Per Niclas Eliasson Santana (; born 7 December 1995) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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and the Sweden national team. He formerly represented Sweden at under-17, under-19, and under-21 level.

Club career

Falkenbergs FF

Eliasson graduated from the youth academy into the senior team in 2013. He played 29 games, scoring once but assisting 13 times.

AIK

On 1 January 2014, Eliasson signed for AIK for an undisclosed fee. From 2014 to 2016, he played 31 times, scoring once.

Loan to IFK Norrköping

On 28 July 2016, Eliasson joined

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on loan for the season. He featured 13 times and scored once.

IFK Norrköping

After a successful loan spell, IFK Norrköping signed Eliasson on a permanent transfer for an undisclosed fee. He played 13 times, scoring three goals.

Bristol City

Eliasson signed for

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in August 2017 for an undisclosed fee – reported to be around £1,800,000. He made his debut against Birmingham City and scored his first goal for the club in a League Cup win against Premier League Watford on 22 August 2017. After only making sporadic appearances in his debut season, Eliasson revealed how he worked hard over the summer to make sure that he was in the best condition possible for the next season. Eliasson scored his first league goal that season – an 89th minute winner away at Brentford. Eliasson finished the 2018–19 season with 3 goals and was the top assister at the club with 6 assists.

Nîmes

In 2020, Eliasson signed for

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club

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. During the 2020–21 season, he scored 4 goals in 30 league appearances, notably including a

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in a 2–1 away win over

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. However, his side were relegated in 19th place at the end of the campaign.

AEK Athens

On 27 August 2022,

made an official offer in the excess of €2,000,000 to acquire the services of Eliasson. Two days later, Eliasson signed a five-year contract with the Greek club.

International career

Eliasson made his debut for the Sweden national team on 5 June 2024 in a friendly against

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. he started and played 86 minutes in a 1–2 loss at

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before being replaced by Emil Holm.

Style of play

Eliasson's main skill is undoubtedly his crossing ability. He uses this to great effect against defenders as he can successfully cross the ball in tight areas. His preferred foot is his left, however Eliasson can comfortably use his weaker foot as well. After scoring against

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, Eliasson revealed how he has been working on becoming more effective in front of goal. Since then, he improved greatly and his trademark goal of cutting onto his left foot and bending it to the far corner – doing this against QPR and

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Personal life

Eliasson was born in Sweden to a Swedish father and a Brazilian mother.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

;AEK Athens *

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Individual *

Player of the Month: October 2023 * Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2023–24 *

Player of the Season: 2023–24

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eliasson, Niclas 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Varberg Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England Swedish expatriate sportspeople in France Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Swedish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Falkenbergs FF players AIK Fotboll players IFK Norrköping players Bristol City F.C. players Nîmes Olympique players AEK Athens F.C. players Allsvenskan players Superettan players English Football League players Ligue 1 players Super League Greece players Sweden men's youth international footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Sweden men's international footballers Swedish people of Brazilian descent Footballers from Halland County Swedish expatriate men's footballers 21st-century Swedish sportsmen