Eric Leifland

Class:
Freshman
Position:
D
Height:
6-0
Weight:
170
Hometown:
Djursholm, Sweden
High School:
Viktor Rydbergs Gymnasium

At Michigan ... Academic All-Big Ten (2009-10) ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award (2009-10).

Senior (2011) ... Saw time in 13 matches with five starts as an outside back ... Played full 90 minutes on back-to-back occasions against Penn State (Oct. 1) and against Western Michigan (Oct. 5) ... Also started against Wisconsin (Oct. 9) ... Played first half on Senior Night against Northwestern (Nov. 5)

Junior (2010) ... Academic All-Big Ten (2010) ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award (2010) ... Saw action in four games as a reserve on the season... Saw his first action of the season in U-M's 4-2 win over Valparaiso (Oct. 13) ...Also saw action in U-M's game against top-ranked Akron (Oct. 19), U-M's 5-1 win over Bowling Green (Oct 27) and Michigan's 4-2 win over Northwestern (Nov. 6).

Sophomore (2009) ... Academic All-Big Ten (2009)... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award (2009) ... Saw action in four games as a reserve and earned his first career start against Penn State at the Big Ten Tournament (Nov. 12) ... saw first action of the season in U-M's 3-0 victory over Lipscomb (Sept. 13).

Freshman (2008) ... Played in three games as a reserve ... Made collegiate debut as a reserve vs. Oregon State (Aug. 31).

Prep ... Viktor Rydbergs Gymnasium (2008) ... Four-year letterwinner ... Victor Rydbergs Gymnasium Athlete of the Year (2008) ... team captain (2008) ... Also competed in ice hockey, tennis and track and field.

Club/Junior Team ... IK Frej (2005, 2007) ... Competed in boy's national premiership league with IK Frej (2005) ... Played in highest youth division in Stockholm with IK Frej (2005, 2007) ...Player of the Year for Café Opera (2006) ... Elected to participate in regional talent tournament in Finland.

Personal ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts.

Career Stats