Gabriel Gudmundsson

Gabriel Gudmundsson
Gudmundsson with Sweden in 2023
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Johan Gudmundsson
Date of birth (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number 3
Youth career
Halmstads BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Halmstads BK 80 (14)
2019–2021 Groningen 37 (2)
2021–2025 Lille 103 (4)
2025– Leeds United 1 (0)
International career‡
2014 Sweden U17 1 (0)
2016–2018 Sweden U19 8 (1)
2019 Sweden U21 2 (0)
2022– Sweden 15 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:00, 8 July 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:26, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

Gabriel Johan Gudmundsson (born 29 April 1999) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Leeds United and the Sweden national team.

Club career

On 28 May 2019, it was announced that Gudmundsson had signed for Dutch club Groningen.[2] The length of his contract was not disclosed,[3] and the fee was later estimated to be around SEK 2.5 million (€250,000).[4]

On 31 August 2021, Gudmundsson signed a five-year contract with French champions Lille.[5] The transfer fee was rumoured by Voetbal International to be around €6,000,000, though 10% of Groningen's profit went to former club Halmstads BK.[6][4]

On 8 July 2025, after four seasons with Lille, Gudmundsson signed for Premier League club Leeds United on a four-year contract.[7][8] According to various columnists and reporters, the financial details of the transfer include a base fee of €12m (£10.35m).[9][10][11][12] His contract includes an annual salary around £3.88m (€4.5m) gross per season.[12]

International career

After having represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams a total of 11 times between 2014 and 2019, Gudmundsson made his full international debut for Sweden on 9 June 2022 in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B game against Serbia, replacing Viktor Claesson in the 77th minute of a 0–1 loss.[13][14]

Personal life

Gabriel is the son of former Sweden and Blackburn Rovers player Niklas Gudmundsson.[15]

Style of play

Gudmundsson is a left-back but has also played in midfield or as a centre-back. Adam Pope from BBC Radio Leeds described him as a "good ball-carrier who takes a few risks, and is quick and athletic".[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2025[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Halmstads BK 2016 Superettan 17 0 1 0 — — 2 0 20 0
2017 Allsvenskan 25 4 2 1 — — — 27 5
2018 Superettan 28 9 3 1 — — — 31 10
2019 Superettan 10 1 4 1 — — — 14 2
Total 80 14 10 3 — — 2 0 92 17
Groningen 2019–20 Eredivisie 11 2 0 0 — — — 11 2
2020–21 Eredivisie 23 0 0 0 — — 0 0 23 0
2021–22 Eredivisie 3 0 0 0 — — — 3 0
Total 37 2 0 0 — — — 37 2
Lille 2021–22 Ligue 1 30 1 2 0 — 4[c] 0 — 36 1
2022–23 Ligue 1 18 0 0 0 — – — 18 0
2023–24 Ligue 1 25 1 2 0 — 11[d] 0 — 38 1
2024–25 Ligue 1 30 2 2 0 — 13[c] 0 — 45 2
Total 103 4 6 0 — 28 0 — 137 4
Lille II 2022–23 Championnat National 3 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Leeds United 2025–26 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 221 20 17 3 0 0 28 0 2 0 268 23
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 6 June 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2022 2 0
2023 4 0
2024 6 0
2025 3 0
Total 15 0

References

  1. ^ "Gabriel Gudmundsson" (in French). Lille OSC. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. ^ "FC Groningen haalt Zweeds jeugdinternational". nos.nl (in Dutch). 28 May 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  3. ^ "FC Groningen gaat verder op Zweedse toer en presenteert eerste aanwinst". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b "KLART: Gudmundsson till Lille – dyraste svenska vänsterbacken". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  5. ^ "GABRIEL GUDMUNDSSON, UN ESPOIR SUÉDOIS AU LOSC" (in French). Lille. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  6. ^ https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/opluchting-in-groningen-toptransfer-gudmundsson-een-minuut-voor-tijd-rond
  7. ^ "Gabriel Gudmundsson joins Leeds United". Leeds United. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Gabriel Gudmundsson transféré à Leeds United" (in French). LOSC. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  9. ^ Millot, Maxence (8 July 2025). "Officiel : Transféré en Premier League, Gabriel Gudmundsson n'est plus un joueur du LOSC". Le Petit Lillois (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  10. ^ Gourdol, Nathan (8 July 2025). "Mercato : Gabriel Gudmundsson va quitter le LOSC pour Leeds". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Leeds sign Sweden left-back Gudmundsson from Lille". BBC Sport. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  12. ^ a b Avdic, Anel (7 July 2025). "Gabriel Gudmundsson lämnar Lille – klar för Premier League". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Sverige – Serbien – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Gabriel Gudmundsson – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Svensk succédoldis jagas av storklubbar: "Visat vad jag går för"". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Leeds news: Who is Gabriel Gudmundsson?". BBC Sport. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  17. ^ Gabriel Gudmundsson at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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