Erik Flataker
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erik Hovden Flataker | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 2004 | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AIK | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Skavøypoll | ||
| 2019 | Tornado Måløy | ||
| 2020 | Måløy | ||
| 2020–2023 | Sogndal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Tornado Måløy | 8 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Sogndal 2 | 32 | (20) |
| 2022–2025 | Sogndal | 70 | (15) |
| 2025– | AIK | 14 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Norway U17 | 4 | (2) |
| 2022 | Norway U18 | 11 | (5) |
| 2023 | Norway U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2025– | Norway U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 October 2025 | |||
Erik Hovden Flataker (born 26 December 2004) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker for AIK.
Career
He played youth football for Skavøypoll until 2018. In 2019 he joined Tornado Måløy, scoring thrice for their senior team in the 2019 Fourth Division. In 2020, Skavøypoll and Tornado Måløy merged to Måløy; also, senior football below the Second Division was not contested due to the COVID-19 pademic. After one season of youth football in Måløy, he played the next one in Sogndal, before joining the senior squad and making his first-team debut in April 2022 against Stabæk.[2]
Flataker started the 2025 season very well and was declared Young Player of the Month in the First Division.[3] When Flataker refused to prolong his contract with Sogndal, he was unceremoniously sidelined, and a transfer took place in the summer of 2025.[4][5] AIK bought the player.[6][7] AIK's assistant manager described Flataker as "a role player who will fill some holes we have" and a player with "more than one X factor". Flataker was therefore ready to start AIK matches right away.[8][9]
In the initial phase, he became know for his lack of goalscoring, as the entire AIK team struggled with the same thing.[10][11] His first goal came in the 2025-26 Svenska Cupen against Hudiksvalls FF.[12] He scored his first league goal against IK Sirius in September.[13] He then scored twice against last-placed IFK Värnamo, who won nonetheless.[14]
International career
From 2021 Flataker was also a Norway youth international. He took part in the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, scoring once against Greece.[15][2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tornado Måløy | 2019 | 4. divisjon | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 3 | |
| Sogndal 2 | 2021 | 3. divisjon | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 4. divisjon | 12 | 12 | — | — | 12 | 12 | |||
| 2023 | 3. divisjon | 12 | 8 | — | — | 12 | 8 | |||
| Total | 32 | 20 | — | — | 32 | 20 | ||||
| Sogndal | 2022 | 1. divisjon | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 13 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1. divisjon | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2024 | 1. divisjon | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2025 | 1. divisjon | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 9 | 6 | ||
| Total | 70 | 15 | 11 | 4 | — | 81 | 19 | |||
| AIK | 2025 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4[b] | 0 | 19 | 7 |
| Career total | 114 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 130 | 49 | ||
- ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, Svenska Cupen
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Individual
- Norwegian First Division Young Player of the Month: April 2025[3]
References
- ^ "Erik Flataker". Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ a b c Erik Flataker at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ a b Salbu, Martin (2 May 2025). "Erik Flataker er månadens unge spelar i OBOS-ligaen!" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Sogndal IL. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Romøren, Endre (2 June 2025). "Det er vanskeleg å sjå føre seg ei anna løysing enn at skilsmissepapira blir skrivne under i sommar". Sogn Avis (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Gustavsen, Johannes (24 May 2025). "Full krangel etter vraking: – Aldri opplevd lignende" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Kristoffersson, Daniel (11 July 2025). "AIK värvar norsk anfallare". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Lindberg, Anders (15 July 2025). "Analys: Så bra är AIK-nyförvärvet Erik Flataker" (in Swedish). Fotboll STHLM. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Edlund, Wilhelm (17 July 2025). "Från frysboxen till AIK: "Måste ta pulsen på honom"". Expressen. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Hadzic, Erik (20 July 2025). "Tre träningar - sedan fick Flataker starta för AIK: "Betyder massor"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Edlund, Wilhelm (20 August 2025). "Erik Flataker om måltorkan: "Inte bra att stressa"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Stafhammar, Lovina (22 September 2025). "Flataker förklarar måltorkan: "Jobbet måste göras"" (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Erik Flataker skåret for sitt nye lag" (in Norwegian). NRK. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ von Knorring, Martin (2 September 2025). "Thomassen: "Flataker har varit hård mot sig själv utan anledning"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Sänkte AIK i måstematchen: "Folk förstår inte vad som händer"" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Waagaard, Mari Stanisic (14 June 2023). "G19: Her er Norges EM-tropp" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ "Erik Flataker". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 October 2025.