Erik Schultz-Eklund is a Swedish footballer currently playing for Avesta AIK

Avesta AIK

Avesta AIK is a Swedish football club located in Avesta, Sweden. -Background:The club was founded in February 1905 as Avesta Absolutisters Idrottsklubb. The name was changed to Avesta Allmänna Idrottsklubb in 1916. The club particupates in football but over the years has undertaken many different...

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Gretna

He was scouted by Gretna

Gretna F.C.

Gretna Football Club was a Scottish football club that represented the town of Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, close to the border between England and Scotland...

 in 2005 as a schoolboy at the age of 15. He signed YTS

Youth Training Scheme

The Youth Training Scheme was the former name in the United Kingdom of an on-the-job training course for school leavers aged 16 and 17, managed by the Manpower Services Commission...

 papers in August 2006 after a successful trial with the club. He made his first team debut for Gretna against Hibernian

Hibernian F.C.

Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...

 on 13 February 2008 in a 4–2 defeat at Easter Road

Easter Road

Easter Road is a football stadium located in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Hibernian . The stadium currently has an all-seated capacity of 20,421, which makes it the fifth-largest football stadium in Scotland. Easter Road is also...

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Avesta

The defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 left on 16 March 2010 the Scottish Premier League

Scottish Premier League

The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...

 side Falkirk

Falkirk F.C.

Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...

 to sign for Avesta AIK

Avesta AIK

Avesta AIK is a Swedish football club located in Avesta, Sweden. -Background:The club was founded in February 1905 as Avesta Absolutisters Idrottsklubb. The name was changed to Avesta Allmänna Idrottsklubb in 1916. The club particupates in football but over the years has undertaken many different...

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