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Gustav Ludwigson

Gustav Erik Ludwigson(born 20 October 1993) is a Swedishfootballerwho plays as aforwardor as asecond strikerforK League 1clubUlsan Hyundai.

Gustav Ludwigson
Ludwigson in 2024
Personal information
Full name Gustav Erik Ludwigson
Date of birth (1993-10-20)20 October 1993(age 31)
Place of birth Gothenburg,Sweden
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ulsan Hyundai
Number 17
Youth career
–2011 Mölnycke IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Mölnycke IF 53 (27)
2015–2017 Sävedalens IF 60 (23)
2018–2019 Örgryte IS 59 (23)
2020–2022 Hammarby IF 88 (32)
2023– Ulsan Hyundai 27 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023

Club career

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Early career

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Ludwigson started to play football with local club Mölnycke IF. In 2015, he transferred toSävedalens IF.[1]

In total, Ludwigson would go on to score 23 goals in 60 league games for Sävedalen across three seasons. He helped the club to win a promotion toDivision 2,Sweden's fourth tier, before leaving in 2017.[2][3]

Örgryte IS

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On 21 December 2017, Ludwigson signed a one-year contract withÖrgryte ISinSuperettan,the domestic second tier. He had previously gone on trial with the club twice in his career.[4]

In his first season at the club, Ludwigson scored 11 goals and featured in all 30 league games. In August 2018, he extended his contract until 2020.[5]Örgryte finished 4th in the 2018 Superettan table, and at the end of season Ludwigson was voted as Player of the Year by the fans of the club.[6]

Ludwigson retained his fine form in 2019, and won the prize of Superettan Player of the Month in July.[7]

Hammarby IF

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2020

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On 8 August 2019, it was announced that Ludwigson would joinHammarby IFin Allsvenskan ahead of the 2020 season.[8]He signed a three-year deal with the club,[9]and reports suggested a transfer fee of around 0,5 million Swedish kronor.[10][11]In his debut season in 2020, Ludwigson scored nine goals and provided 11 assists in 29 league games, being voted as Hammarby Player of the Year by the supporters of the club, although the side disappointedly finished 8th in the Allsvenskan table.[12]

2021

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Ludwigson with Hammarby IF in 2021

On 26 March 2021, Ludwigson renewed his contract with Hammarby, with his new deal running until the end of 2024.[13]On 30 May 2021, Ludwigson won the2020–21 Svenska Cupen,the main domestic cup, with Hammarby through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) againstBK Häckenin the final.[14][15]He featured in all six games as the side reached the play-off round of the2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League,after eliminatingMaribor(4–1 on aggregate) andFK Čukarički(6–4 on aggregate, in which Ludwigson scored), where the club was knocked out byBasel(4–4 on aggregate) after a penalty shoot-out.[16][17][18][19]On 23 September 2021, Ludwigson was appointed as the new vice-captain of Hammarby by head coachMiloš Milojević.[20]Ludwigson was named Hammarby Player of the Year for a second consecutive season, being only the second ever player to win the prize twice besideMax von Schlebrügge.[21]

2022

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On 4 March 2022, Ludwigson signed a new five-year contract with Hammarby, running until the end of 2026.[22]In the process, he reportedly turned down a move toUlsan Hyundai.[23]Ludwigson featured in the final of the2021–22 Svenska Cupen,in which Hammarby lost by 4–5 on penalties toMalmö FFafter the game ended in a 0–0 draw.[24][25]

Ulsan Hyundai

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On 5 January 2023, Ludwigson transferred toK League 1club Ulsan Hyundai, linking up with his former teammateDarijan Bojanić.[26][27]The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 6 million SEK, after the Korean club activated a release clause in Ludwigson's contract.[28]

International career

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Ludwigson was called up to theSweden national teamfor the training tour inPortugalin early 2022,[29]that later was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[30]

Personal life

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Ludwigson is the great-grandson of footballerRobert Zander,who represented Sweden in the1920and1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 12 December 2023[3]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mölnlycke IF 2011 Division 5B Göteborg 9 4 — — 9 4
2012 Division 4B Göteborg 14 10 — — 14 10
2013 20 8 — — 20 8
2014 10 5 — — 10 5
Total 53 27 — — 53 27
Sävedalens IF 2015 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 13 4 0 0 — 13 4
2016 Division 2 Västra Götaland 23 11 0 0 — 23 11
2017 24 8 1 0 — 25 8
Total 60 23 1 0 — 61 23
Örgryte IS 2018 Superettan 30 11 3 0 — 33 11
2019 29 12 1 0 — 30 12
Total 59 23 4 0 — 63 23
Hammarby IF 2020 Allsvenskan 29 9 5 1 1[a] 0 35 10
2021 30 11 6 2 6[b] 1 40 14
2022 29 12 4 1 — 33 13
Total 88 32 15 4 7 1 110 37
Ulsan Hyundai 2023 K League 1 27 6 2 0 5[c] 3 34 9
Career total 287 111 24 4 12 4 321 119
  1. ^Appearances inUEFA Europa League
  2. ^Appearances inUEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^Appearances inAFC Champions League

