Gustav Ludwigson

Gustav Ludwigson (born 20 October 1993) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward or as a second striker for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan.[1]

Gustav Ludwigson
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
Club information
Current team
 Hammarby IF
Number 16
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– Hammarby IF 29 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2020

Club career

Early career

Ludwigson started to play football with local club Mölnycke IF. In 2015, he transferred to Sävedalens IF.[2]

In total, Ludwigson would go on to score 23 goals in 60 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.[1]

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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

Ludwigson retained his fine form in 2019, and won the prize of Superettan "player of the month" in July.[6]

Hammarby IF

On 8 August 2019, it was announced that Ludwigson would join Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan ahead of the 2020 season.[7] He signed a three-year deal with the club,[8] and reports suggested a transfer fee of around 0,5 million Swedish kronor.[9][10] In his debut season, when Hammarby disappointedly finished 8th in the table, Ludwigson scored 9 goals and provided 11 assists, being voted as Hammarby Player of the Year by the fans.[11]

Personal life

Ludwigson is the great-grandson of footballer Robert Zander, who represented Sweden in the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of 14 December 2020[1]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mölnlycke IF 2011 Division 5B Göteborg 9 4 — — 9 4
2012 Division 4B Göteborg 14 10 — — 14 10
2013 Division 4B Göteborg 20 8 — — 20 8
2014 Division 4B Göteborg 10 5 — — 10 5
Total 53 27 — — 53 27
Sävedalens IF 2015 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 13400—134
2016 Division 2 Västra Götaland 231100—2311
2017 Division 2 Västra Götaland 24810—258
Total 602310006123
Örgryte IS 2018 Superettan 301130—3311
2019 Superettan 291210—3012
Total 592340006323
Hammarby IF 2020 Allsvenskan 29951103510
Total 29951103510
Career total 201 82 10 1 1 0 212 83

References
  1. "Spelarstatistik: Gustav Ludwigson" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. "Gustav Ludwigson" (in Swedish). Örgryte IS. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. "Välkommen till Örgryte IS, Gustav Ludwigson!" (in Swedish). Örgryte IS. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. "ÖIS förlänger kontraktet med Gustav Ludwigson" (in Swedish). Örgryte IS. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. "Gustav Ludwigson framröstad till årets spelare" (in Swedish). Örgryte IS. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  6. "Gustav Ludwigson är Månadens spelare i Superettan" (in Swedish). Superettan. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  7. "Ludwigson klar för Hammarby IF – Lämnar efter säsongen" (in Swedish). Örgryte IS. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  8. "Gustav Ludwigson klar för Bajen – ansluter efter säsongen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  9. "Ludwigson klar för Hammarby – för en halv miljon" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  10. "Helt klar för Hammarby – då ansluter anfallaren" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  11. "Gustav Ludwigson är Årets Bajenspelare 2020!" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
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