Gustaf Lagerbielke (footballer)
Gustaf Johan Lagerbielke (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡɵ̂sːtav ˈlɑ̂ːgɛ(r)ˌbjɛlkɛ]; born 10 April 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership side Celtic and the Sweden national team.[1]
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Lagerbielke in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustaf Johan Lagerbielke | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IFK Stocksund | |||
| –2017 | FC Djursholm | ||
| 2017–2018 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | FC Djursholm | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | AIK | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Sollentuna FK (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Sollentuna FK | 46 | (1) |
| 2021 | Västerås SK | 15 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | IF Elfsborg | 24 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Degerfors IF (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2023– | Celtic | 8 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Sweden U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Sweden U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sweden | 2 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:18, 16 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:48, 12 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Gustaf Lagerbielke grew up in Djursholm outside Stockholm. His mother is Katarina Waldenström, an entrepreneur, and his father is Count Johan Lagerbjelke, a public speaker and negotiation expert. His grandfather Jan Waldenström was a footballer who played for IF Elfsborg. His stepfather is the Swedish industrialist Per-Olof Söderberg
A nobleman, Gustaf is the 11th Baron Lagerbielke and the oldest son of the 8th Count Lagerbjelke.[2]
Club career
Lagerbielke played for AIK, Sollentuna FK, Västerås SK, IF Elfsborg and Degerfors IF in Sweden. In August 2023, he joined Scottish club Celtic, by signing a contract until 2028.[3]
Lagerbielke made his Old Firm Derby debut on 3 September 2023, notably winning a goal-cancelling foul to help Celtic to a 1–0 win away to Rangers.[4] Later that year, on 13 December, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal, securing a 2–1 victory over Feyenoord, to seal his club's first win in 15 matches in that competition, and first home win in ten years.[5]
International career
Lagerbielke made his debut for Sweden's national team on 12 January 2023 in a friendly match against Iceland.[6] On 12 October 2023, he scored his first international goal in a 3–1 victory over Moldova.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 January 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Djursholm | 2017 | Division 4 Norra Stockholm | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Sollentuna | 2018 | Division 1 Norra | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Division 1 Norra | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||||
| 2020 | Ettan Norra | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 50 | 2 | |||||
| Västerås | 2021 | Superettan | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | |||
| IF Elfsborg | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||||
| Degerfors IF (loan) | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Celtic | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Career total | 112 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 13 | ||
- Includes Svenska Cupen, Scottish Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lagerbielke goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 October 2023 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Moldova | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
References
- Gustaf Lagerbielke at Soccerway
- "Celtic transfer target Gustaf Lagerbielke has a title of BARON and is No.254 in line to the Swedish throne". Daily Record. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- "Elfsborgs Gustaf Lagerbielke klar för Celtic". gp.se (in Swedish). 16 August 2023.
- "Sverige - Island - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- "Gustaf Lagerbielke earns Celtic first Champions League home win in a decade – reaction". The Telegraph. 13 December 2023.
- "Sverige 2–1 Island". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 12 January 2023.
- "Svensk seger i genrepet mot Belgien". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 12 October 2023.
External links
- Gustaf Lagerbielke at Celtic FC
- Gustaf Lagerbielke at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)