Carl Starfelt

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Carl Starfelt
Carl Starfelt 2020.jpg
Starfelt playing for Rubin Kazan in 2020
Personal information
Full name Carl Anders Theodor Starfelt
Date of birth (1995-06-01) 1 June 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Celta Vigo
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2013 IF Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2017 IF Brommapojkarna 85 (2)
2018–2019 IFK Göteborg 44 (1)
2019–2021 Rubin Kazan 39 (3)
2021–2023 Celtic 63 (3)
2023– Celta Vigo 22 (1)
International career‡
2014 Sweden U19 2 (0)
2020– Sweden 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:30, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Carl Anders Theodor Starfelt [2] (born 1 June 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Celta Vigo and the Sweden national team.

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Club career

IF Brommapojkarna

Starfelt started off his career at Brommapojkarna and made his debut in Allsvenskan against Kalmar FF on 30 March 2014. [3]

IFK Göteborg

He joined IFK Göteborg ahead of the 2018 Allsvenskan season. [4]

Rubin Kazan

On 13 July 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Rubin Kazan. [5]

Celtic

On 21 July 2021, Starfelt agreed on a four-year contract with Scottish Premiership side Celtic. [6] [7] He would be involved in a center-back partnership with fellow summer signing Cameron Carter-Vickers which helped Celtic win the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership title, as they finished with the best defensive record in the league that season. [8] [9] [10]

On 2 December 2021, Starfelt was given his first ever man of the match award for his performance in a 1–0 home win against Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premiership. [11] [12]

On 19 December 2021, Starfelt started for Celtic against Hibernian in the 2021–22 Scottish League Cup final. Celtic won 2–1, thanks to a brace from Kyogo Furuhashi and Starfelt collected his first career honour. [13]

On 18 April 2022, Starfelt scored an own goal against Rangers in extra time to give the latter a 2–1 win over Celtic, subsequently allowing Rangers to go on and win the Scottish Cup Final against Hearts.

On 14 August 2022, Starfelt scored his first goal for Celtic in a 5–0 win at Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership. [14] His second goal for the club followed in a 9–0 win at Dundee United on 28 August 2022. [15]

On 2 November 2022, Starfelt made his UEFA Champions League debut against Real Madrid in a 5–1 defeat for Celtic at the Santiago Bernabéu. [16] [17]

Celta Vigo

International career

After having made two appearances for the Sweden U19 team in 2014, Starfelt was called up to the Sweden national team for the first time on 30 September 2020 ahead of their games against Russia, Croatia, and Portugal in October 2020. [18] He made his full international debut on 8 October 2020 in a friendly game against Russia, playing all 90 minutes alongside Sebastian Holmén at centre-back in a 2–1 win for Sweden. [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 August 2022 [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
IF Brommapojkarna 2013 Allsvenskan 0000——00
2014 Allsvenskan20020—40260
2015 Superettan 16040——200
2016 Division 1 22110——231
2017 Superettan27150——321
Total85212000401012
IFK Göteborg 2018 Allsvenskan30040—00340
2019 Allsvenskan14100—00141
Total441400000481
Rubin Kazan 2019–20 Russian Premier League 10010—00110
2020–21 Russian Premier League29320—00313
Total393300000423
Celtic 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 340303090490
2022–23 Scottish Premiership232100000242
Total362303090512
Career total2048220301302428

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [21]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 202020
202120
202210
202320
202410
Total80

Honours

Celtic

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Carl Starfelt". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Carl Starfelt at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Nya Blåvitts spelarporträtt: Carl Starfelt" (in Swedish). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "KLART: De vinner dragkampen om lovande mittbacken". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  5. ↑ ""РУБИН" ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С КАРЛОМ СТАРФЕЛЬТОМ" [Rubin signed a contract with Carl Starfelt] (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 13 July 2019.
  6. ↑ Mair, Steven (21 July 2021). "Defender Carl Starfelt signs for Celtic from Rubin Kazan". Daily Record. Daily Record. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Celtic delighted to welcome Swedish defender Carl Starfelt". Celtic. 21 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "2021/22 Premiership | SPFL Archive". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Premiership Goals Conceded | FootyStats". footystats.org. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  10. ↑ Galindo, Alan (28 December 2022). "Carl Starfelt hails Cameron Carter-Vickers as he makes Celtic clean sheet demand". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Carl Starfelt delighted with his first ever Man of the Match award won against Hearts". thecelticstar.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Celtic 1-0 Hearts: Kyogo Furuhashi's first-half goal sees Celtic edge past Hearts". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Premier Sports Cup (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  14. ↑ ""Swede feeling for Carl Starfelt after his first goal"". Celtic FC. 14 August 2022.
  15. ↑ ""Manager: We got our rewards for hard work and discipline"". Celtic FC. 28 August 2022.
  16. ↑ UEFA.com. "Real Madrid-Celtic | Line-ups | UEFA Champions League 2022/23". UEFA.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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