Martin Ericsson

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Personal information
Martin Ericsson
Date of birth	September 4, 1980 (1980-09-04) (age 27)
Place of birth	Gustafs, Sweden
Height	1.78 m
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Brøndby IF
Number	10
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
199?-2000 2001-2004 2004-2006 2006-present	IK Brage IFK Göteborg Aalborg BK Brøndby IF	072 00(8) 044 00(6) 051 0(13) 060 00(15)
National team
2001 2004-present	Sweden U21 Sweden	011 00(0) 007 00(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 March 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Martin Ericsson (born September 4, 1980) is a Swedish professional footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder for Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga. He has played seven matches for the Sweden national football team.

Born in Gustafs, he played for Swedish club Tunabro SK, before turning professional with IK Brage and IFK Göteborg. He debuted for the Swedish national team in the 0-3 loss to Norway on January 22, 2004. In the summer of 2004, he moved to Denmark to play for Aalborg Boldspilklub in the Danish Superliga. He was the natural playmaker of the team, and quickly became the star of the Aalborg club. In the 2005 winter transfer window, he moved to defending Danish champions Brøndby IF, where he received the prestigious #10 shirt number. Ericsson scored in his Superliga debut match for Brøndby, a 3-0 win against arch rivals F.C. Copenhagen.