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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


8 Aug 20228/8/22	Varbergs BoIS – IFK GöteborgVarbergs BoIS (A)	0–4(0–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 17A	Midfielder	0
1 Aug 20221/8/22	IFK Göteborg – IFK NorrköpingIFK Norrköping (H)	2–0(1–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 16A	Midfielder	0
25 Jul 202225/7/22	IFK Norrköping – IFK GöteborgIFK Norrköping (A)	0–2(0–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 15A	Midfielder	0
17 Jul 202217/7/22	IFK Göteborg – Mjällby AIFMjällby AIF (H)	1–1(1–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 14A	Midfielder	0
11 Jul 202211/7/22	Hammarby IF – IFK GöteborgHammarby IF (A)	3–0(1–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 13A	Midfielder	0
4 Jul 20224/7/22	IFK Göteborg – Degerfors IFDegerfors IF (H)	2–0(2–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 12A	Midfielder	0
27 Jun 202227/6/22	IK Sirius – IFK GöteborgIK Sirius (A)	1–2(1–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 11A	Midfielder	0
17 Jun 202217/6/22	Trelleborgs FF – IFK GöteborgTrelleborgs FF (A)	0–2(0–0)	FriendlyF	Midfielder↓ 66	0
11 Jun 202211/6/22	Fredrikstad FK – IFK GöteborgFredrikstad FK (A)	3–1(2–1)	FriendlyF	Midfielder↓ 46	0
28 May 202228/5/22	IFK Göteborg – GIF SundsvallGIF Sundsvall (H)	2–0(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 10A	Midfielder	0
22 May 202222/5/22	IF Elfsborg – IFK GöteborgIF Elfsborg (A)	3–1(2–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 9A	Midfielder	0
7 May 20227/5/22	AIK – IFK GöteborgAIK (A)	1–0(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 7A	Midfielder↓ 77	0
2 May 20222/5/22	IFK Göteborg – Kalmar FFKalmar FF (H)	1–2(1–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 6A	Midfielder	0
25 Apr 202225/4/22	Malmö FF – IFK GöteborgMalmö FF (A)	1–0(0–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 5A	Midfielder↓ 87	0
20 Apr 202220/4/22	IFK Göteborg – Djurgårdens IFDjurgårdens IF (H)	1–1(1–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 4A	Midfielder	0
17 Apr 202217/4/22	BK Häcken – IFK GöteborgBK Häcken (A)	0–2(0–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 3A	Midfielder	0
10 Apr 202210/4/22	Helsingborgs IF – IFK GöteborgHelsingborgs IF (A)	0–1(0–1)	Allsvenskan, rd. 2A	Midfielder	1
3 Apr 20223/4/22	IFK Göteborg – IFK VärnamoIFK Värnamo (H)	2–1(1–0)	Allsvenskan, rd. 1A	Midfielder	0
26 Mar 202226/3/22	IFK Göteborg – Fredrikstad FKFredrikstad FK (H)	3–0(2–0)	FriendlyF	Midfielder↓ 67	0
13 Mar 202213/3/22	IF Elfsborg – IFK GöteborgIF Elfsborg (A)	1–0(0–0)	Swedish Cup, KvartsfinalSC	Midfielder	0
6 Mar 20226/3/22	IFK Göteborg – Mjällby AIFMjällby AIF (H)	2–2(1–2)	Swedish Cup, Grupp 8SC	Midfielder	0
26 Feb 202226/2/22	Norrby IF – IFK GöteborgNorrby IF (A)	1–1(0–0)	Swedish Cup, Grupp 8SC	Midfielder	0
20 Feb 202220/2/22	IFK Göteborg – Landskrona BoISLandskrona BoIS (H)	2–0(1–0)	Swedish Cup, Grupp 8SC	Midfielder	0
10 Feb 202210/2/22	IFK Göteborg – FK Lokomotiv MoskvaFK Lokomotiv Moskva (H)	2–4(2–1)	FriendlyF	Midfielder↓ 46	2
5 Feb 20225/2/22	IFK Göteborg – Hammarby IFHammarby IF (H)	0–2(0–1)	FriendlyF	Midfielder↓ 80	0

