# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/erik-karlsson
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:01:25.076Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/erik-karlsson"
name: "Erik Karlsson"
slug: "erik-karlsson"
description: "Erik Sven Gunnar Karlsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Karlsson was drafted in the first round, 15th overall, by the Ottawa Senators at the 2008 NHL entry draft, with whom he spent his first nine NHL seasons; he has also played for the San Jose Sharks. Karlsson is a three-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL's best defenceman, winning the award in 2012, 2015, and 2023."
tagline: "Swedish ice hockey player (born 1990)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Erik_Karlsson_1_2017-05-13.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Sweden"
  isoCode: "SE"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
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birthDate: "1990-05-31"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           16.13178133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump