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Midfielder

Kamrat number 769

Seasons 13

IFK GÖTEBORG #13

Gustav Svensson

2005–10, 2014–15, 2021–25

Swedish champion

Games 413

IFK career2005–10, 2014–15, 2021–25

Games413

Seasons13

Goals17

Starts361

League281

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Player profile

Overview

Karl Gustav Johan Svensson was born on 7 February 1987 in Göteborg. His IFK Göteborg first-team career began in the 2005 season. He came through IFK Göteborg's youth system before the senior debut and is regarded by the club as a home-grown player. He made his competitive debut on 2 May 2006 against GAIS in Allsvenskan, a match that finished 2–1.

He spent 13 seasons with IFK Göteborg's first team and made 413 appearances and scoring 17 goals. Of those 413 appearances, 281 came in Allsvenskan.

Svensson won the Swedish championship with IFK Göteborg in 2007. He was part of an IFK Göteborg Swedish Cup-winning side in 2008 and 2014/15. He was named IFK Göteborg's Archangel of the Year in 2023. Svensson made 32 senior international appearances for Sweden.

Club changes

Transfers

2025-12-31

From IFK Göteborg To –

Retired

2021-07-22

From Guangzhou City FC To IFK Göteborg

Bosman

2016-01-14

From IFK Göteborg To Guangzhou R&F FC

Transfer 5m

2014-03-23

From Tavriya Simferopol To IFK Göteborg

Bosman

2010-09-01

From IFK Göteborg To Bursaspor

Transfer 10m

2005-01-01

From Juniorlaget To IFK Göteborg

Promoted from academy

Portraits

Facts

Full name: Karl Gustav Johan Svensson
Born: 1987-02-07
Birthplace: Göteborg
Position: Midfielder
Nationality: Sweden
Youth club: Azalea BK
Wikipedia

Records at IFK Göteborg

Club records

Most games against IF Brommapojkarna 12
Most games against IFK Värnamo 8
Most games against Mjällby AIF 13
Most games in the 2020s 170
Most games at Påskbergsvallen 5
Most games at Strandvallen 7

Historical comparisons

Record rankings

Oldest player in the Swedish Cup 2nd
Oldest goalscorer 3rd
Oldest player in Allsvenskan 3rd
Oldest player in a competitive game 3rd
Oldest Allsvenskan goalscorer 4th
Oldest player 4th
Most Allsvenskan games 5th
Most competitive games 5th
Most Europa League games 6th
Most yellow cards in Allsvenskan 7th
Most Swedish Cup games 7th
Most games in the 2000s 15th
Most games in the 2010s 16th
Youngest player in a European cup game 16th
Most goals in the 2020s 19th
Most games 22nd
Most seasons 22nd
Most assists (since 2007) 23rd
Most Allsvenskan goals by an academy product 23rd
Record transfer fee 25th
Most goals in the 2000s 27th
Most assists in competitive games (since 2007) 28th
Most Allsvenskan assists (since 2007) 30th
Record transfer fee 38th
Most European cup games 41st
Most goals by an academy product 41st
Most red cards 43rd
Most international caps 44th
Youngest Allsvenskan goalscorer 48th
Highest cards-per-game rate in Allsvenskan 49th
Most goals in the 2010s 55th
Best goals-and-assists rate in Allsvenskan (since 2007) 70th
Most Champions League games 79th
Best assists-per-game rate in Allsvenskan (since 2007) 80th
Most Allsvenskan goals 87th
Youngest goalscorer 90th
Youngest player in Allsvenskan 92nd

Games413

Goals17

Starts361

Seasons13

Season by season

Games and goals

Competitions

Breakdown by competition

Results

Win percentage

Match role

Starts and substitute appearances

Season data

Season by season

All games

Season	#	Games	Starts	Substitute appearances	Goals	Assist	Yellow cards	Red cards	W–D–L
2025	13	34	30	4	1	1	4	0	19–5–10
2024	13	41	39	2	3	1	4	0	14–10–17
2023	13	37	37	0	1	2	5	0	13–13–11
2022	13	39	39	0	1	5	4	0	18–4–17
2021	13	19	19	0	0	0	2	0	8–2–9
2015	13	45	43	2	1	2	7	0	26–12–7
2014	13	30	21	9	0	0	3	1	14–11–5
2010	13	33	26	7	1	0	5	0	14–8–11
2009	13	41	38	3	2	0	3	0	23–7–11
2008	13	39	32	7	4	0	1	0	20–10–9
2007	13	37	28	10	1	0	2	0	22–8–8
2006	26	15	8	6	2	–	0	0	9–4–1
2005	26	3	1	2	0	–	0	0	2–0–1

