The San Jose Earthquakes have signed a left-footed forward to help boost the team’s offensive output in 2018. Here are six things to know about the Quakes’ newest attacker.:
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Eriksson is a native of Solna, Sweden. He is the third Swedish acquisition of the 2017 offseason, after head coach Mikael Stahre and left back Joel Qwiberg.
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He co-led the Swedish top-flight Allsvenskan with 14 goals in 2017. His seven assists were also near the top of the leaderboard.
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In one full season with Djurgardens IF, he led the side from a seventh-place finish in 2016 to third-place finish in 2017.
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Eriksson was a finalist for the Allsvenskan’s Most Valuable Player and Forward of the Year awards in 2013 after tallying 11 goals and a league-best 14 assists for Malmo FF.
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In two seasons with Malmo (2013-14), Eriksson led the side to back-to-back league championships with a combined 37-9-14 record.
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Eriksson is a capped member of the Sweden National Team, having started a friendly against Moldova. He had two goals in 12 appearances for various Sweden Youth National Teams prior to that. He also earned a call-up to the 2018 January Camp as part of preparations for the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
