# Niclas Eliasson
**Niclas Eliasson** (born 1995 in Varberg, Sweden) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a right winger, currently on loan at Brazilian club Internacional from AEK Athens of Greece.[1](https://www.aikstats.se/player.php?id=1171) • [2](https://ge.globo.com/rs/futebol/times/internacional/noticia/2026/08/10/inter-negocia-com-atacante-sueco-que-atua-na-grecia-confira-detalhes.ghtml) Left-footed and usually deployed on the right flank, he has also played for Falkenbergs FF, AIK, IFK Norrköping, Bristol City, and [Nîmes Olympique](https://www.edgepedia.org/nimes-olympique), and has appeared for the Sweden national team.[2](https://ge.globo.com/rs/futebol/times/internacional/noticia/2026/08/10/inter-negocia-com-atacante-sueco-que-atua-na-grecia-confira-detalhes.ghtml) • [3](https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/W0prEL)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1995, Varberg, Sweden; 176 cm, 66 kg[1](https://www.aikstats.se/player.php?id=1171) |
| Position | Winger (right side), left-footed[2](https://ge.globo.com/rs/futebol/times/internacional/noticia/2026/08/10/inter-negocia-com-atacante-sueco-que-atua-na-grecia-confira-detalhes.ghtml) • [1](https://www.aikstats.se/player.php?id=1171) |
| Senior clubs | Falkenbergs FF, AIK (with loans to IFK Norrköping), Bristol City, Nîmes Olympique, AEK Athens, Internacional (loan)[1](https://www.aikstats.se/player.php?id=1171) • [4](https://www.aekfc.gr/pld/niklas-eliason-128214.htm?lang=en&path=0) • [5](https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/esportes/futebol/internacional-futebol/interacional-negocia-chegada-de-atacante-sueco-eliasson/) |
| Bristol City | Joined August 2017; four seasons at the Championship club[6](https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/zLqrn9/eliasson-da-hade-mitt-varde-varit-dubbelt) • [7](https://fbref.com/en/players/0033fb1b/all_comps/Niclas-Eliasson-Stats---All-Competitions) |
| AEK Athens | Signed from Nîmes in summer 2022; contract to summer 2028[3](https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/W0prEL) |
| Best season | 2023/24 at AEK Athens: 8 goals and 9 assists in 36 games[8](https://fieldinsider.com/scout-report/niclas-eliasson-santana-19270/career) |
| Sweden | 9 matches for the national team[2](https://ge.globo.com/rs/futebol/times/internacional/noticia/2026/08/10/inter-negocia-com-atacante-sueco-que-atua-na-grecia-confira-detalhes.ghtml) |
| Internacional loan | One-year loan for €300,000, with a €2.5 million purchase option payable in four installments between 2027 and 2029[2](https://ge.globo.com/rs/futebol/times/internacional/noticia/2026/08/10/inter-negocia-com-atacante-sueco-que-atua-na-grecia-confira-detalhes.ghtml) |
## Early career in Sweden
Eliasson came through the academy of Falkenbergs FF, a club in his home region of Halland.[4](https://www.aekfc.gr/pld/niklas-eliason-128214.htm?lang=en&path=0) He broke through early, helping Falkenbergs win promotion to [Allsvenskan](https://www.edgepedia.org/allsvenskan), Sweden's top division, when he was 17 years old.[9](https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/artiklar/england/bristol-city-stjarnan-niclas-eliasson-i-stor-intervju-jag-vill-testa-vingarna) In late 2013, AIK signed the 18-year-old from Falkenbergs on a four-year contract.[1](https://www.aikstats.se/player.php?id=1171)
His competitive debut for AIK came on 31 March 2014 against [IFK Göteborg](https://www.edgepedia.org/ifk-goteborg) in Allsvenskan, and his first goal for the club followed on 31 August 2014, away to [IFK Norrköping](https://www.edgepedia.org/ifk-norrkoping) in a 4–2 win.[1](https://www.aikstats.se/player.php?id=1171) Regular football proved hard to secure in Stockholm: across his AIK spell he made 43 competitive appearances and scored 2 goals, and he spent time on loan at IFK Norrköping in 2016 and again in 2017.[1](https://www.aikstats.se/player.php?id=1171) The Norrköping spell marked a turning point in his own account; he later credited coach Jens Gustafsson, whom he worked with throughout his time at the club, with teaching him how to manage life as a professional off the pitch.[6](https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/zLqrn9/eliasson-da-hade-mitt-varde-varit-dubbelt)
## Bristol City and Nîmes
In August 2017 Eliasson moved to Bristol City in the English Championship, where he spent four seasons.[6](https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/zLqrn9/eliasson-da-hade-mitt-varde-varit-dubbelt) • [7](https://fbref.com/en/players/0033fb1b/all_comps/Niclas-Eliasson-Stats---All-Competitions) His league record there over four seasons was 83 appearances and roughly 4,300 minutes, with most of his outings as a substitute or starter in rotation.[7](https://fbref.com/en/players/0033fb1b/all_comps/Niclas-Eliasson-Stats---All-Competitions) During his Bristol years he was linked with interest from larger clubs and spoke openly about ambitions to test himself at a higher level.[9](https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/artiklar/england/bristol-city-stjarnan-niclas-eliasson-i-stor-intervju-jag-vill-testa-vingarna)
From Bristol City he moved to Nîmes Olympique in France, where he spent three seasons and made 68 league appearances.[7](https://fbref.com/en/players/0033fb1b/all_comps/Niclas-Eliasson-Stats---All-Competitions)
