Samuel Gustafson

Samuel Gustafson

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
0000–2013	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	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]

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

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Häcken	2013	Allsvenskan	2	1	3	2	—		—		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 [a]	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	—		—		11	0
Perugia (loan)	2017–18	Serie B	20	1	1	0	—		—		21	1
Hellas Verona (loan)	2018–19	Serie B	31	1	2	0	—		—		33	1
Cremonese	2019–20	Serie B	19	0	0	0	—		—		19	0
	2020–21	Serie B	33	0	2	0	—		—		35	0
	Total		52	0	2	0	—		—		54	0
Häcken	2021	Allsvenskan	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	2022	Allsvenskan	28	1	0	0	—		—		28	1
	2023	Allsvenskan	29	1	6	1	14 [b]	1	—		49	3
	Total		61	2	6	1	14	1	—		81	4
Urawa Red Diamonds	2024	J1 League	28	2	—		—		1 [c]	0	29	2
	2025	J1 League	14	0	0	0	—		0	0	14	0
	Total		42	2	0	0	—		1	0	43	2
Career total			282	18	28	4	16	1	1	0	327	23

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 team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	2022	2	0
	2023	9	0
	2024	2	0
Total		13	0

Honours

BK Häcken

• Allsvenskan: 2022
• Svenska Cupen: 2015–16, 2022–23

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. "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.

External links

• Samuel Gustafson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)