Sölvesborg Municipality. The club is affiliated to Blekinge Fo ...

was faced with problems following the departure of their main forward Moestafa El Kabir to

Cagliari Cagliari (, , ; ; ; Latin: ''Caralis'') is an Comune, Italian municipality and the capital and largest city of the island of Sardinia, an Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Italy. It has about 146,62 ...

, as a result Ericsson was loaned out to Mjällby during the summer for the duration of the 2011 season. Prior to the 2012 season he returned to Göteborg, in hopes that the new manager Mikael Stahre would give him a chance in the team, he however found himself outside the starting line-up and was soon loaned out to Mjällby yet again for the entire season.

References

Kalmar FF dumpar petad anfallare: “Bäst för min fotbollskarriär”
24kalmar.se, 9 June 2016

External links

GAIS profile

Eliteprospects.com profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ericsson, Par 1988 births Living people Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Swedish expatriate men's footballers GAIS players IFK Göteborg players Mjällby AIF players R.A.E.C. Mons (1910) players Kalmar FF players Örebro SK players Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball players Allsvenskan players Belgian Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Men's association football forwards Sportspeople from Karlstad Footballers from Värmland County 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Karlstad BK players