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 30)
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
–2013 Fässbergs IF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 BK Häcken 68 (12)
2016–2019 Torino 9 (0)
2018Perugia (loan) 20 (1)
2018–2019Hellas Verona (loan) 31 (1)
2019–2021 Cremonese 52 (0)
2021–2023 BK Häcken 61 (2)
2024– Urawa Red Diamonds 42 (2)
International career
2015–2016 Sweden U21 7 (2)
2022– Sweden 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:51, 28 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ 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 28 May 2025 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Häcken 2013 Allsvenskan 213253
2014 Allsvenskan21361274
2015 Allsvenskan27560335
2016 Allsvenskan173002 [a] 0193
Total6712153208415
Torino 2016–17 Serie A 501060
2017–18 Serie A401050
Total9020110
Perugia (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 20110211
Hellas Verona (loan) 2018–19 Serie B31120331
Cremonese 2019–20 Serie B19000190
2020–21 Serie B33020350
Total52020540
Häcken 2021 Allsvenskan400040
2022 Allsvenskan28100281
2023 Allsvenskan2916114 [b] 1493
Total61261141814
Urawa Red Diamonds 2024 J1 League 2821 [c] 0292
2025 J1 League1400000140
Total4220010432
Career total282182841611032723
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance in J.League Cup

International

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

Honours

BK Häcken

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". svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  7. "Sverige – Mexiko – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll". 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.