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 20)
Place of birth Ystad, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) 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 42 (4)
International career
2021–2022 Sweden U19 9 (0)
2023– Sweden U21 3 (1)
2023– Sweden 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:20, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:49, 14 October 2024 (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.

Contents

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 would officially join 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]

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

Larsson playing for Malmo FF in 2022 IFK Goteborg - Malmo FF 17.jpg
Larsson playing for Malmö FF in 2022

Club

As of match played 15 December 2024 [14] [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Malmö FF 2022 Allsvenskan 2716013 [b] 0461
2023 Allsvenskan12230152
Total39390130613
Eintracht Frankfurt 2023–24 Bundesliga 292306 [c] 0382
2024–25 Bundesliga132305 [d] 2214
Total42460112596
Career total8171502421209
  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

International

As of match played 14 October 2024 [14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 202340
202440
Total80

Honours

Malmö FF

Individual

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