Gustav Svensson


Karl Gustav Johan Svensson is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Seattle Sounders FC and the Sweden national team.
Starting off his footballing career in Sweden with IFK Göteborg, Svensson has gone on to play professional football in Turkey, Ukraine, China, and the United States. He represented Sweden at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

IFK Göteborg

He played for a local team in Gothenburg as well as a French team in his youth but joined IFK Göteborg at the age of 14. He played there until 2010 and won the Swedish Championship with the club in 2007. Gustav was nominated as the Newcomer of the year in Swedish football the same season but lost out to Johan Oremo.

Bursaspor

On 1 September 2010, he signed a three-year contract with 2009–10 Süper Lig champions Bursaspor.

Tavriya Simferopol

On 7 July 2012, he signed a three-year contract with Ukrainian club Tavriya Simferopol.

Return to IFK Göteborg

On 23 March 2014, he signed a four-year contract with his former club IFK Göteborg.

Guangzhou R&F

On 14 January 2016, he signed a three-year contract with Chinese club Guangzhou R&F.

Seattle Sounders FC

On 30 January 2017, Svensson joined MLS side Seattle Sounders FC. Svensson made his Sounders debut in the opening game of the 2017 season, starting at right back in a 2–1 loss to Houston. While he has also played as a center back, Svensson primarily plays as a defensive midfielder for the Sounders.

International career

Making his debut in 2007, Svensson played 24 caps for the Sweden under-21 team and was a part of the U21 team that reached the semi-finals of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
In May 2018, he was named in Sweden's 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. At the 2018 World Cup, Svensson played in three games for Sweden as they were eliminated by England in the quarter-final. He started and played the full 90 minutes in the second-round game against Switzerland.

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Honours

Club

IFK Göteborg
Seattle Sounders FC