Gabriel Johan Gudmundsson (born 29 April 1999) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Sweden national team.

Club career

On 31 August 2021, Gudmundsson signed a five-year contract with French champions

International career

After having represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams a total of 11 times between 2014 and 2019, Gudmundsson made his full international debut for

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on 9 June 2022 in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B game against

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, replacing Viktor Claesson in the 77th minute of a 0–1 loss.

Personal life

Gabriel is the son of former

and

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player Niklas Gudmundsson.

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* * Living people 1999 births Footballers from Malmö Swedish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Sweden men's youth international footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Allsvenskan players Halmstads BK players FC Groningen players Lille OSC players Superettan players Eredivisie players Ligue 1 players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in France Swedish expatriate sportspeople in France 21st-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-footy-defender-stub