Filip Gustafsson

Filip Gustafsson

Personal information
Full name	Filip Carl David Gustafsson
Date of birth	(2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 22)
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	GAIS
Number	14
Youth career
–2017	Smålandsstenars GoIF
2019–2021	IF Elfsborg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Smålandsstenars GoIF	19	(1)
2022–	GAIS	44	(0)
2023–2024	→ Norrby IF (loan)	14	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 August 2025

Filip Gustafsson (born 9 March 2002) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for GAIS in Allsvenskan.

Gustafsson hails from Smålandsstenar ^[1] and started his senior career in Smålandsstenars GoIF. ^[2] After the 2018 season he went to the academy of IF Elfsborg. Upon not getting a senior contract, he signed for GAIS, ^[3] then in the 2022 Ettan.

He played 26 of the 30 matches as GAIS won promotion, but was "put in the freezer" in 2023 and seldomly played. ^[4] He returned to Borås on loan to Norrby IF in the summer of 2023. ^[5] Gustafsson returned from loan to GAIS in 2024 and made his Allsvenskan debut in May 2024. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. Ahlin, Christian (18 December 2024). "Smålandsstenar-kille skriver treårskontrakt med Gais". Värnamo Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
2. "Filip Gustafsson" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
3. Fagerlund, Anders (28 January 2022). "Filip Gustafsson klar för GAIS" (in Swedish). GAIS. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
4. "Filip Gustafsson: Från hetluften till frysboxen". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 10 July 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
5. Filip Gustafsson at Soccerway
6. Pålsson, Oskar (19 May 2024). "Okänd boråsare tog omvägen till allsvenskan: "Går sällan spikrakt"". Borås Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
7. "Gais med i allsvenskans topp – spelarna om segerreceptet". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 16 May 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.