Gustav Berggren
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karl Gustav Vilhelm Berggren | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Raków Częstochowa | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IF Väster | |||
| GAIS | |||
| 2014–2015 | BK Häcken | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2022 | BK Häcken | 126 | (8) |
| 2017 | → Varbergs BoIS (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2022– | Raków Częstochowa | 83 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Sweden U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Sweden U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2020 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:37, 27 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Karl Gustav Vilhelm Berggren (born 7 September 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Raków Częstochowa.[1]
Club career
BK Häcken
Born in Stockholm, Berggren started his career in the youth system of IF Väster. He then went on to play in the youth ranks of GAIS and BK Häcken. In January 2015, with Häcken, he signed a contract that officially brought him to the first team. He played his first professional match on 25 February 2015 in a 2–0 Svenska Cupen win over Östers IF. He made his debut in Allsvenskan, on 15 May 2016, in a 4–1 victory over Falkenbergs FF.[2]
After making eight appearances in the 2016 season and 7 appearances in the first part of the 2017 Allsvenskan season, Berggren was loaned out to Varbergs BoIS, a team playing in the Superettan, with which he concluded the year making 15 appearances as a regular starter.[3] He returned to Häcken at the end of the loan spell. On 7 July 2019, Berggren scored his first goal as a professional in a 2–1 league loss to IFK Norrköping.[4]
He remained at Hacken until July 2022, the month in which he was sold to Polish side Raków Częstochowa. After his departure, Häcken conquered its first league title, a season in which Berggren collected 2 goals and 3 assists in 14 games before his departure.[5]
Raków Częstochowa
On 29 July 2022, Berggren signed a three-year contract with Polish side Raków Częstochowa.[6] He quickly established himself as a regular holding midfielder for the Polish side. On 7 May 2023, Berggren helped Raków win the Ekstraklasa championship for the first time in their history.[7] He also helped the club to the last qualifying round of the Champions League where they faced Copenhagen from Denmark.[8]
Berggren scored his first goal for Raków on 27 May 2023 in a 1–1 league draw against Zagłębie Lubin. Entering the game, he scored the equalizing goal on a service from Vladyslav Kocherhin. On 22 September 2024, he scored two goals in a 5–1 victory over Zagłębie Lubin.[9]
On 24 June 2025, it was reported that Berggren was on the verge of being sold to New York Red Bulls.[10]
International career
Berggren made his debut for the Sweden national team on 9 January 2020 in a friendly game against Moldova.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 July 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| BK Häcken | 2015 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | ||
| Total | 126 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 13 | ||
| Varbergs BoIS (loan) | 2018 | Superettan | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Raków Częstochowa | 2022-23 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| 2024-25 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Total | 83 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 5 | ||
| New York Red Bulls | 2025 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 224 | 13 | 36 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 18 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | |||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
BK Häcken[13]
Rakow Częstochowa
References
- ^ Gustav Berggren at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ Tivemo, Joel (17 May 2015). "Talangen om sina första minuter: "Väntat på det länge"". Gp.se. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "BK Häcken lånar ut talangen till superettan" (in Swedish). expressen.se. 10 July 2017.
- ^ "IFK Norrköping - BK Häcken". espn.com. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ Lann, Rikard (30 October 2022). "Häcken svenska mästare" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Gustav Berggren nowym zawodnikiem Rakowa!" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Raków mistrzem Polski! Zdobył tytuł dwie godziny po meczu". sport.pl (in Polish). 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Raków Częstochowa lose 0-1 to FC Copenhagen in Champions League qualifier". polskieradio.pl. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Raków zrobił z Zagłębia miedziowy dżem". weszlo.com (in Polish). 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "REVEALED: Berggren close to being bought out by New York Red Bulls". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "Gustav Berggren — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Gustav Berggren". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Gustav Berggren". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
External links
- Gustav Berggren at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)