Erik Karlsson is a Swedish profession ice hockey player who was born on May 31, 1990, in Landsbro, Sweden. His full name is Erik Sven Gunnar Karlsson and he is best known for being a defenseman for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. On March 1, 2008, Karlsson made his Elitserien debut for Frolunda HC where he scored the game-winning goal with help from Tomi Kallio and Magnus Kahnberg. The shot ensured a playoff berth for Frolunda when there were three games left in the season. Karlsson did not remain with the team, he finished the season with Frolunda's J20 team in the J20 SuperElit playoffs.
The team went on to take home the Anton Cup when they won 2 - 1 against Brynas. Karlsson went on to be drafted 15th overall by the Ottawa Senators' captain Daniel Alfredsson who also played for Frolunda prior to the NFL. He was eventually traded to the San Jose Sharks on September 13, 2018, in the Shark's first-round pick. Karlsson married his wife Therese but they divorced in 2013. He remarried in Ottawa on August 2017 to Melinda Currey. The pair announced their first child was to be a boy on Instagram on December 18, 2017, but on March 20, 2018, they announced their son was stillborn.
| Birth Date: | 31 May, 1990 |
| Age: | 29 yrs |
| Occupations: | Ice hockey player |
| Citizenship: | Sweden |
| Birth Place: | Landsbro |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | Swedish ice hockey player |
| Net Worth 2021: | 1.2 million |
