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 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
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	27	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 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]

Hammarby IF

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

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 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 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 in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
3. Appearances in AFC Champions League

Honours

Hammarby IF

• Svenska Cupen: 2020–21

Ulsan Hyundai

• K League 1: 2023, 2024

Individual

• Hammarby IF Player of the Year: 2020,^[12] 2021^[21]
• Allsvenskan top assist provider: 2020

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. 5 August 2019. 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. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
10. "Ludwigson klar för Hammarby – för en halv miljon" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
11. "Helt klar för Hammarby – då ansluter anfallaren" (in Swedish). Expressen. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
12. "Gustav Ludwigson är Årets Bajenspelare 2020!" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
13. "Hammarby förlänger med Gustav Ludwigson" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. 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. Archived from the original on 16 June 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. Archived from the original on 30 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. Archived from the original on 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.

External links

• Gustav Ludwigson at Soccerway