Gustav Svensson

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Karl Gustav Johan Svensson (born 7 February 1987) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg. Starting off his footballing career in Sweden with IFK Göteborg in 2005, he went on to play professionally in Turkey, Ukraine, China, and the United States before returning to Sweden in 2021. A full international between 2009 and 2021, Svensson won 32 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 2018 FIFA World Cup as well as UEFA Euro 2020.

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.[1]

Tavriya Simferopol

On 7 July 2012, he signed a three-year contract with Ukrainian club Tavriya Simferopol.[2] According to Svensson he was forced to flee Tavriya's native soil Crimea by bus during the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea.[3]

Return to IFK Göteborg

On 23 March 2014, he signed a four-year contract with his former club IFK Göteborg.[4]

Guangzhou R&F

On 14 January 2016, he signed a three-year contract with Chinese club Guangzhou R&F.[5]

Seattle Sounders FC

On 30 January 2017, Svensson joined MLS side Seattle Sounders FC.[6] Svensson made his Sounders debut in the opening game of the 2017 season, starting at right back in a 2–1 loss to Houston.[7] While he has also played as a center back, Svensson primarily played as a defensive midfielder for the Sounders.[8]

Guangzhou City

On 9 April 2021, Svensson returned to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou City.[9]

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.[10]

International career

Youth

Making his debut in 2007, Svensson played 24 games for the Sweden under-21 team and was a part of the U21 team that reached the semi-finals of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Senior

In May 2018, he was named in Sweden's 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[11] At the 2018 World Cup, Svensson played in three games for Sweden as they were eliminated by England in the quarter-final.[12] He started and played the full 90 minutes in the second-round game against Switzerland.[13]

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.[14] 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.[15]

In May 2021, he was named in Sweden's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[16] He appeared in the 1–0 group stage win against Slovakia as Sweden reached the round of 16 before being eliminated by Ukraine.[16] Svensson announced his retirement from international football following the tournament, having won 32 caps for his country between 2009 and 2021.

Career statistics

Club

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Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
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[lower-alpha 1] 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

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International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[17]
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

References

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