Carljohan Eriksson

Carljohan Eriksson (born 25 April 1995) is a Finnish footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership side Dundee United.

Carljohan Eriksson
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-25) 25 April 1995
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Dundee United
Number 13
Youth career
2007–2014 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Klubi 04 56 (0)
2014 → PK-35 (loan) 2 (0)
2014 HJK 6 (0)
2015–2017 HIFK 56 (0)
2018 Jönköpings Södra IF 4 (0)
2019–2022 Mjällby AIF 67 (0)
2022– Dundee United 0 (0)
National team‡
2011 Finland U16 2 (0)
2012 Finland U17 3 (0)
2012–2013 Finland U18 11 (0)
2013 Finland U19 1 (0)
2015 Finland U21 3 (0)
2021– Finland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 September 2021

Career

He is a former youth talent of HJK of Helsinki. In addition to HJK, he has played two matches for PK-35 of Vantaa on loan. He has also represented Finnish national team on different youth levels. He made his debut in the highest level of Finnish football, Veikkausliiga, in August 2014.

After his spell in HJK, he transferred to the local rival team HIFK in 2015. His personal motivation for the transfer was to gain more appearances in HIFK.

On 6 January 2022, Eriksson signed with Scottish Premiership side Dundee United on a two-and-a-half year deal, subject to work permit.[1]

International career

Eriksson was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[2] He made his debut for Finland on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Wales, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw at home.[3]

References
  1. "UNITED SIGN ERIKSSON". Dundee United Football Club. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  2. Roope Riski ja Carljohan Eriksson Huuhkajien leirijoukkueeseen
  3. "Finland v Wales game report". ESPN. 1 September 2021.
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