## AEK Athens
AEK Athens signed Eliasson from Nîmes in the summer of 2022, and he became a key player for the Greek capital club in the seasons that followed.[3](https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/W0prEL) His strongest recorded campaign was 2023/24, with 8 goals and 9 assists in 36 games.[8](https://fieldinsider.com/scout-report/niclas-eliasson-santana-19270/career) In 2024/25 he made 21 [Super League](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-league) appearances, and in 2025/26 he played 18 league matches as AEK won the Greek title, though he finished that season largely on the bench.[7](https://fbref.com/en/players/0033fb1b/all_comps/Niclas-Eliasson-Stats---All-Competitions) • [2](https://ge.globo.com/rs/futebol/times/internacional/noticia/2026/08/10/inter-negocia-com-atacante-sueco-que-atua-na-grecia-confira-detalhes.ghtml) By mid-2025 his playing time had decreased, and Swedish reporting linked clubs in Brazil and the Middle East with a move for him; his AEK contract ran to the summer of 2028.[3](https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/W0prEL)
## Move to Internacional
In August 2026, Internacional of Porto Alegre entered advanced negotiations to sign Eliasson on loan from AEK, sending a proposal of a one-year loan for €300,000 (about R$ 1.7 million) with an option to buy his economic rights for a further €2.5 million (about R$ 14.7 million) in four installments between 2027 and 2029.[5](https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/esportes/futebol/internacional-futebol/interacional-negocia-chegada-de-atacante-sueco-eliasson/) • [2](https://ge.globo.com/rs/futebol/times/internacional/noticia/2026/08/10/inter-negocia-com-atacante-sueco-que-atua-na-grecia-confira-detalhes.ghtml)
The move had a family dimension. Eliasson's mother is Brazilian, born in Bahia, and he holds Brazilian nationality, follows Brazilian football, and speaks Portuguese.[2](https://ge.globo.com/rs/futebol/times/internacional/noticia/2026/08/10/inter-negocia-com-atacante-sueco-que-atua-na-grecia-confira-detalhes.ghtml) He had previously been offered to Atlético-MG and had negotiated with Grêmio and Santos the year before without reaching a deal.[5](https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/esportes/futebol/internacional-futebol/interacional-negocia-chegada-de-atacante-sueco-eliasson/) • [2](https://ge.globo.com/rs/futebol/times/internacional/noticia/2026/08/10/inter-negocia-com-atacante-sueco-que-atua-na-grecia-confira-detalhes.ghtml) After joining, he made his first appearances in the Brazilian Série A for Internacional during the 2026 season.[7](https://fbref.com/en/players/0033fb1b/all_comps/Niclas-Eliasson-Stats---All-Competitions)
## International career
Eliasson has been capped by Sweden, with 9 senior national team matches to his name as of his move to Brazil, and he was previously a regular member of the squad under national coach [Jon Dahl Tomasson](https://www.edgepedia.org/jon-dahl-tomasson), starting in several matches.[2](https://ge.globo.com/rs/futebol/times/internacional/noticia/2026/08/10/inter-negocia-com-atacante-sueco-que-atua-na-grecia-confira-detalhes.ghtml) • [3](https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/W0prEL) He was also named in Sweden's squad for the 2026 [FIFA World Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fifa-world-cup) registration lists.[10](https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/02a3-203eaee37a50-b5e9041f8ff8-1000/bookinglist_-_fifa_eq_before_po-f.pdf)
## References
1. [Niclas Eliasson, AIK Statistikdatabas](https://www.aikstats.se/player.php?id=1171)
2. [Inter negocia com atacante sueco que atua na Grécia, ge/Globo](https://ge.globo.com/rs/futebol/times/internacional/noticia/2026/08/10/inter-negocia-com-atacante-sueco-que-atua-na-grecia-confira-detalhes.ghtml)
3. [Avslöjar: Niclas Eliasson kan lämna AEK Aten i sommar, Sportbladet/Aftonbladet](https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/W0prEL)
4. [Niclas Eliasson, AEK F.C. official site](https://www.aekfc.gr/pld/niklas-eliason-128214.htm?lang=en&path=0)
5. [Internacional negocia chegada de atacante sueco Eliasson, CNN Brasil](https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/esportes/futebol/internacional-futebol/interacional-negocia-chegada-de-atacante-sueco-eliasson/)
6. [Stor intervju med Niclas Eliasson i Bristol City, Aftonbladet](https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/zLqrn9/eliasson-da-hade-mitt-varde-varit-dubbelt)
7. [Niclas Eliasson All Competitions Stats, FBref](https://fbref.com/en/players/0033fb1b/all_comps/Niclas-Eliasson-Stats---All-Competitions)
8. [Niclas Eliasson Santana, Career Stats, Field Insider](https://fieldinsider.com/scout-report/niclas-eliasson-santana-19270/career)
9. [Bristol City-stjärnan Niclas Eliasson i stor intervju, Fotbollskanalen](https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/artiklar/england/bristol-city-stjarnan-niclas-eliasson-i-stor-intervju-jag-vill-testa-vingarna)
10. [FIFA World Cup 2026 booking list, UEFA editorial](https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/02a3-203eaee37a50-b5e9041f8ff8-1000/bookinglist_-_fifa_eq_before_po-f.pdf)
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