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Erik Zetterberg

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Erik Zetterberg
Personal information
Full name Erik Pär Zetterberg
Date of birth (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Waterloo, Belgium
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lunds BK
Number 6
Youth career
Royal Stade Brainois
Falkenbergs FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Falkenbergs FF 8 (0)
2018–2019 Varbergs BoIS 6 (0)
2019 → Tvååkers IF (loan) 8 (0)
2020 FC Edmonton 7 (0)
2021–2022 Lindome GIF 24 (1)
2022– Lunds BK 49 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 August 2024

Erik Pär Zetterberg (born 16 February 1997) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lunds BK in Ettan Södra.[1]

Club career

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Early career

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Zetterberg began his career in the youth setup of Belgian side Royal Stade Brainois, the same club where Eden and Thorgan Hazard developed.[2]

Falkenbergs FF

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Zetterberg signed his first professional contract with Allsvenskan side Falkenbergs FF in June 2015 after coming through the club's youth system.[2] On 21 February 2016, he made his senior debut in the Svenska Cupen in a 2–0 win over Tenhults IF.[3] He made his league debut on 30 October 2016 in a 4–1 loss to Helsingborg.[3] Zetterberg went on to make two league appearances in total that season.[3]

Zetterberg failed to make a first-team appearance in the 2017 season in the Superettan.[3] The following year, he made six league appearances for Falkenbergs FF before departing mid-season.[3]

Varbergs BoIS

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On 10 July 2018, Zetterberg signed for Superettan side Varbergs BoIS.[4] He made five league appearances for Varberg that season and one appearance each in the league and Svenska Cupen in 2019.[3] On 30 August 2019, Zetterberg was sent on loan to Ettan side Tvååkers IF, where he made eight appearances before the end of the season.[3]

FC Edmonton

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On 5 February 2020, Zetterberg signed with Canadian Premier League side FC Edmonton.[5] He made his debut for the Eddies on August 16 against Forge FC.[6]

Lindome GIF

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On 22 March 2021, Zetterberg returned to Sweden, signing with Ettan side Lindome GIF.[7]

Personal life

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Zetterberg is the son of former Swedish international footballer Pär Zetterberg.[2] He was born in Belgium.[8]

Career statistics

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As of 4 January 2020.[3]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Falkenberg 2015 Allsvenskan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Allsvenskan 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2017 Superettan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 Superettan 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 8 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
Varbergs BoIS 2018 Superettan 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2019 Superettan 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Tvååkers IF (loan) 2019 Ettan 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 22 0 2 0 0 0 24 0

  1. ^ Includes appearances in the Svenska Cupen.

References

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  1. ^ Erik Zetterberg at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b c Joel Hansson (22 June 2015). "Pär Zetterberg son går i pappas fotspår" (in Swedish). Sport Bladet. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "E. Zetterberg". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Legendarens son lämnar FFF – för spel hos rivalen" (in Swedish). Expressen. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  5. ^ Kassim Khimji (5 February 2020). "FC Edmonton signs Swedish midfielder Erik Zetterberg for 2020 CPL season". FC Edmonton. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. ^ Thompson, Marty (16 August 2020). "Paulus on FC Edmonton's opening loss at The Island Games: 'We can live with it'".
  7. ^ "Välkommen Erik Zetterberg till Lindome GIF" (in Swedish). Lindome GIF. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Zetterberg: Mitt mål är att spela i en toppliga". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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