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

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.

Autograph
Gustav Svensson, signature
Club changes

Transfers

6
From IFK Göteborg To –
Retired
From Guangzhou City FC To IFK Göteborg
Bosman
From IFK Göteborg To Guangzhou R&F FC
Transfer 5m
From Tavriya Simferopol To IFK Göteborg
Bosman
From IFK Göteborg To Bursaspor
Transfer 10m
From Juniorlaget To IFK Göteborg
Promoted from academy
Records at IFK Göteborg

Club records

6
  • 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

37
  • 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