.jpg) Svensson with Sweden at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karl Gustav Johan Svensson | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Centre-back Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IFK Göteborg | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Azalea BK | ||
| 2000–2001 | ES Le Cannet-Rocheville | ||
| 2001–2005 | IFK Göteborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2010 | IFK Göteborg | 101 | (8) |
| 2010–2012 | Bursaspor | 25 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Tavriya Simferopol | 21 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | IFK Göteborg | 52 | (1) |
| 2016 | Guangzhou R&F | 28 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Seattle Sounders FC | 90 | (4) |
| 2021 | Guangzhou City | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | IFK Göteborg | 99 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Sweden U21 | 24 | (1) |
| 2009–2021 | Sweden | 32 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 6 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Karl Gustav Johan Svensson (born 7 February 1987) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg as a centre-back. Starting off his footballing career in Sweden with IFK Göteborg in 2005, he went on to play professionally in Turkey, Ukraine, China, and the United States before returning to Sweden in 2021. A full international between 2009 and 2021, Svensson won 32 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 2018 FIFA World Cup as well as UEFA Euro 2020.
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 30 June 2018. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018.