Eric Smith

Smith's current-season form is level with last season (Season 23→23), while his Rating held around 49. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 37).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	FC St. Pauli · 16th	3	0	0	6.67	49	23
2025/26	FC St. Pauli · 18th	27	2	2	6.88	49	23
2024/25	FC St. Pauli · 14th	32	1	1	7.04	65	37
2023/24	FC St. Pauli · 1st	26	1	3	7.13	60	31
2022/23	FC St. Pauli · 5th	26	2	1	7.04	61	35

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Sweden · international

Side	Apps	G
Sweden	2	0
Sweden U19	3	0
Sweden U17	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral midfielder

E. Smith is a 29-year-old central midfielder at FC St. Pauli, rated 48.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (75.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.88 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Smith.

On the season, Smith graded 39 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 2 assists and 2.878 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 23 → 23). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48. At 29 Smith is in his prime years, and a market index of 21.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26

48.4

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

75.6%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.88

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · FC St. Pauli finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

2.88

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 75.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 48.4 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %75.6%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.078

Assists / 900.078

Goal contribution / 900.156

Defensive actions / 902.878

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.194

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~25), then tapers with age. At 29, Smith sits on 21.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Smith's projected Rating — 48.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles34

Interceptions23

Blocks17

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards1

Transfer history

FC St. PauliJul 2021 – now

FC St. Pauli(on loan)Jan 2021 – Jul 2021

IFK Norrkoping(on loan)May 2020 – Jan 2021

Tromso(on loan)Aug 2019 – May 2020

Gent(back from loan)Jul 2018 – Aug 2019

IFK NorrkopingJan 2016 – Jul 2018

Halmstaduntil Jan 2016

About E. Smith

Eric Anders Smith is a 29-year-old central midfielder who plays for FC St. Pauli, born on January 8, 1997 in Halmstad, standing 192 cm tall. He is from Sweden. FC St. Pauli currently sit 16th of 18 in the 2. Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, E. Smith has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 134 minutes.

E. Smith's next match is on September 4, 2026, when FC St. Pauli face Arminia Bielefeld away in the 2. Bundesliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates E. Smith at 48.4 with a Season form score of 39. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the 2. Bundesliga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, E. Smith has totalled 248 club appearances with 6 goals and 10 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 32 appearances for FC St. Pauli.

E. Smith's career has also included time at IFK Norrkoping, Tromso, Gent and Halmstad.

On the international stage, E. Smith has represented Sweden, Sweden U19, Sweden U17 — 7 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.