Gustav Ludwigson

Gustav Erik Ludwigson (born 20 October 1993) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward or as a second striker for K League 1 club Ulsan Hyundai.

Gustav Ludwigson
Ludwigson with Hammarby IF in 2021
Personal information
Full name Gustav Erik Ludwigson
Date of birth (1993-10-20) 20 October 1993
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
0000–2011 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 6 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 April 2023

Club career

Early career

Ludwigson started to play football with local club Mölnycke IF. In 2015, he transferred to Sävedalens 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 to Division 2, Sweden's fourth tier, before leaving in 2017.[2][3]

Örgryte IS

On 21 December 2017, Ludwigson signed a one-year contract with Örgryte IS in Superettan, 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]

2020

On 8 August 2019, it was announced that Ludwigson would join Hammarby IF in 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

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 the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen, the main domestic cup, with Hammarby through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final.[14][15] He featured in all six games as the side reached the play-off round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League, after eliminating Maribor (4–1 on aggregate) and FK Čukarički (6–4 on aggregate, in which Ludwigson scored), where the club was knocked out by Basel (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 coach Miloš 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 beside Max von Schlebrügge.[21]

2022

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 to Ulsan Hyundai.[23] Ludwigson featured in the final of the 2021–22 Svenska Cupen, in which Hammarby lost by 4–5 on penalties to Malmö FF after the game ended in a 0–0 draw.[24][25]

Ulsan Hyundai

On 5 January 2023, Ludwigson transferred to K League 1 club Ulsan Hyundai, linking up with his former teammate Darijan 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

Ludwigson was called up to the Sweden national team for the training tour in Portugal in early 2022,[29] that later was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[30]

Personal life

Ludwigson is the great-grandson of footballer Robert Zander, who represented Sweden in the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career statistics

Club
As of 6 November 2022[3]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mölnlycke IF 2011 Division 5B Göteborg 94——94
2012 Division 4B Göteborg 1410——1410
2013 208——208
2014 105——105
Total 5327——5327
Sävedalens IF 2015 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 13400—134
2016 Division 2 Västra Götaland 231100—2311
2017 24810—258
Total 602310—6123
Örgryte IS 2018 Superettan 301130—3311
2019 291210—3012
Total 592340—6323
Hammarby IF 2020 Allsvenskan 299511[lower-alpha 1]03510
2021 3011626[lower-alpha 2]14014
2022 291241—3313
Total 88321547111037
Career total 26010520471287110
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Hammarby IF

Individual

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