Erik Lund (footballer)
Erik Lund (born 6 November 1988) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Ljungskile SK as a right back or centre back.
 Lund in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erik Olof Gustav Lund | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ljungskile, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back, Centre back[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ljungskile SK | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 | 39 | (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 20:33, 13 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
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[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ljungskile SK | 2004 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| Aston Villa | 2005–06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| IFK Göteborg | 2008 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2009 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Örebro SK | 2013 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| IFK Göteborg | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 77 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 93 | 2 | |
| Career total | 103 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 119 | 4 | |
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
- Svenska Cupen (1): 2008
- Örebro SK
- Superettan Runner-up (1): 2013 (Promotion to Allsvenskan)
References
- https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/35622/Erik_Lund.html
- Erik Lund at WorldFootball.net
- "Erik Lund". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.