Gustaf Lagerbielke (footballer)

Baron
Gustaf Lagerbielke
Lagerbielke in 2023
Personal information
Full name Gustaf Johan Lagerbielke
Date of birth (2000-04-10) 10 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Twente (on loan from Celtic)
Number 3
Youth career
IFK Stocksund
0000–2017 FC Djursholm
2017–2018 AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 FC Djursholm 5 (0)
2018 AIK 0 (0)
2018Sollentuna FK (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2020 Sollentuna FK 46 (1)
2021 Västerås SK 15 (3)
2021–2023 IF Elfsborg 24 (2)
2022Degerfors IF (loan) 14 (3)
2023– Celtic 7 (0)
2024–Twente (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2017 Sweden U17 1 (0)
2017–2021 Sweden U19 11 (0)
2023– Sweden 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:48, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Gustaf Johan Lagerbielke (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡɵ̂sːtav ˈlɑ̂ːgɛ(r)ˌbjɛlkɛ]; born 10 April 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Dutch Eredivisie club Twente on loan from Scottish side Celtic, and the Sweden national team.[1]

Early life

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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 [citation needed]

A nobleman, Gustaf is the 11th Baron Lagerbielke and the oldest son of the 8th Count Lagerbjelke.[2]

Club career

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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]

On 27 August 2024, Lagerbielke joined Twente in the Netherlands on a season-long loan.[6]

International career

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Lagerbielke made his debut for Sweden's national team on 12 January 2023 in a friendly match against Iceland.[7] On 12 October 2023, he scored his first international goal in a 3–1 victory over Moldova.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 16 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Europe Total
Division 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[b] 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 7 0 0 0 1 0 2[c] 1 10 1
Career total 113 9 11 3 1 0 3 1 136 13


International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Gustaf Lagerbielke
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 October 2023 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Moldova 2–0 3–1 Friendly

Honours

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Celtic

References

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  1. ^ Gustaf Lagerbielke at Soccerway
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Elfsborgs Gustaf Lagerbielke klar för Celtic". gp.se (in Swedish). 16 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Sverige - Island - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Gustaf Lagerbielke earns Celtic first Champions League home win in a decade – reaction". The Telegraph. 13 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Gustaf Lagerbielke naar FC Twente" [Gustaf Lagerbielke to FC Twente] (in Dutch). FC Twente. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Sverige 2–1 Island". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 12 January 2023. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Svensk seger i genrepet mot Belgien". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 12 October 2023.
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