Martin Kjell Henrik Ericsson (born 4 September 1980) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented IK Brage, IFK Göteborg, Aalborg BK,

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, IF Elfsborg, and BK Häcken during a career that spanned between 1998 and 2016. He won nine caps for the

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between 2004 and 2009.

Club career

Born in Gustafs, he played for Swedish club Tunabro SK, before turning professional with IK Brage and IFK Göteborg. In the summer of 2004, he moved to Denmark to play for Aalborg BK in the Danish Superliga. He was the natural

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of the team, and quickly became the star of the

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club. In the 2005 winter transfer window, he moved to defending Danish champions

, where he received the prestigious

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. Ericsson scored in his Superliga debut match for Brøndby, a 3–0 win against archrivals Copenhagen. On 3 December 2009, he signed with IF Elfsborg.

International career

After having appeared for the Sweden U19 and U21 teams, Ericsson made his full international debut for

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on 22 January 2004 in a friendly game against Norway. He won his ninth and final cap in a friendly game against Mexico on 28 January 2009 where he played for 87 minutes before being replaced by Gustav Svensson.

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* * * * * 1980 births Living people Swedish footballers Association football midfielders Sweden international footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers IK Brage players IFK Göteborg players Swedish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Denmark Danish Superliga players AaB Fodbold players Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Brøndby IF players IF Elfsborg players BK Häcken players Allsvenskan players {{sweden-footy-midfielder-stub