Samuel Gustafson

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Samuel Gustafson
Samuel Gustafson (Hacken vs Qarabag, UEFA Europa League, 5 October 2023).jpg
Personal information
Full name Samuel Gustafson
Date of birth (1995-01-11) 11 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Mölndal, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Urawa Red Diamonds
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2013 Fässbergs IF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 BK Häcken 68 (12)
2016–2019 Torino 9 (0)
2018 → Perugia (loan) 20 (1)
2018–2019 → Hellas Verona (loan) 31 (1)
2019–2021 Cremonese 52 (0)
2021–2023 BK Häcken 61 (2)
2024– Urawa Red Diamonds 20 (2)
International career‡
2015–2016 Sweden U21 7 (2)
2022– Sweden 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:31, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Samuel Gustafson (born 11 January 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds and the Sweden national team. [1]

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Club career

On 2 September 2019, he signed a multi-year contract with the Serie B club Cremonese. [2]

On 9 July 2021, he returned to BK Häcken on a three-year contract. [3]

On 29 December 2023, Gustafson signed for J1 League side Urawa Red Diamonds on a permanent transfer, where he was reunited with manager Per-Mathias Høgmo, who left BK Häcken a few days earlier. [4] Gustafson made his debut for the club, starting the whole game, in a 2-0 lost against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the opening game of the season. [5]

International career

Gustafson represented the Sweden U21 team a total of seven times between 2015 and 2016. [6] He made his full international debut for Sweden on 16 November 2022 in a friendly game against Mexico, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 win. [7]

Personal life

Gustafson's twin brother, Simon Gustafson, also a footballer, was Samuel's teammate at BK Häcken. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 November 2019 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Häcken 2013 Allsvenskan 21320053
2014 Allsvenskan21361—274
2015 Allsvenskan27560—335
2016 Allsvenskan173002 [a] 0193
Total6712153208415
Torino 2016–17 Serie A 5010—60
2017–18 Serie A4010—50
Total902000110
Perugia (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 201——201
Hellas Verona (loan) 2018–19 Serie B31120—331
Cremonese 2019–20 Serie B2000—20
Career total129141932015017
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [6]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 202220
202390
202420
Total130

Honours

BK Häcken

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References

  1. ↑ "Samuel Gustafson". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "GUSTAFSON IN GRIGIOROSSO" (Press release) (in Italian). Cremonese. 2 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Samuel Gustafson återvänder till BK Häcken" (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 9 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "サミュエル グスタフソン選手 完全移籍加入クラブ間合意のお知らせ". Urawa Red Diamonds (in Japanese). 29 December 2023. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "サッカーJ1開幕 広島 新スタジアムで浦和に快勝 大橋祐紀2得点". NHK (in Japanese). 23 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Samuel Gustafson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Sverige - Mexiko - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Inte alls lika som bär | Göteborgs-Posten - Fotboll". Gp.se. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  9. ↑ Samuel Gustafson at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2019.


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