Game archive

Games for Gustav Svensson

413 of 413


1 May 20231/5/23	IFK Göteborg – IFK NorrköpingIFK Norrköping (H)	1–1(1–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 5A	Defender	0	0
2 Apr 20232/4/23	IFK Göteborg – IFK VärnamoIFK Värnamo (H)	0–1(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 1A	Midfielder	0	0
25 Mar 202325/3/23	IFK Göteborg – Sarpsborg 08 FFSarpsborg 08 FF (H)	1–1(1–1)	FriendlyF	Midfielder	0	0
18 Mar 202318/3/23	IFK Göteborg – Jönköpings Södra IFJönköpings Södra IF (H)	1–0(0–0)	FriendlyF	Midfielder	0	0
10 Mar 202310/3/23	IFK Göteborg – IFK MariehamnIFK Mariehamn (H)	1–1(1–0)	FriendlyF	Midfielder	0	0
5 Mar 20235/3/23	IFK Göteborg – IFK NorrköpingIFK Norrköping (H)	0–4(0–2)	Swedish Cup, Grupp 7SC	Midfielder	0	0
26 Feb 202326/2/23	GAIS – IFK GöteborgGAIS (A)	2–1(0–1)	Swedish Cup, Grupp 7SC	Midfielder	0	0
20 Feb 202320/2/23	IFK Göteborg – Utsiktens BKUtsiktens BK (H)	3–2(3–1)	Swedish Cup, Grupp 7SC	Midfielder	0	1
11 Feb 202311/2/23	Viborg FF – IFK GöteborgViborg FF (A)	3–0(2–0)	FriendlyF	Midfielder	0	0
6 Feb 20236/2/23	Tromsø IL – IFK GöteborgTromsø IL (A)	0–2(0–2)	FriendlyF	Midfielder	0	0
28 Jan 202328/1/23	IFK Göteborg – Halmstads BKHalmstads BK (H)	1–1(1–1)	FriendlyF	Midfielder↓ 46	0	0
20 Jan 202320/1/23	IFK Göteborg – Degerfors IFDegerfors IF (H)	4–1(1–0)	FriendlyF	Midfielder↓ 66	0	0
6 Nov 20226/11/22	IFK Värnamo – IFK GöteborgIFK Värnamo (A)	1–4(0–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 30A	Midfielder	0	2
24 Oct 202224/10/22	IFK Göteborg – AIKAIK (H)	1–0(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 28A	Midfielder	0	0
20 Oct 202220/10/22	Degerfors IF – IFK GöteborgDegerfors IF (A)	3–1(0–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 27A	Midfielder	0	0
17 Oct 202217/10/22	IFK Göteborg – Malmö FFMalmö FF (H)	2–1(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 26A	Midfielder	0	0
9 Oct 20229/10/22	GIF Sundsvall – IFK GöteborgGIF Sundsvall (A)	3–2(3–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 25A	Midfielder	0	0
3 Oct 20223/10/22	IFK Göteborg – IF ElfsborgIF Elfsborg (H)	1–3(1–2)	Allsvenskan, rd. 24A	Midfielder	1	0
18 Sep 202218/9/22	Djurgårdens IF – IFK GöteborgDjurgårdens IF (A)	3–0(2–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 23A	Midfielder	0	0
12 Sep 202212/9/22	IFK Göteborg – Helsingborgs IFHelsingborgs IF (H)	1–3(1–2)	Allsvenskan, rd. 22A	Midfielder	0	0
5 Sep 20225/9/22	Mjällby AIF – IFK GöteborgMjällby AIF (A)	1–4(0–3)	Allsvenskan, rd. 21A	Midfielder	0	0
31 Aug 202231/8/22	Torns IF – IFK GöteborgTorns IF (A)	0–3(0–1)	Swedish Cup, rd. 2SC	Midfielder↓ 62	0	0
28 Aug 202228/8/22	IFK Göteborg – IK SiriusIK Sirius (H)	2–0(1–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 20A	Midfielder	0	0
22 Aug 202222/8/22	Kalmar FF – IFK GöteborgKalmar FF (A)	1–0(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 19A	Midfielder	0	0
15 Aug 202215/8/22	IFK Göteborg – Hammarby IFHammarby IF (H)	0–1(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 18A	Midfielder	0	0

