Gustav Erik Ludwigson (born 20 October 1993) is a Swedish

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who plays as a

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or as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Early career

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

Sävedalens IF Sävedalens IF is a Swedish football club located in Sävedalen in Partille Municipality, Västra Götaland County. Background Since their foundation in 1932 Sävedalens IF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedi ...

. In total, Ludwigson would go on to score 23 goals in 60 league 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.

Örgryte IS

On 21 December 2017, Ludwigson signed a one-year contract with

Örgryte IS Örgryte Idrottssällskap, commonly referred to as Örgryte IS, Örgryte () or (especially locally) ÖIS or Öis, is a Swedish sports club based in Gothenburg. It consists of four departments, namely bowling, football, athletics and wrestling. ...

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, the domestic second tier. He had previously gone on trial with the club twice in his career. 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. 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. Ludwigson retained his fine form in 2019, and won the prize of Superettan Player of the Month in July.

Hammarby IF

2020

On 8 August 2019, it was announced that Ludwigson would join

Hammarby IF Hammarby Idrottsförening ("Hammarby Sports Club"), commonly known as Hammarby IF or simply Hammarby ( or, especially locally, ), is a Swedish sports club located in Stockholm, with a number of member organizations active in a variety of differ ...

in Allsvenskan ahead of the 2020 season. He signed a three-year deal with the club, and reports suggested a transfer fee of around 0,5 million Swedish kronor. In his debut season in 2020, Ludwigson scored nine goals and provided 11 assists in 29 league games, being voted as Hammarby Player of the Year by the supporters of the club, although the side disappointedly finished 8th in the Allsvenskan table.

2021

On 26 March 2021, Ludwigson renewed his contract with Hammarby, with his new deal running until the end of 2024. On 30 May 2021, Ludwigson won the

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, the main domestic cup, with Hammarby through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against

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in the final. He featured in all six games as the side reached the play-off round of the

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, after eliminating

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(4–1 on aggregate) and

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(6–4 on aggregate, in which Ludwigson scored), where the club was knocked out by

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(4–4 on aggregate) after a penalty shoot-out. On 23 September 2021, Ludwigson was appointed as the new vice-captain of Hammarby by head coach Miloš Milojević. Ludwigson was named Hammarby Player of the Year for a second consecutive season, being only the second ever player to win the prize twice beside Max von Schlebrügge.

2022

On 4 March 2022, Ludwigson signed a new five-year contract with Hammarby, running until the end of 2026. In the process, he reportedly turned down a move to

. Ludwigson featured in the final of the

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, in which Hammarby lost by 4–5 on penalties to

Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening (), commonly known simply as Malmö FF or MFF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö, Scania. They compete in the Allsvenskan, the top division of Swedish football, and play home matches at the Eleda S ...

after the game ended in a 0–0 draw.

Ulsan Hyundai

On 5 January 2023, Ludwigson transferred to

club Ulsan Hyundai, linking up with his former teammate

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. The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 6 million SEK, after the Korean club activated a release clause in Ludwigson's contract.

International career

Ludwigson was called up to the Sweden national team for the training tour in

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in early 2022, that later was cancelled due to the

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Personal life

Ludwigson is the great-grandson of footballer

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, who represented Sweden in the

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and

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Hammarby IF *

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Ulsan Hyundai *

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Individual *

Player of the Year: 2020, 2021 *

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top assist provider:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ludwigson, Gustav 1993 births Living people Men's association football forwards Swedish men's footballers Allsvenskan players Superettan players Örgryte IS players Hammarby Fotboll players Ulsan HD FC players K League 1 players Footballers from Gothenburg Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Swedish expatriate sportspeople in South Korea 21st-century Swedish sportsmen