Games

8 Aug 2022: Varbergs BoIS 0–4 IFK Göteborg. Won

8 Aug 20222022 · 19:00

Varbergs BoIS

0–4HT 0–1

IFK GöteborgBerg 44′, 59′Norlin 82′Yakob 86′

CompetitionAllsvenskan17

VenuePåskbergsvallen

1 Aug 2022: IFK Göteborg 2–0 IFK Norrköping. Won

1 Aug 20222022 · 19:00

IFK GöteborgYakob 30′Carneil 51′

2–0HT 1–0

IFK Norrköping

CompetitionAllsvenskan16

VenueGamla Ullevi

25 Jul 2022: IFK Norrköping 0–2 IFK Göteborg. Won

25 Jul 20222022 · 19:00

IFK Norrköping

0–2HT 0–1

IFK GöteborgThern 40′Yakob 90+3′

CompetitionAllsvenskan15

VenueNorrköpings Idrottspark

17 Jul 2022: IFK Göteborg 1–1 Mjällby AIF. Drew

17 Jul 20222022 · 15:00

IFK GöteborgJallow 41′

1–1HT 1–0

Mjällby AIFKricak 73′

CompetitionAllsvenskan14

VenueGamla Ullevi

11 Jul 2022: Hammarby IF 3–0 IFK Göteborg. Lost

11 Jul 20222022 · 19:08

Hammarby IFBesara 43′Ludwigson 49′Selmani 72′

3–0HT 1–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan13

VenueTele2 Arena

4 Jul 2022: IFK Göteborg 2–0 Degerfors IF. Won

4 Jul 20222022 · 19:00

IFK GöteborgBerg 38′, 40′

2–0HT 2–0

Degerfors IF

CompetitionAllsvenskan12

VenueGamla Ullevi

27 Jun 2022: IK Sirius 1–2 IFK Göteborg. Won

27 Jun 20222022 · 19:00

IK SiriusKouakou 36′

1–2HT 1–1

IFK GöteborgNorlin 41′Yakob 61′

CompetitionAllsvenskan11

VenueStudenternas Idrottsplats

17 Jun 2022: Trelleborgs FF 0–2 IFK Göteborg. Won

17 Jun 20222022 · 17:30

Trelleborgs FF

0–2HT 0–0

IFK GöteborgYakob 65′, 72′

CompetitionFriendly

VenueVångavallen

11 Jun 2022: Fredrikstad FK 3–1 IFK Göteborg. Lost

11 Jun 20222022 · 12:30

Fredrikstad FKSolberg 49′, 20′, 31′

3–1HT 2–1

IFK GöteborgYakob 17′

CompetitionFriendly

VenueStadion, Fredrikstad

28 May 2022: IFK Göteborg 2–0 GIF Sundsvall. Won

28 May 20222022 · 15:00

IFK GöteborgBerg 87′, 90′

2–0HT 0–0

GIF Sundsvall

CompetitionAllsvenskan10

VenueGamla Ullevi

22 May 2022: IF Elfsborg 3–1 IFK Göteborg. Lost

22 May 20222022 · 15:00

IF ElfsborgFrick 9′Larsson 44′Zandén 55′

3–1HT 2–1

IFK GöteborgBerg 35′

CompetitionAllsvenskan9

VenueBorås Arena

7 May 2022: AIK 1–0 IFK Göteborg. Lost

7 May 20222022 · 15:00

AIKMilosevic 70′

1–0HT 0–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan7

VenueFriends Arena

2 May 2022: IFK Göteborg 1–2 Kalmar FF. Lost

2 May 20222022 · 19:00

IFK GöteborgVilhelmsson 34′

1–2HT 1–0

Kalmar FFGustafsson 49′Romario 87′

