Gabriel Gudmundsson

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Gabriel Gudmundsson
Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden vs Moldova, 12 October 2023) (cropped).jpg
Gudmundsson with Sweden in 2023
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Johan Gudmundsson [1]
Date of birth (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number 3
Youth career
Halmstads BK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Halmstads BK 80 (14)
2019–2021 Groningen 37 (2)
2021–2025 Lille 103 (4)
2025– Leeds United 3 (0)
International career‡
2014 Sweden U17 1 (0)
2016–2018 Sweden U19 8 (1)
2019 Sweden U21 2 (0)
2022– Sweden 17 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:15, 4 September 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:14, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

Gabriel Johan Gudmundsson (born 29 April 1999) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Leeds United and the Sweden national team.

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Club career

On 28 May 2019, it was announced that Gudmundsson had signed for Dutch club Groningen. [3] The length of his contract was not disclosed, [4] and the fee was later estimated to be around SEK 2.5 million (€250,000). [5]

On 31 August 2021, Gudmundsson signed a five-year contract with French champions Lille. [6] The transfer fee was rumoured by Voetbal International to be around €6,000,000, though 10% of Groningen's profit went to former club Halmstads BK. [7] [5]

On 8 July 2025, after four seasons with Lille, Gudmundsson signed for Premier League club Leeds United on a four-year contract. [8] [9] According to various columnists and reporters, the financial details of the transfer include a base fee of €12m (£10.35m). [10] [11] [12] [13] His contract includes an annual salary around £3.88m (€4.5m) gross per season. [13]

International career

After having represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams a total of 11 times between 2014 and 2019, Gudmundsson made his full international debut for Sweden on 9 June 2022 in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B game against Serbia, replacing Viktor Claesson in the 77th minute of a 0–1 loss. [14] [15]

Personal life

Gabriel is the son of former Sweden and Blackburn Rovers player Niklas Gudmundsson. [16]

Style of play

Gudmundsson is a left-back but has also played in midfield or as a centre-back. Adam Pope from BBC Radio Leeds described him as a "good ball-carrier who takes a few risks, and is quick and athletic". [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 August 2025 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Halmstads BK 2016 Superettan 17010——20200
2017 Allsvenskan 25421———275
2018 Superettan28931———3110
2019 Superettan10141———142
Total8014103——209217
Groningen 2019–20 Eredivisie 11200———112
2020–21 Eredivisie23000——00230
2021–22 Eredivisie3000———30
Total37200———372
Lille 2021–22 Ligue 1 30120—4 [c] 0—361
2022–23 Ligue 118000—–—180
2023–24 Ligue 125120—11 [d] 0—381
2024–25 Ligue 130220—13 [c] 0—452
Total103460—280—1374
Lille II 2022–23 Championnat National 3 10————10
Leeds United 2025–26 Premier League 300000——30
Career total22420173002802027123

International

As of match played 8 September 2025 [15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 202220
202340
202460
202550
Total170

References

  1. ↑ "2025/26 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Gabriel Gudmundsson" (in French). Lille OSC. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "FC Groningen haalt Zweeds jeugdinternational". nos.nl (in Dutch). 28 May 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "FC Groningen gaat verder op Zweedse toer en presenteert eerste aanwinst". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 "KLART: Gudmundsson till Lille – dyraste svenska vänsterbacken". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "GABRIEL GUDMUNDSSON, UN ESPOIR SUÉDOIS AU LOSC" (in French). Lille. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  7. ↑ https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/opluchting-in-groningen-toptransfer-gudmundsson-een-minuut-voor-tijd-rond
  8. ↑ "Gabriel Gudmundsson joins Leeds United". Leeds United. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Gabriel Gudmundsson transféré à Leeds United" (in French). LOSC. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Millot, Maxence (8 July 2025). "Officiel : Transféré en Premier League, Gabriel Gudmundsson n'est plus un joueur du LOSC". Le Petit Lillois (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  11. ↑ Gourdol, Nathan (8 July 2025). "Mercato : Gabriel Gudmundsson va quitter le LOSC pour Leeds". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Leeds sign Sweden left-back Gudmundsson from Lille". BBC Sport . 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  13. 1 2 Avdic, Anel (7 July 2025). "Gabriel Gudmundsson lämnar Lille – klar för Premier League". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Sverige – Serbien – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  15. 1 2 "Gabriel Gudmundsson – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  16. ↑ "Svensk succédoldis jagas av storklubbar: "Visat vad jag går för"". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  17. ↑ "Leeds news: Who is Gabriel Gudmundsson?". BBC Sport. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  18. ↑ Gabriel Gudmundsson at Soccerway . Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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