Gustav Svensson
Sweden at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Karl Gustav Johan Svensson | ||
Date of birth | 7 February 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Centre-back Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | IFK Göteborg | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2000 | Azalea BK | ||
2000–2001 | ES Le Cannet-Rocheville | ||
2001–2005 | IFK Göteborg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2010 | IFK Göteborg | 101 | (8) |
2010–2012 | Bursaspor | 25 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Tavriya Simferopol | 21 | (0) |
2014–2015 | IFK Göteborg | 52 | (1) |
2016 | Guangzhou R&F | 28 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Seattle Sounders FC | 90 | (4) |
2021 | Guangzhou City | 5 | (0) |
2021– | IFK Göteborg | 74 | (2) |
International career | |||
2007–2009 |
Sweden U21 | 24 | (1) |
2009–2021 |
Sweden | 32 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:28, 6 April 2024 (UTC) |
Karl Gustav Johan Svensson (born 7 February 1987) is a Swedish professional
Club career
IFK Göteborg
He played for a local team in Gothenburg as well as a French team in his youth but joined IFK Göteborg at the age of 14. He played there until 2010 and won the Swedish Championship with the club in 2007. Gustav was nominated as the Newcomer of the year in Swedish football the same season but lost out to Johan Oremo.
Bursaspor
On 1 September 2010, he signed a three-year contract with 2009–10 Süper Lig champions Bursaspor.[2]
Tavriya Simferopol
On 7 July 2012, he signed a three-year contract with Ukrainian club
Return to IFK Göteborg
On 23 March 2014, he signed a four-year contract with his former club IFK Göteborg.[5]
Guangzhou R&F
On 14 January 2016, he signed a three-year contract with Chinese club Guangzhou R&F.[6]
Seattle Sounders FC
On 30 January 2017, Svensson joined
Guangzhou City
On 9 April 2021, Svensson returned to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou City.[10]
Second return to IFK Göteborg
On 22 July 2021, Svensson returned to IFK Göteborg for the second time, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.[11]
International career
Youth
Making his debut in 2007, Svensson played 24 games for the
Senior
In May 2018, he was named in
On 8 September 2020, Svensson was sent off for the first time in his senior international career in the first half after two yellow cards in Sweden's game against Portugal in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League.[15] He served as Sweden's team captain for the first time in a friendly game against Denmark on 11 November 2020, in his 30th international appearance.[16]
In May 2021, he was named in Sweden's
Career statistics
Club
- As of 13 December 2021
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
IFK Göteborg | 2005 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2006 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
2007 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
2008 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
2009 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | ||
2010 | Allsvenskan | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
Total | 101 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 125 | 8 | |||
Bursaspor | 2010–11 | Süper Lig | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
2011–12 | Süper Lig | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
Total | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
Tavriya Simferopol | 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Total | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
IFK Göteborg | 2014 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
2015 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | ||
Total | 52 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 66 | 1 | |||
Guangzhou R&F | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||
Seattle Sounders FC | 2017 | Major League Soccer | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||
2018 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | ||
2019 | Major League Soccer | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
2020 | Major League Soccer | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
Total | 90 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 7 | ||
Guangzhou City | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
IFK Göteborg | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
Career total | 341 | 13 | 44 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 418 | 16 |
- ^ MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage.
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Sweden
|
2009 | 2 | 0 |
2010 | 0 | 0 | |
2011 | 0 | 0 | |
2012 | 0 | 0 | |
2013 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | 0 | 0 | |
2015 | 2 | 0 | |
2016 | 2 | 0 | |
2017 | 4 | 0 | |
2018 | 10 | 0 | |
2019 | 7 | 0 | |
2020 | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 32 | 0 |
Honours
IFK Göteborg
Seattle Sounders FC
Individual
- Årets Ärkeängel: 2023[20]
References
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 30 June 2018. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Bursaspor'a İsveçli orta saha". NTV Spor. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Ofitsial'no: Gustav Svensson — igrok Tavrii". Football. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) The Russians forced me to flee the Crimea - a football player of the Swedish national team, Lb.ua (29 June 2021)
- ^ "Gustav tillbaka i Blåvitt". IFK Göteborg. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ "Gustav till Guangzhou". IFK Göteborg. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ Krasnoo, Ryan (30 January 2017). "Seattle Sounders sign Gustav Svensson, strengthen midfield crop". soundersfc.com. Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Sounders FC Communications (4 March 2017). "Sounders FC falls 2–1 in Houston to open 2017 MLS season". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Taking a deep dive into Sounders organizational depth chart". sounderatheart.com. Vox Media. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "官方:瑞典球员斯文森回归加盟广州城,双方签约一年" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Göteborg, I. F. K. (22 July 2021). "Välkommen hem igen!". IFK Göteborg – Hela stadens lag (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". goal.com. Goal. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Teams - Sweden". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Sweden, Gustav Svensson advance to quarterfinals with win over Switzerland".
- ^ "Här är situationerna som ledde till Svenssons utvisning". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 8 September 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Ny - och stolt - kapten för Blågult: "Inte ens försökt tänka tanken på det här"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Gustav Svensson slutar i landslaget". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 17 July 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Gustav Svensson". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Seattle Sounders are 2019 MLS Cup champions: Rave Green win second MLS title". Major League Soccer. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Alla 47 ärkeänglar | ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
External links
- Gustav Svensson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Gustav Svensson at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gustav Svensson at Soccerway
- #13 Gustav Svensson at ifkdb.com