Gustav Berggren Explained

Gustav Berggren
Fullname:Karl Gustav Vilhelm Berggren
Birth Date:1997 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Sweden
Height:1.87 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Raków Częstochowa
Clubnumber:5
Youthclubs1:IF Väster
Youthclubs2:GAIS
Youthyears3:2014–2015
Youthclubs3:BK Häcken
Years1:2015–2022
Clubs1:BK Häcken
Caps1:126
Goals1:8
Years2:2017
Clubs2:Varbergs BoIS (loan)
Caps2:15
Goals2:0
Years3:2022–
Caps3:51
Goals3:3
Nationalyears1:2014
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2014–2016
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2020
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0
Pcupdate:30 April 2024

Gustav Berggren (born 7 September 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Raków Częstochowa.

Club career

BK Häcken

Born in Stockholm, Berggren started his career in the youth system of IF Väster. He then went on to play in the youth ranks of GAIS and BK Häcken. In January 2015, with Häcken, he signed a contract that officially brought him to the first team. He played his first professional match on 25 February 2015, during a Svenska Cupen match against Östers IF, which ended in a 2-1 victory. He made his debut in Allsvenskan, on 15 May 2016, in a 4-1 victory over Falkenbergs FF.

After making 8 appearances in the 2016 season and 7 appearances in the first part of the 2017 Allsvenskan season, Berggren was loaned out to Varbergs BoIS, a team playing in the Superettan, with which he concluded the year making 15 appearances as a regular starter.[1] He returned to Häcken at the end of the loan spell. On 7 July 2019, Berggren scored his first goal as a professional in a 2-1 league loss to IFK Norrköping.

Raków Częstochowa

On 29 July 2022, Berggren signed a three-year contract with Polish side Raków Częstochowa.[2] He quickly established himself as a regular holding midfielder for the Polish side. On 7 May 2023, Berggren helped Raków win the Ekstraklasa championship for the first time in their history. He also helped the club to the last qualifying round of the Champions League where they faced FC Copenhagen from Denmark.[3]

Berggren scored his first goal for Raków Częstochowa on 27 May 2023 against Zagłębie Lubin in a league match. Entering the game, he scored the equalizing goal on a service from Vladyslav Kocherhin in a match that ended 1-1.

International career

Berggren made his debut for the Sweden national team on 9 January 2020 in a friendly game against Moldova.[4]

Honours

BK Häcken[5]

Rakow Częstochowa

2022–23[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 10 July 2017 . SV . expressen.se . BK Häcken lånar ut talangen till superettan .
  2. Web site: Gustav Berggren nowym zawodnikiem Rakowa! . . pl . 29 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Raków mistrzem Polski! Zdobył tytuł dwie godziny po meczu . sport.pl. 7 May 2023. Polish. 7 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Gustav Berggren — svenskfotboll.se. www2.svenskfotboll.se. 2020-03-05.
  5. Web site: Gustav Berggren . 90minut.pl . 30 April 2024 . pl.