Samuel Gustafson (born 11 January 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds.[1]

Samuel Gustafson
Personal information
Full name Samuel Gustafson
Date of birth (1995-01-11) 11 January 1995 (age 31)
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)
2018Perugia (loan) 20 (1)
2018–2019Hellas Verona (loan) 31 (1)
2019–2021 Cremonese 52 (0)
2021–2023 BK Häcken 61 (2)
2024– Urawa Red Diamonds 66 (5)
International career
2015–2016 Sweden U21 7 (2)
2022–2024 Sweden 13 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:11, 8 June 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:31, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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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

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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

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Gustafson's twin brother, Simon Gustafson, also a footballer, was Samuel's teammate at BK Häcken.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 6 December 2025[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Häcken 2013 Allsvenskan 213253
2014 Allsvenskan 21361274
2015 Allsvenskan 27560335
2016 Allsvenskan 173002[a]0193
Total 6712153208415
Torino 2016–17 Serie A 501060
2017–18 Serie A 401050
Total 9020110
Perugia (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 20110211
Hellas Verona (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 31120331
Cremonese 2019–20 Serie B 19000190
2020–21 Serie B 33020350
Total 52020540
Häcken 2021 Allsvenskan 400040
2022 Allsvenskan 28100281
2023 Allsvenskan 2916114[b]1493
Total 61261141814
Urawa Red Diamonds 2024 J1 League 2821[c]0292
2025 J1 League 323203[d]0373
Total 6052040665
Career total 300213041614035026
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance in J.League Cup
  4. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2022 2 0
2023 9 0
2024 2 0
Total 13 0

Honours

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References

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  1. "Samuel Gustafson". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  2. "GUSTAFSON IN GRIGIOROSSO" (Press release) (in Italian). Cremonese. 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. "Samuel Gustafson återvänder till BK Häcken" (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 9 July 2021.
  4. "サミュエル グスタフソン選手 完全移籍加入クラブ間合意のお知らせ". Urawa Red Diamonds (in Japanese). 29 December 2023. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  5. "サッカーJ1開幕 広島 新スタジアムで浦和に快勝 大橋祐紀2得点". NHK (in Japanese). 23 February 2024. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Samuel Gustafson – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  7. "Sverige – Mexiko – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  8. "Inte alls lika som bär | Göteborgs-Posten - Fotboll". Gp.se. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  9. Samuel Gustafson at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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