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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Gustafson | ||
Date of birth | 11 January 1995 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 8 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2016 | Sweden U21 | 7 | (2) |
2022– | Sweden | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 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 Urawa Red Diamonds and the Sweden national team. [1]
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 ago. [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]
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]
Gustafson's twin brother, Simon Gustafson, also a footballer, was Samuel's teammate at BK Häcken. [8]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Häcken | 2013 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
2014 | Allsvenskan | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 27 | 4 | ||
2015 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | 33 | 5 | ||
2016 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
Total | 67 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 15 | ||
Torino | 2016–17 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
2017–18 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Perugia (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 20 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
Hellas Verona (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |
Cremonese | 2019–20 | Serie B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 129 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 17 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Sweden | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
2023 | 9 | 0 | |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 13 | 0 |
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