Hugo Larsson (footballer)

Hugo Emanuel Larsson (born 27 June 2004) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Sweden national team.

Hugo Larsson

Larsson with Malmö FF in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Hugo Emanuel Larsson
Date of birth	(2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Ystad, Sweden
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Eintracht Frankfurt
Number	16
Youth career
2009–2015	SoGK Charlo
2015–2016	Ystads IF
2016–2021	Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2023	Malmö FF	39	(3)
2023–	Eintracht Frankfurt	43	(4)
International career‡
2021–2022	Sweden U19	9	(0)
2023–	Sweden U21	3	(1)
2023–	Sweden	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:26, 21 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:49, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Malmö FF

Born in Ystad, Larsson began his footballing career in SoGK Charlo before signing with Malmö FF as a 12-year-old.^[1][2][3] He made his senior debut for Malmö FF on 20 February 2022 in a Svenska Cupen against GAIS, appearing as a late substitute in a 5–1 win.^[4] He made his Allsvenskan debut on 11 April 2022 in a 1–1 draw with IF Elfsborg, playing for 45 minutes.^[5] Larsson scored his first goal for the club against Degerfors IF on 6 November 2022.^[6] Malmö FF struggled in 2022 and finished seventh in Allsvenskan, but Larsson had a breakthrough season and received the Allsvenskan young player of the year award after playing a joint top 46 games for the club in all competitions.^[7][8] In his final home game before his recently announced move to Eintracht Frankfurt, Larsson scored the first goal in a 5–0 win and received standing ovations while being substituted in the 82nd minute.^[9]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 29 May 2023, Larsson signed for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee, a record fee received for a Swedish club. He would officially join the German club upon the opening of the summer transfer window on 1 July.^[10][11] On 8 October, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 2–0 win over Heidenheim.^[12] Two months later, on 9 December, he netted his second goal in a 5–1 victory over Bayern Munich.^[13]

International career

Larsson has represented the U19 and U21 teams.^[14] He made his full international debut for Sweden on 9 January 2023, playing for 68 minutes in a friendly 2–0 win against Finland before being replaced by Bilal Hussein.^[15]

Career statistics

Larsson playing for Malmö FF in 2022

Club

As of match played 21 December 2024^[14][7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Malmö FF	2022	Allsvenskan	27	1	6	0	13[b]	0	46	1
	2023	Allsvenskan	12	2	3	0	—		15	2
	Total		39	3	9	0	13	0	61	3
Eintracht Frankfurt	2023–24	Bundesliga	29	2	3	0	6[c]	0	38	2
	2024–25	Bundesliga	14	2	3	0	5[d]	2	22	4
	Total		43	4	6	0	11	2	60	6
Career total			82	7	15	0	24	2	121	9

1. Includes Svenska Cupen and DFB-Pokal
2. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 14 October 2024^[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	2023	4	0
	2024	4	0
Total		8	0

Honours

Malmö FF

• Allsvenskan: 2023
• Svenska Cupen: 2021–22

Individual

• Allsvenskan Young Player of the Year: 2022^[8]

References

1. "Hugo Larsson". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
2. "När Hugo Larsson växte till sig gick det snabbt uppåt". Fotboll Skåne (in Swedish). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
3. "Talangens beslut: Väljer bort Europa". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
4. "'AC':s hyllning till MFF-debutanten: "Länge sedan man såg en ung visa framfötterna på det sättet"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
5. "TV: Hugo Larsson efter sin allsvenska debut". Malmö FF (in Swedish). 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
6. "Degerfors räddade kontraktet i Toivonens avskedsmatch". sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
7. "Hugo Larsson". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
8. "Hugo Larsson årets unga spelare". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
9. "MFF:s rekordman sade adjö med mål och storseger". svd.se (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
10. "Malmö FF säljer Hugo Larsson för allsvensk rekordsumma" [Malmö FF sell Hugo Larsson for Allsvenskan record sum]. www.mff.se (in Swedish). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
11. "Hugo Larsson signs". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
12. "2:0 gegen den 1. FC Heidenheim: Eintracht Frankfurt feiert Heimsieg!" (in German). Bundesliga. 8 October 2023.
13. "Bayern Munich humbled by Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1". CNN. 10 December 2023.
14. "Hugo Larsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
15. "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

External links

• Hugo Larsson at Soccerway