Niclas Eliasson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈnɪ̌kːlas ɛˈlîːaˌsɔn]; born 7 December 1995) is a footballer who plays for Nîmes as a midfielder.[2][3]
.jpg) Eliasson playing for AIK in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niclas Eliasson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Varberg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nîmes | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Falkenbergs FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Falkenbergs FF | 29 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | AIK | 31 | (1) |
| 2016 | → IFK Norrköping (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2017 | IFK Norrköping | 17 | (3) |
| 2017–2020 | Bristol City | 84 | (5) |
| 2020– | Nîmes | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Sweden U19 | 10 | (1) |
| 2017 | Sweden U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:48, 29 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
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 IFK Norrköping 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 Bristol City in August 2017 for an undisclosed fee – reported to be around £1,800,000.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] Eliasson scored his first league goal that season – an 89th minute winner away at Brentford.[7] Eliasson finished the 2018–19 season with 3 goals and was the top assister at the club with 6 assists.[8]
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 Brentford, Eliasson revealed how he has been working on becoming more effective in front of goal. [9] 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 Bolton.[10]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 December 2020
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Falkenberg | 2012[13] | Superettan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013[13] | Superettan | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| AIK | 2014[13] | Allsvenskan | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 2015[13] | Allsvenskan | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 5[a] | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2016[13] | Allsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |||
| Norrköping (loan) | 2016[13] | Allsvenskan | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| Norrköping | 2017[13] | Allsvenskan | 17 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 4[a] | 1 | 27 | 5 | |
| Bristol City | 2017–18[14] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2018–19[15] | Championship | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20[16] | Championship | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 84 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 96 | 7 | |||
| Nîmes | 2020–21[13] | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 184 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 223 | 18 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Bristol City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Niclas Eliasson". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "Niclas Eliasson blir kvar i IFK Norrköping" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Niclas Eliasson: Bristol City sign Sweden Under-21 winger from IFK Norrkoping". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Watford 2–3 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Eliasson anticipating a great year". Bristol City.
- ^ "Brentford 0–1 Bristol City: Thomas Frank's first game as Bees boss ends in defeat". BBC Sport. 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Niclas Eliasson Football Statistics | WhoScored.com". www.whoscored.com.
- ^ "Video: Niclas Eliasson Post-Brentford away". Bristol City.
- ^ "Bristol City 2–1 Bolton Wanderers: Eliasson sends Robins into fifth round". BBC Sport. 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Niclas Eliasson factfile – all you need to know". Bristol City. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ MacGregor, Gregor (26 March 2020). "Niclas Eliasson report card: Flying winger graded for the season so far". Bristol Post. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h "N. Eliasson: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Niclas Eliasson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Niclas Eliasson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Niclas Eliasson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Niclas Eliasson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
External links
- Niclas Eliasson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)