Niclas Eliasson

Per Niclas Eliasson Santana (born 7 December 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club AEK Athens and the Sweden national team.

He formerly represented Sweden at under-17, under-19, and under-21 level.

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

Nîmes
In 2020, Eliasson 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.

AEK Athens
On 27 August 2022, AEK Athens made an official offer in the excess of €2,000,000 to acquire the services of Eliasson. Two days later, Eliasson signed a five-year contract with the Greek club.

International career
Eliasson made his debut for the Sweden national team on 5 June 2024 in a friendly against Denmark. he started and played 86 minutes in a 1–2 loss at Parken Stadium.

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. 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
Eliasson was born in Sweden to a Swedish father and a Brazilian mother.

Honours
Individual
 * AEK Athens
 * Super League Greece: 2022–23
 * Greek Cup: 2022–23
 * Super League Greece Player of the Month: October 2023