Karl Gustav Vilhelm Berggren (born 7 September 1997) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

club

Raków Częstochowa Robotniczy Klub Sportowy Raków Częstochowa Spółka Akcyjna (commonly referred to as Raków Częstochowa, or simply Raków) is a Polish professional football club, based in Częstochowa, that competes in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of natio ...

Club career

BK Häcken

Born in

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, Berggren started his career in the youth system of IF Väster. He then went on to play in the youth ranks of

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and

BK Häcken Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Gothenburg (Hisingen). It currently plays in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. Forme ...

. 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

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win over

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. He made his debut in

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, on 15 May 2016, in a 4–1 victory over

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. After making eight appearances in the 2016 season and 7 appearances in the first part of the

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season, Berggren was loaned out to

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, a team playing in the

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, with which he concluded the year making 15 appearances as a regular starter. 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 Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollför ...

. He remained at Hacken until July 2022, the month in which he was sold to Polish side

. 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.

Raków Częstochowa

On 29 July 2022, Berggren signed a three-year contract with Polish side

. He quickly established himself as a regular holding midfielder for the Polish side. On 7 May 2023, Berggren helped Raków win the

championship for the first time in their history. He also helped the club to the last qualifying round of the Champions League where they faced

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from Denmark. Berggren scored his first goal for Raków on 27 May 2023 in a 1–1 league draw against

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. 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

. On 24 June 2025, it was reported that Berggren was on the verge of being sold to

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International career

Berggren made his debut for the Sweden national team on 9 January 2020 in a friendly game against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

BK Häcken *

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: 2015–16, 2018–19 Rakow Częstochowa *

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* 1997 births Living people 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Swedish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Sweden men's international footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Allsvenskan players Superettan players Ekstraklasa players BK Häcken players Varbergs BoIS players Raków Częstochowa players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland {{Sweden-footy-midfielder-stub