Games

1 May 2023: IFK Göteborg 1–1 IFK Norrköping. Drew

1 May 20232023 · 15:00

IFK GöteborgOhlsson 8′

1–1HT 1–1

IFK NorrköpingSalomonsson 28′ (Own goal)

CompetitionAllsvenskan5

VenueGamla Ullevi

2 Apr 2023: IFK Göteborg 0–1 IFK Värnamo. Lost

2 Apr 20232023 · 17:30

IFK Göteborg

0–1HT 0–0

IFK VärnamoBerg 90+2′ (Own goal)

CompetitionAllsvenskan1

VenueGamla Ullevi

25 Mar 2023: IFK Göteborg 1–1 Sarpsborg 08 FF. Drew

25 Mar 20232023 · 12:30

IFK GöteborgNorlin 29′

1–1HT 1–1

Sarpsborg 08 FFSalomonsson 25′ (Own goal)

CompetitionFriendly

VenueValhalla Idrottsplats

18 Mar 2023: IFK Göteborg 1–0 Jönköpings Södra IF. Won

18 Mar 20232023 · 14:00

IFK GöteborgHagen 69′

1–0HT 0–0

Jönköpings Södra IF

CompetitionFriendly

VenueValhalla Idrottsplats

10 Mar 2023: IFK Göteborg 1–1 IFK Mariehamn. Drew

10 Mar 20232023 · 20:00

IFK GöteborgCarneil 14′

1–1HT 1–0

IFK MariehamnDé 83′

CompetitionFriendly

VenueValhalla Idrottsplats

5 Mar 2023: IFK Göteborg 0–4 IFK Norrköping. Lost

5 Mar 20232023 · 15:15

IFK Göteborg

0–4HT 0–2

IFK NorrköpingSigurdsson 37′, 64′Traustason 45′Shabani 75′

CompetitionSwedish CupGrupp 7

VenueBravida Arena

26 Feb 2023: GAIS 2–1 IFK Göteborg. Lost

26 Feb 20232023 · 13:00

GAISNorén 56′Celik 62′

2–1HT 0–1

IFK GöteborgCarlén 42′

CompetitionSwedish CupGrupp 7

VenueBravida Arena

20 Feb 2023: IFK Göteborg 3–2 Utsiktens BK. Won

20 Feb 20232023 · 18:30

IFK GöteborgMarkovic 12′Carneil 39′Hagen 43′

3–2HT 3–1

Utsiktens BKSkoglund 35′Martinsson 82′

CompetitionSwedish CupGrupp 7

VenueBravida Arena

11 Feb 2023: Viborg FF 3–0 IFK Göteborg. Lost

11 Feb 20232023 · 15:00

Viborg FF

3–0HT 2–0

IFK GöteborgLeemans 10′Bonde 25′Paulinho 81′

CompetitionFriendly

VenuePinatar Arena

6 Feb 2023: Tromsø IL 0–2 IFK Göteborg. Won

6 Feb 20232023 · 15:05

Tromsø ILHagen 8′Abdullahi 28′

0–2HT 0–2

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionFriendly

VenueAlbir Garden Pitch

28 Jan 2023: IFK Göteborg 1–1 Halmstads BK. Drew

28 Jan 20232023 · 12:00

IFK GöteborgSalomonsson 43′

1–1HT 1–1

Halmstads BKGranath 34′

CompetitionFriendly

VenueValhalla Idrottsplats

20 Jan 2023: IFK Göteborg 4–1 Degerfors IF. Won

20 Jan 20232023 · 18:00

IFK GöteborgOhlsson 2′Carlstrand 66′, 61′Salomonsson 65′

4–1HT 1–0

Degerfors IFLindskog 90+2′

CompetitionFriendly

VenueValhalla Idrottsplats

6 Nov 2022: IFK Värnamo 1–4 IFK Göteborg. Won

6 Nov 20222022 · 15:00

IFK VärnamoZeljkovic 53′

1–4HT 0–1

IFK GöteborgEriksson 30′Berg 47′Norlin 90+2′, 62′

CompetitionAllsvenskan30

VenueFinnvedsvallen