CompetitionAllsvenskan6

VenueGamla Ullevi

25 Apr 2022: Malmö FF 1–0 IFK Göteborg. Lost

25 Apr 20222022 · 19:10

Malmö FFChristiansen 48′

1–0HT 0–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionAllsvenskan5

VenueStadion, Malmö

20 Apr 2022: IFK Göteborg 1–1 Djurgårdens IF. Drew

20 Apr 20222022 · 19:00

IFK GöteborgNorlin 24′

1–1HT 1–0

Djurgårdens IFAsoro 57′

CompetitionAllsvenskan4

VenueGamla Ullevi

17 Apr 2022: BK Häcken 0–2 IFK Göteborg. Won

17 Apr 20222022 · 17:30

BK Häcken

0–2HT 0–1

IFK GöteborgVilhelmsson 3′Aiesh 78′

CompetitionAllsvenskan3

VenueBravida Arena

10 Apr 2022: Helsingborgs IF 0–1 IFK Göteborg. Won

10 Apr 20222022 · 15:00

Helsingborgs IF

0–1HT 0–1

IFK GöteborgBerg 28′

CompetitionAllsvenskan2

VenueOlympia

3 Apr 2022: IFK Göteborg 2–1 IFK Värnamo. Won

3 Apr 20222022 · 15:00

IFK GöteborgThern 22′Berg 66′

2–1HT 1–0

IFK VärnamoMagashy 61′

CompetitionAllsvenskan1

VenueGamla Ullevi

26 Mar 2022: IFK Göteborg 3–0 Fredrikstad FK. Won

26 Mar 20222022 · 13:00

IFK GöteborgBerg 18′Sana 42′Aiesh 60′

3–0HT 2–0

Fredrikstad FK

CompetitionFriendly

VenueUllevi

13 Mar 2022: IF Elfsborg 1–0 IFK Göteborg. Lost

13 Mar 20222022 · 13:30

IF ElfsborgOndrejka 65′

1–0HT 0–0

IFK Göteborg

CompetitionSwedish CupKvartsfinal

VenueBorås Arena

6 Mar 2022: IFK Göteborg 2–2 Mjällby AIF. Drew

6 Mar 20222022 · 13:00

IFK GöteborgBerg 16′Wendt 85′

2–2HT 1–2

Mjällby AIFMoro 20′Gracia 45′

CompetitionSwedish CupGrupp 8

VenueValhalla Idrottsplats

26 Feb 2022: Norrby IF 1–1 IFK Göteborg. Drew

26 Feb 20222022 · 13:00

Norrby IFOsmanagic 90+1′

1–1HT 0–0

IFK GöteborgSalomonsson 49′

CompetitionSwedish CupGrupp 8

VenueBorås Arena

20 Feb 2022: IFK Göteborg 2–0 Landskrona BoIS. Won

20 Feb 20222022 · 13:00

IFK GöteborgWendt 43′Vilhelmsson 48′

2–0HT 1–0

Landskrona BoIS

CompetitionSwedish CupGrupp 8

VenueValhalla Idrottsplats

10 Feb 2022: IFK Göteborg 2–4 FK Lokomotiv Moskva. Lost

10 Feb 20222022 · 16:00

IFK GöteborgVilhelmsson 19′Al-Ammari 32′

2–4HT 2–1

FK Lokomotiv MoskvaKuchta 8′Jemaletdinov 68′Kerk 74′Rybus 84′

CompetitionFriendly

VenueMarbella Football Center

5 Feb 2022: IFK Göteborg 0–2 Hammarby IF. Lost

5 Feb 20222022 · 15:00

IFK Göteborg

0–2HT 0–1

Hammarby IFLudwigson 37′Magyar 70′

CompetitionFriendly

VenueMarbella Football Center

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