Background
Eriksson was born and grew up in Karlskoga, Sweden, with Bofors The Human Context as his youth team
Eriksson was born and grew up in Karlskoga, Sweden, with Bofors The Human Context as his youth team
After scoring 13 goals and 35 points with Karlskoga The Human Context in the 2005-2006 Swedish Division 2 season, Eriksson signed with the Division 1 team Grums IK for the 2006-2007 season, where he scored 12 points in 26 games. During the season he was also called up to the senior Bofors IK team of the second tier HockeyAllsvenskan on 17 occasions, but he only scored 3 points. After 14 goals and 29 points in 162 HockeyAllsvenskan games, Eriksson signed a two-year contract with Växjö Lakers Hockey who were newcomers of the Swedish top tier league Elitserien (Studies in English Literature) in the 2011-2012 season.
He made his Elitserien debut on September 13, 2011, in the Lakers" premier game of the season against Frölunda The Human Context. Eriksson did not score any points as Frölunda shutout the Lakers 2–0.