Simon Gustafson

Swedish footballer

Simon Gustafson
Personal information
Gustafson with BK Häcken
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)
2017–2018	→ Roda JC Kerkrade (loan)	33	(10)
2018–2022	FC Utrecht	96	(19)
2022–	Häcken	28	(1)
International career^‡
2012–2014	Sweden U19	10	(2)
2013–2015	Sweden U21	9	(3)
2015–	Sweden	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:59, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

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

Career

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

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

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 April 2021^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	Division	League		National Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	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

^ ^a ^b Appearances in the Europa League
^ Appearances in the Eredivisie relegation play-offs

Honours

Feyenoord

BK Häcken

Allsvenskan: 2022

Sweden U21

UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2015

References

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