| Samuel Gustafson | |
| Fullname: | Samuel Gustafson |
| Birth Date: | 11 January 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Mölndal, Sweden |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthyears1: | –2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Fässbergs IF |
| Years1: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs1: | BK Häcken |
| Caps1: | 68 |
| Goals1: | 12 |
| Years2: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Torino |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Perugia (loan) |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | → Hellas Verona (loan) |
| Caps4: | 31 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs5: | Cremonese |
| Caps5: | 52 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs6: | BK Häcken |
| Caps6: | 61 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Caps7: | 17 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Sweden U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Sweden |
| Nationalcaps2: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20 July 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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]
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 ago.[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]
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]
Gustafson's twin brother, Simon Gustafson, also a footballer, was Samuel's teammate at BK Häcken.[8]
| 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[9] | 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 | |||
| Sweden | 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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