24 Oct 2022: IFK Göteborg 1–0 AIK. Won

24 Oct 20222022 · 19:10

IFK GöteborgMarkovic 81′

1–0HT 0–0

AIK

CompetitionAllsvenskan28

VenueGamla Ullevi

20 Oct 2022: Degerfors IF 3–1 IFK Göteborg. Lost

20 Oct 20222022 · 19:00

Degerfors IFOhlsson 49′Lagerbielke 66′Bouzaiene 84′

3–1HT 0–1

IFK GöteborgBerg 8′

CompetitionAllsvenskan27

VenueStora Valla

17 Oct 2022: IFK Göteborg 2–1 Malmö FF. Won

17 Oct 20222022 · 19:10

IFK GöteborgNorlin 70′Johansson 83′

2–1HT 0–0

Malmö FFThelin 46′

CompetitionAllsvenskan26

VenueGamla Ullevi

9 Oct 2022: GIF Sundsvall 3–2 IFK Göteborg. Lost

9 Oct 20222022 · 15:00

GIF SundsvallEngblom 10′, 32′Blomqvist 45′

3–2HT 3–0

IFK GöteborgSorga 64′Norlin 90+4′

CompetitionAllsvenskan25

VenueSundsvalls Idrottspark

3 Oct 2022: IFK Göteborg 1–3 IF Elfsborg. Lost

3 Oct 20222022 · 19:10

IFK GöteborgSvensson 10′

1–3HT 1–2

IF ElfsborgBaidoo 22′Bernhardsson 35′Söderberg 90+8′

CompetitionAllsvenskan24

VenueGamla Ullevi

18 Sep 2022: Djurgårdens IF 3–0 IFK Göteborg. Lost

18 Sep 20222022 · 17:30

Djurgårdens IFEdvardsen 30′, 37′, 69′

3–0HT 2–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan23

VenueTele2 Arena

12 Sep 2022: IFK Göteborg 1–3 Helsingborgs IF. Lost

12 Sep 20222022 · 19:10

IFK GöteborgNorlin 39′

1–3HT 1–2

Helsingborgs IFMushin 37′Wiedesheim-Paul 45′Loeper 90′

CompetitionAllsvenskan22

VenueGamla Ullevi

5 Sep 2022: Mjällby AIF 1–4 IFK Göteborg. Won

5 Sep 20222022 · 19:00

Mjällby AIFJohansson 85′

1–4HT 0–3

IFK GöteborgNorlin 12′, 73′Bångsbo 33′Salomonsson 35′

CompetitionAllsvenskan21

VenueStrandvallen

31 Aug 2022: Torns IF 0–3 IFK Göteborg. Won

31 Aug 20222022 · 18:00

Torns IF

0–3HT 0–1

IFK GöteborgMarkovic 24′, 77′Salomonsson 47′

CompetitionSwedish Cup2

VenueTornvallen

28 Aug 2022: IFK Göteborg 2–0 IK Sirius. Won

28 Aug 20222022 · 17:30

IFK GöteborgBerg 45′, 55′

2–0HT 1–0

IK Sirius

CompetitionAllsvenskan20

VenueGamla Ullevi

22 Aug 2022: Kalmar FF 1–0 IFK Göteborg. Lost

22 Aug 20222022 · 19:00

Kalmar FFJohansson 59′ (Own goal)

1–0HT 0–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan19

VenueGuldfågeln Arena

15 Aug 2022: IFK Göteborg 0–1 Hammarby IF. Lost

15 Aug 20222022 · 19:00

IFK Göteborg

0–1HT 0–0

Hammarby IFTrawally 77′

CompetitionAllsvenskan18

VenueGamla Ullevi

Gustav Svensson

Overview

Transfers

Club records

Record rankings

Statistics

Games and goals

Breakdown by competition

Win percentage

Starts and substitute appearances

Season by season

Games for Gustav Svensson

Photos of Gustav Svensson