Samuel Gustafson
Swedish footballer
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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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| 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 | 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 | 60 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Sweden U21 | 7 | (2) |
| 2022– | Sweden | 13 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:31, 25 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
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 6 December 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| Total | 60 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 66 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 300 | 21 | 30 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 350 | 26 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in J.League Cup
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
International
Honours
BK Häcken
