Swedish football player

Niclas Eli*on (Swedish pronunciation::; born 7 December 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Nîmes. He formerly represented Sweden at under-17, under-19, and under-21 level.

Contents

• 1 Club career
  • 1.1 Falkenbergs FF
  • 1.2 AIK
    • 1.2.1 Loan to IFK Norrköping
  • 1.3 IFK Norrköping
  • 1.4 Bristol City
  • 1.5 Nîmes
• 2 Style of play
• 3 Personal life
• 4 Career statistics
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Club career

Falkenbergs FF

Eli*on graduated from the youth academy into the senior team in 2013. He played 29 games, scoring once but *isting 13 times.

AIK

On 1 January 2014, Eli*on 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, Eli*on 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 Eli*on on a permanent transfer for an undisclosed fee. He played 13 times, scoring three goals.

Bristol City

Eli*on signed for Bristol City 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, Eli*on revealed how he worked hard over the summer to make sure that he was in the best condition possible for the next season. Eli*on scored his first league goal that season – an 89th minute winner away at Brentford. Eli*on finished the 2018–19 season with 3 goals and was the top *ister at the club with 6 *ists.

Nîmes

In 2020, Eli*on signed for Ligue 1 club Nîmes. During the 2020–21 season, he scored 4 goals in 30 league appearances, notably including a brace in a 2–1 away win over Marseille. However, his side were relegated in 19th place at the end of the campaign.

Style of play

Eli*on'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 Eli*on can comfortably use his weaker foot as well. After scoring against Brentford, Eli*on 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 Bolton.

Personal life

Born in Sweden, he is of Brazilian descent.

Career statistics

As of match played 23 December 2020

References

External links

• Niclas Eli*on at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)