Simon Gustafson (born 11 February 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Häcken as a midfielder.

Simon Gustafson
Gustafson with BK Häcken
Personal information
Full name Simon Gustafson
Date of birth (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Mölndal, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Häcken
Number 14
Youth career
Fässbergs IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Fässbergs IF 47 (13)
2013–2015 Häcken 68 (14)
2015–2018 Feyenoord 17 (3)
2017–2018Roda JC Kerkrade (loan) 33 (10)
2018–2022 FC Utrecht 96 (19)
2022– Häcken 53 (6)
International career
2012–2014 Sweden U19 10 (2)
2013–2015 Sweden U21 9 (3)
2015– Sweden 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Sweden
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2015 Czech Republic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:59, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

Career

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In July 2015, Gustafson joined Feyenoord on a four-year contract. Feyenoord reportedly paid a £1 million transfer fee for Gustafson, who had made two appearances for the Sweden national team.[1] He was loaned to Roda JC for the remainder of the 2017–18 season on 14 July 2017.[2]

On 16 July 2022, Gustafson returned to Häcken and signed a contract until the end of 2025, reuniting with his twin brother Samuel.[3]

Personal life

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He is the twin brother of Samuel Gustafson.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 11 April 2021[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League National Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Häcken 2013 Allsvenskan 26 2 2 0 4[a] 0 32 2
2014 Allsvenskan 28 10 4 1 32 11
2015 Allsvenskan 14 2 4 4 18 6
Total 68 14 10 5 4 0 82 19
Feyenoord 2015–16 Eredivisie 15 3 2 0 17 3
2016–17 Eredivisie 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Total 17 3 4 0 0 0 21 3
Roda JC Kerkrade (loan) 2017–18 Eredivisie 33 10 4 1 2[b] 0 39 11
Utrecht 2018–19 Eredivisie 37 11 2 0 39 11
2019–20 Eredivisie 23 6 4 2 2[a] 1 29 9
2020–21 Eredivisie 15 1 0 0 15 1
Total 105 28 10 3 4 1 122 32
Career total 190 48 24 8 8 1 225 54
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in the Eredivisie relegation play-offs

Honours

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Feyenoord

BK Häcken

Sweden U21

References

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  1. ^ "Simon Gustafson voor vier jaar naar Feyenoord" (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Simon Gustafson verhuurd aan Roda JC Kerkrade" (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Simon Gustafson kommer hem till BK Häcken" (in Swedish). Häcken. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Inte alls lika som bär | Göteborgs-Posten - Fotboll". Gp.se (in Swedish). 23 February 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  5. ^ Simon Gustafson at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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