Honours

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Hammarby IF

Ulsan Hyundai

Individual

References

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  1. ^ab"Gustav Ludwigson"(in Swedish). Örgryte IS.Retrieved25 September2019.
  2. ^"Hall of Fame 2003-2015"(in Swedish).Sävedalens IF.Retrieved25 January2022.
  3. ^ab"Spelarstatistik: Gustav Ludwigson"(in Swedish). Swedish Football Association.Retrieved25 September2019.
  4. ^"Välkommen till Örgryte IS, Gustav Ludwigson!"(in Swedish). Örgryte IS.Retrieved25 September2019.
  5. ^"ÖIS förlänger kontraktet med Gustav Ludwigson"(in Swedish). Örgryte IS.Retrieved25 September2019.
  6. ^"Gustav Ludwigson framröstad till årets spelare"(in Swedish). Örgryte IS.Retrieved25 September2019.
  7. ^"Gustav Ludwigson är Månadens spelare i Superettan"(in Swedish). Superettan. 5 August 2019.Retrieved25 September2019.
  8. ^"Ludwigson klar för Hammarby IF – Lämnar efter säsongen"(in Swedish). Örgryte IS.Retrieved25 September2019.
  9. ^"Gustav Ludwigson klar för Bajen – ansluter efter säsongen"(in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Archived fromthe originalon 21 October 2021.Retrieved25 September2019.
  10. ^"Ludwigson klar för Hammarby – för en halv miljon"(in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. 8 August 2019.Retrieved25 September2019.
  11. ^"Helt klar för Hammarby – då ansluter anfallaren"(in Swedish). Expressen. 26 July 2019.Retrieved25 September2019.
  12. ^ab"Gustav Ludwigson är Årets Bajenspelare 2020!"(in Swedish).Hammarby Fotboll.Archived fromthe originalon 9 November 2021.Retrieved21 December2020.
  13. ^"Hammarby förlänger med Gustav Ludwigson"(in Swedish).Hammarby Fotboll.Archived fromthe originalon 7 November 2021.Retrieved26 March2021.
  14. ^"Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama"(in Swedish).Swedish Football Association.30 May 2021.Retrieved30 May2021.
  15. ^"Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken"(in Swedish).Hammarby Fotboll.30 May 2021. Archived fromthe originalon 16 June 2021.Retrieved30 May2021.
  16. ^"Maribor 0 – 1 Hammarby".UEFA.Retrieved30 August2021.
  17. ^"Hammarby 5 – 1 Čukarički".UEFA.Retrieved30 August2021.
  18. ^"Hammarby 3 – 1 Basel".UEFA.Retrieved30 August2021.
  19. ^"Ett slut att glömma efter 210 minnesvärda minuter"(in Swedish).Hammarby Fotboll.26 August 2021. Archived fromthe originalon 30 August 2021.Retrieved30 August2021.
  20. ^"Milojevic bekräftar kaptensbyte i Bajen - petade Andersen:" Det är jobbigt ""(in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 23 September 2021.Retrieved23 September2021.
  21. ^ab"Gustav Ludwigson Årets Bajenspelare 2021!"(in Swedish).Hammarby Fotboll.Retrieved8 December2021.
  22. ^"Gustav blir kvar i Hammarby – förlänger kontraktet"(in Swedish).Hammarby Fotboll.4 March 2022.Retrieved4 March2022.
  23. ^"Ludwigson nobbar sydkoreanska budet – förlänger med Hammarby"(in Swedish).Aftonbladet.2 March 2022.Retrieved2 March2022.
  24. ^"Straffar gav MFF första cupguldet på 33 år"(in Swedish).Swedish Football Association.26 May 2022.Retrieved26 May2022.
  25. ^"Bajen golvat från elva meter i titelmatchen"(in Swedish).Hammarby Fotboll.26 May 2022. Archived fromthe originalon 26 May 2022.Retrieved26 May2022.
  26. ^"Gustav Ludwigson lämnar Hammarby för spel i sydkoreansk klubb"(in Swedish).Hammarby Fotboll.5 January 2023.Retrieved5 January2023.
  27. ^"스웨덴 대기만성형 공격수 '루빅손' 울산 상륙!"(in Korean).Ulsan Hyundai FC.5 January 2023.Retrieved5 January2023.
  28. ^"Ludwigsons flytt på väg att bli klar – så mycket får Bajen"(in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 27 December 2023.Retrieved5 January2023.
  29. ^"Janne om januariturnén"(in Swedish).Swedish Football Association.1 December 2021.Retrieved2 December2021.
  30. ^"Landslagslägren i januari ställs in"(in Swedish).Swedish Football Association.16 December 2021.Retrieved16 December2021.
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