Simon Gustafson
Swedish footballer
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Simon Gustafson (born 11 January 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce.
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Gustafson with BK Häcken | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Simon Gustafson | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mölndal, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Korona Kielce | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 86 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Fässbergs IF | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Fässbergs IF | 47 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Häcken | 68 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Feyenoord | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Roda JC Kerkrade (loan) | 33 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | FC Utrecht | 96 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Häcken | 75 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Korona Kielce | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Sweden U19 | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Sweden U21 | 9 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Sweden | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Career
In July 2015, Gustafson joined Feyenoord on a four-year contract. Feyenoord reportedly paid a £1 million transfer fee for Gustafson, who had made two appearances for the Sweden national team.[1] He was loaned to Roda JC for the remainder of the 2017–18 season on 14 July 2017.[2]
On 16 July 2022, Gustafson returned to Häcken and signed a contract until the end of 2025, reuniting with his twin brother Samuel.[3]
On 19 January 2026, Gustafson signed for Polish Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce on a deal until June 2027.[4]
Personal life
He is the twin brother of Samuel Gustafson.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 December 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Häcken | 2013 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 11 | |||
| 2015 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 6 | |||
| Total | 68 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 82 | 19 | |||
| Feyenoord | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Roda JC Kerkrade (loan) | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 33 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 39 | 11 | |
| Utrecht | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 3 | 39 | 11 | |
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2[b] | 1 | — | 29 | 9 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 1 | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 1 | 22 | 4 | ||
| Total | 96 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 112 | 27 | ||
| Häcken | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6[e] | 2 | — | 40 | 8 | ||
| 2025 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14[f] | 2 | — | 37 | 7 | ||
| Total | 75 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 4 | — | 109 | 17 | |||
| Career total | 289 | 56 | 35 | 11 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 363 | 77 | ||
- Includes Svenska Cupen, KNVB Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation play-offs
- Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Conference League
