Gustav Svensson

Out of contract Dec. 14, 2020
The Swedish defensive midfielder has been a fixture for the Sounders since arriving before the 2017 season. He had a pair of assists in the team's MLS Cup Final win over Toronto FC.
INTERNATIONAL: Svensson has 37 appearances for the Swedish National Team, beginning with two caps in 2009. The midfielder has also appeared in a pair of matches for Sweden in 2015 and 2016. He previously earned 24 caps for the Sweden Under-21 squad.
OUTSIDE MLS: Svensson began his pro career with his hometown side IFK Göteborg, where played from 2006-2010, leading the club to the 2008 Svenzka Cupen (Swedish Cup) title and a 2009 second-place finish in the Allsvenskan, the Swedish first division. He moved to Bursaspor of the Turkish Super Lig in 2010, where he made 38 appearances in the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 campaigns. Svensson then spent two seasons with Ukrainian side Tarivya before returning to IFK Göteborg in 2014, where he made 52 appearances across two campaigns, helping Göteborg to a pair of runner-up finished in the Allsvenskan, the club's best finish since the 2009 season. After moving to Guangzhou R&F of the Chinese Super League in 2016, Svensson started all 28 of his appearances as the club finished sixth with a record of 11-12-7.
Stats
Date | Match | Result | Appearance | MINS | G | A | SHTS |
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11/08/2020 | SJ @ SEA | W 1-4 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11/04/2020 | SEA @ LA | T 1-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
11/01/2020 | SEA @ COL | L 1-3 | Started | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10/27/2020 | SEA @ VAN | W 2-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10/22/2020 | POR @ SEA | T 1-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10/18/2020 | SEA @ SJ | T 0-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10/11/2020 | SEA @ LAFC | L 1-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10/07/2020 | RSL @ SEA | W 1-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10/03/2020 | VAN @ SEA | W 1-3 | Started | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9/27/2020 | SEA @ LA | W 3-1 | Started | 79 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9/23/2020 | SEA @ POR | L 0-1 | Subbed on | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9/18/2020 | LAFC @ SEA | W 0-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9/10/2020 | SJ @ SEA | W 1-7 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9/06/2020 | POR @ SEA | L 2-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9/02/2020 | SEA @ RSL | T 2-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8/30/2020 | LAFC @ SEA | W 1-3 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8/23/2020 | SEA @ POR | W 3-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
7/19/2020 | VAN @ SEA | W 0-3 | Started | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7/14/2020 | SEA @ CHI | L 1-2 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7/10/2020 | SJ @ SEA | T 0-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3/07/2020 | CLB @ SEA | T 1-1 | Started | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3/01/2020 | CHI @ SEA | W 1-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10/06/2019 | MIN @ SEA | W 0-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9/29/2019 | SEA @ SJ | W 1-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9/22/2019 | SEA @ DC | L 0-2 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9/18/2019 | DAL @ SEA | T 0-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9/15/2019 | RBNY @ SEA | W 2-4 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
9/07/2019 | SEA @ COL | L 0-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9/01/2019 | LA @ SEA | W 3-4 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8/23/2019 | SEA @ POR | W 2-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8/17/2019 | SEA @ LA | T 2-2 | Started | 74 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
8/14/2019 | SEA @ RSL | L 0-3 | Subbed on | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8/10/2019 | NE @ SEA | T 3-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8/04/2019 | SKC @ SEA | L 3-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7/27/2019 | SEA @ HOU | W 1-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7/21/2019 | POR @ SEA | L 2-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7/14/2019 | ATL @ SEA | W 1-2 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7/06/2019 | SEA @ CLB | W 2-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7/03/2019 | SEA @ NYC | L 0-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6/29/2019 | VAN @ SEA | W 0-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6/05/2019 | SEA @ MTL | L 1-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6/01/2019 | SEA @ DAL | L 1-2 | Started | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5/26/2019 | SEA @ SKC | L 2-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5/18/2019 | SEA @ PHI | T 0-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5/15/2019 | ORL @ SEA | W 1-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5/11/2019 | HOU @ SEA | W 0-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5/04/2019 | SEA @ MIN | T 1-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4/28/2019 | LAFC @ SEA | T 1-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4/24/2019 | SJ @ SEA | T 2-2 | Started | 56 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4/21/2019 | SEA @ LAFC | L 1-4 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4/13/2019 | TOR @ SEA | W 2-3 | Started | 90 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4/06/2019 | RSL @ SEA | W 0-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3/30/2019 | SEA @ VAN | T 0-0 | Started | 83 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3/16/2019 | SEA @ CHI | W 4-2 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3/09/2019 | COL @ SEA | W 0-2 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3/02/2019 | CIN @ SEA | W 1-4 | Started | 89 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
