Hugo Larsson (footballer)

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Hugo Larsson
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Larsson with Malmö FF in 2023
Personal information
Full name Hugo Emanuel Larsson
Date of birth (2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Ystad, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 16
Youth career
2009–2015 SoGK Charlo
2015–2016 Ystads IF
2016–2021 Malmö FF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Malmö FF 39 (3)
2023– Eintracht Frankfurt 67 (5)
International career‡
2021–2022 Sweden U19 9 (0)
2023– Sweden U21 3 (1)
2023– Sweden 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:42, 19 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:15, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

Hugo Emanuel Larsson (born 27 June 2004) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Sweden national team.

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Club career

Malmö FF

Born in Ystad, Larsson began his footballing career in SoGK Charlo before signing with Malmö FF as a 12-year-old. [1] [2] [3] He made his senior debut for Malmö FF on 20 February 2022 in a Svenska Cupen against GAIS, appearing as a late substitute in a 5–1 win. [4] He made his Allsvenskan debut on 11 April 2022 in a 1–1 draw with IF Elfsborg, playing for 45 minutes. [5] Larsson scored his first goal for the club against Degerfors IF on 6 November 2022. [6] Malmö FF struggled in 2022 and finished seventh in Allsvenskan, but Larsson had a breakthrough season and received the Allsvenskan young player of the year award after playing a joint top 46 games for the club in all competitions. [7] [8] In his final home game before his recently announced move to Eintracht Frankfurt, Larsson scored the first goal in a 5–0 win and received standing ovations while being substituted in the 82nd minute. [9]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 29 May 2023, Larsson signed for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee, a record fee received for a Swedish club. He officially joined the German club upon the opening of the summer transfer window on 1 July. [10] [11] On 8 October, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 2–0 win over Heidenheim. [12] Two months later, on 9 December, he netted his second goal in a 5–1 victory over Bayern Munich. [13] On 31 August 2024, Larsson scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–1 home win against TSG Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.

International career

Larsson has represented the U19 and U21 teams. [14] He made his full international debut for Sweden on 9 January 2023, playing for 68 minutes in a friendly 2–0 win against Finland before being replaced by Bilal Hussein. [15]

Career statistics

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Larsson playing for Malmö FF in 2022

Club

As of match played 19 October 2025 [14] [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Malmö FF 2022 Allsvenskan 2716013 [b] 0461
2023 Allsvenskan12230—152
Total39390130613
Eintracht Frankfurt 2023–24 Bundesliga 292306 [c] 0382
2024–25 Bundesliga3333011 [d] 3476
2025–26 Bundesliga50102 [e] 080
Total67570193938
Career total106816032315411
  1. ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen and DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 8 September 2025 [14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 202340
202440
202540
Total120

Honours

Malmö FF

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Hugo Larsson". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "När Hugo Larsson växte till sig gick det snabbt uppåt". Fotboll Skåne (in Swedish). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Talangens beslut: Väljer bort Europa". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "'AC':s hyllning till MFF-debutanten: "Länge sedan man såg en ung visa framfötterna på det sättet"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "TV: Hugo Larsson efter sin allsvenska debut". Malmö FF (in Swedish). 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Degerfors räddade kontraktet i Toivonens avskedsmatch". sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Hugo Larsson". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Hugo Larsson årets unga spelare". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  9. ↑ Kihlström/Tt, Daniel (5 June 2023). "MFF:s rekordman sade adjö med mål och storseger". svd.se (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Malmö FF säljer Hugo Larsson för allsvensk rekordsumma" [Malmö FF sell Hugo Larsson for Allsvenskan record sum]. www.mff.se (in Swedish). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Hugo Larsson signs". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "2:0 gegen den 1. FC Heidenheim: Eintracht Frankfurt feiert Heimsieg!" (in German). Bundesliga. 8 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Bayern Munich humbled by Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1". CNN. 10 December 2023.
  14. 1 2 3 "Hugo Larsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  15. ↑ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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