Erik Lund (footballer)

Erik Lund (born 6 November 1988) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Ljungskile SK as a defender.

Erik Lund
Lund in 2009
Personal information
Full name Erik Olof Gustav Lund
Date of birth (1988-11-06) 6 November 1988[1]
Place of birth Ljungskile, Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Ljungskile SK
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2004 Ljungskile SK
2005–2007 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Ljungskile SK 20 (2)
2005–2008 Aston Villa 0 (0)
2008–2013 IFK Göteborg 77 (1)
2013 → Örebro SK (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2017 Varbergs BoIS 59 (0)
2018– Ljungskile SK 32 (0)
National team
2008–2010 Sweden U21 11 (0)
2010 Sweden 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 October 2019

Lund played twice for the Sweden national team in 2010 and previously spent five years at IFK Göteborg, also having played for the Aston Villa academy.

Career

Lund began his career at Ljungskile SK, playing in the first team in both Swedish Division 2 and the Superettan, making his debut at 15. He went on to sign for Aston Villa's youth team on 1 July 2005 at the age of 16. After a season in the academy side he appeared in 10 games for Villa's reserves in the 2006–07 season, and scored a rare goal in the opening match of the HKFC International Soccer Sevens against Hong Kong F.C. in a 1–0 victory. On 3 June 2007 he signed a new 2-year professional contract with Villa. In August 2007, Lund made his debut for the first team, coming on as a substitute for Craig Gardner in the pre-season friendly against Walsall.

On 1 July 2008, Lund agreed to a three and a half year contract with IFK Göteborg. He made his debut for IFK in a Svenska Cupen win over GIF Sundsvall on 10 July. On 23 July he made his UEFA Champions League debut in IFK's 4–0 win over Murata. Lund moved to Varbergs BoIS following the 2013 season, after a loan spell at Örebro SK.

Career statistics

Club
As of 19 June 2013[2]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ljungskile SK 2004 142——142
2005 60——60
Total 2020000202
Aston Villa 2005–06 0000—00
2006–07 0000—00
2007–08 0000—00
Total 00000000
IFK Göteborg 2008 1102010140
2009 2415120312
2010 2201020250
2011 19030—220
2012 1000—10
Örebro SK 2013 60——60
Total 60000060
IFK Göteborg 2013 00000000
2014 00000000
Total 77111150932
Career total 1033111501194

International
As of 23 January 2010
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 201020
Total20

Honours

Club
Ljungskile SK
  • Swedish Division 2 Västra Götaland (1): 2004
Aston Villa Academy
  • FA Premier Reserve League South (1): 2007/08
  • HKFC International Soccer Sevens (1): 2008
IFK Göteborg
Örebro SK
  • Superettan Runner-up (1): 2013 (Promotion to Allsvenskan)

References
  1. https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/35622/Erik_Lund.html
  2. "Erik Lund". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.


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