10/28/2018 | SJ @ SEA | W 1-2 | Started | 88 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
10/21/2018 | SEA @ HOU | W 3-2 | Started | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10/17/2018 | SEA @ ORL | W 2-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10/08/2018 | HOU @ SEA | W 1-4 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9/29/2018 | COL @ SEA | W 0-4 | Started | 85 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
9/23/2018 | SEA @ LA | L 0-3 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9/19/2018 | PHI @ SEA | L 1-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9/15/2018 | SEA @ VAN | W 2-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9/01/2018 | SKC @ SEA | W 1-3 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8/26/2018 | SEA @ POR | W 1-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8/18/2018 | LA @ SEA | W 0-5 | Started | 84 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8/12/2018 | DAL @ SEA | W 1-2 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
8/04/2018 | SEA @ MIN | W 2-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7/29/2018 | NYC @ SEA | W 1-3 | Started | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7/25/2018 | SEA @ SJ | W 1-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7/21/2018 | VAN @ SEA | W 0-2 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7/15/2018 | SEA @ ATL | T 1-1 | Subbed on | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7/07/2018 | SEA @ NE | T 0-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7/04/2018 | SEA @ COL | W 2-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6/30/2018 | POR @ SEA | L 3-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6/23/2018 | CHI @ SEA | T 1-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6/13/2018 | SEA @ RBNY | L 1-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6/09/2018 | DC @ SEA | W 1-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6/02/2018 | SEA @ RSL | L 0-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5/26/2018 | RSL @ SEA | L 1-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5/13/2018 | SEA @ POR | L 0-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5/09/2018 | SEA @ TOR | W 2-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5/05/2018 | CLB @ SEA | T 0-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4/29/2018 | SEA @ LAFC | L 0-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4/22/2018 | MIN @ SEA | W 1-3 | Started | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4/15/2018 | SEA @ SKC | T 2-2 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3/31/2018 | MTL @ SEA | L 1-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3/18/2018 | SEA @ DAL | L 0-3 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3/04/2018 | LAFC @ SEA | L 1-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10/22/2017 | COL @ SEA | W 0-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10/15/2017 | DAL @ SEA | W 0-4 | Started | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10/01/2017 | SEA @ PHI | L 0-2 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9/27/2017 | VAN @ SEA | W 0-3 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9/23/2017 | SEA @ RSL | L 0-2 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9/16/2017 | SEA @ DAL | T 0-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9/10/2017 | LA @ SEA | T 1-1 | Subbed on | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8/27/2017 | POR @ SEA | T 1-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8/23/2017 | SEA @ VAN | T 1-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8/20/2017 | MIN @ SEA | W 1-2 | Started | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8/12/2017 | SKC @ SEA | W 0-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8/05/2017 | SEA @ MIN | W 4-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
7/29/2017 | SEA @ LA | T 0-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7/23/2017 | SJ @ SEA | W 0-3 | Started | 90 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7/19/2017 | DC @ SEA | W 3-4 | Started | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7/04/2017 | SEA @ COL | W 3-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6/25/2017 | SEA @ POR | T 2-2 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6/21/2017 | ORL @ SEA | T 1-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6/17/2017 | SEA @ NYC | L 1-2 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6/04/2017 | HOU @ SEA | W 0-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5/31/2017 | SEA @ CLB | L 0-3 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5/27/2017 | POR @ SEA | W 0-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5/20/2017 | RSL @ SEA | W 0-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5/17/2017 | SEA @ SKC | L 0-3 | Started | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5/13/2017 | SEA @ CHI | L 1-4 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5/06/2017 | TOR @ SEA | L 1-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
4/29/2017 | NE @ SEA | T 3-3 | Started | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4/23/2017 | SEA @ LA | W 3-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4/14/2017 | SEA @ VAN | L 1-2 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4/08/2017 | SEA @ SJ | T 1-1 | Subbed on | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3/31/2017 | ATL @ SEA | T 0-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3/19/2017 | RBNY @ SEA | W 1-3 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3/11/2017 | SEA @ MTL | T 2-2 | Started | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3/04/2017 | SEA @ HOU | L 1-2 | Started | 85 | 0 | 0 | 2 |