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	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]

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

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Total
		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 [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	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

1. Appearances in the Europa League

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". 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.

External links

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