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title: "Celtic: Fans believe Erik Sviatchenko could have been a hit at the club"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-fans-believe-erik-sviatchenko-could-have-been-a-hit-at-the-club/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Seychell"
section: "SPFL News"
published: "2020-05-07T17:40:31Z"
modified: "2020-05-07T17:40:31Z"
---

# Celtic: Fans believe Erik Sviatchenko could have been a hit at the club

**A lot of Celtic fans believe Erik Sviatchenko was a good player who should not have been sold, after a post by [Celtic1967.com](https://twitter.com/Celtic1967_com/status/1258003579224326146?s=20) asked whether the footballer was overrated.**

The centre-back signed for the club in January 2016 from [FC Midtjylland](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/erik-sviatchenko/transfers/spieler/48907) but ended up [going back to the Danish club](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/erik-sviatchenko/transfers/spieler/48907) in July 2018.

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Before returning back to his home nation, the defender made [63 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/erik-sviatchenko/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/48907) in Glasgow, scoring [two goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/erik-sviatchenko/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/48907) and registering [four assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/erik-sviatchenko/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/48907). He also won [three league titles and three domestic cups](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/erik-sviatchenko/erfolge/spieler/48907) with the Hoops. He clearly he made a good impression judging by the replies to the tweet, with one Celtic fans saying that he was ‘underrated’.

Sviatchenko has also appeared for Denmark [five times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/erik-sviatchenko/nationalmannschaft/spieler/48907/verein_id/3436) and is still only 28, so it will be interesting to see if he stays playing football in his home country or if he moves to another European club before he retires.

Here is what some Celtic fans had to say following the tweet:

> 💭 Erik Sviatchenko overrated or underrated?
>
> Discuss 👇
>
> — 🍀 Celtic1967.com 🍀 (@Celtic1967\_com) [May 6, 2020](https://x.com/Celtic1967_com/status/1258003579224326146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Underrated …
>
> — carol o’connor Bolingoli 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😘 (@carolk23) [May 6, 2020](https://twitter.com/carolk23/status/1258051615019450369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Shouldn’t have sold him . Confident with the ball at his feet and good in the air
>
> — Paul (@originalLamo) [May 6, 2020](https://twitter.com/originalLamo/status/1258004139893719041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> And mine, good defender, good bloke too.
>
> — stephen r (@cardiffbhoy) [May 6, 2020](https://twitter.com/cardiffbhoy/status/1258120053993725952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Under appreciated. Did make some mistakes, but those who replaced him did as well only theirs were ignored. I think he could’ve become a fine Celtic player if given the opportunity. And in the age of Open Goal Media, the more intelligent people in Scottish football the better.
>
> — Antony Murray 🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇸🇰 (@AntonyMurray25) [May 7, 2020](https://twitter.com/AntonyMurray25/status/1258279199820972034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Have him back tomorrow, should never have been sold
>
> — Indy Celts (@indycelts67) [May 6, 2020](https://twitter.com/indycelts67/status/1258052316701360130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Cracking player
>
> — Michael Mcmanus (@mickthetim) [May 6, 2020](https://twitter.com/mickthetim/status/1258004676466933761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Celtic fans, what did you make of Sviatchenko in his time with the Hoops? Comment below with your views!***