Gustav Henriksson
{{short description|Swedish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gustav Henriksson
| fullname = Gustav Niklas Henriksson{{Soccerway|gustav-henriksson/424067}}
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|2|3}}
| birth_place = Grebbestad, Sweden{{cite news |last1=Bennelind |first1=Thomas |title=Från pojkrummet till proffslivet ute i Europa |url=https://www.stromstadstidning.se/sport/fr%C3%A5n-pojkrummet-till-proffslivet-ute-i-europa-1.51001798 |work=stromstadstidning.se |date=11 June 2021 |language=sv}}
| height = 1.90 m{{cite web |title=Kadra |url=https://cracovia.pl/kadra/ |publisher=Cracovia |access-date=15 February 2025 |language=pl}}
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Cracovia
| clubnumber = 4
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Grebbestads IF
| youthyears2 = 2014–2018 | youthclubs2 = IF Elfsborg
| years1 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = Grebbestads IF | caps1 = 23 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2018–2021 | clubs2 = Elfsborg | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2021–2022 | clubs3 = Wolfsberger AC | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2022–2025 | clubs4 = Elfsborg | caps4 = 31 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2025– | clubs5 = Cracovia | caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2020
| nationalteam2 = Sweden U21
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| pcupdate = 21:27, 26 May 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Gustav Niklas Henriksson (born 3 February 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ekstraklasa club Cracovia.
Club career
=Grebbestads IF=
Henriksson began his football career with hometown club Grebbestads IF.{{cite web |title=Grebbestads IF - Gustav Henriksson |url=https://www.grebbestadsif.se/person.asp?person=188 |website=grebbestadsif.se |access-date=21 November 2021 |language=sv}} He made 23 appearances and scored one goal for the first team between 2012 and 2014.
=IF Elfsborg=
In the summer of 2014, Henriksson moved to IF Elfsborg, where he would join their youth academy.{{cite web |last1=Svensson |first1=Jan |title=Grebbestads IF - Gustav Henrikssom lämnar GIF för Elsborg till sommaren |url=https://www.grebbestadsif.se/nyhet.asp?nyhet_id=2128 |website=grebbestadsif.se |language=sv |date=13 February 2014}} In August 2018, he was promoted to the first team.{{cite web |title=GUSTAV HENRIKSSON FLYTTAS UPP I A-LAGET |url=https://elfsborg.se/2018/08/23/gustav-henriksson-flyttas-upp-i-a-laget/ |website=IF Elfsborg |language=sv-SE |date=23 August 2018}} On 26 September 2018, Henriksson made his Allsvenskan debut in a 1–0 win over Hammarby IF.
=Wolfsberger AC=
On 1 February 2021, Henriksson signed with Austrian Football Bundesliga club Wolfsberger AC.{{cite web |title=Gustav Henriksson lämnar för Wolfsberger AC |url=https://elfsborg.se/2021/02/01/gustav-henriksson-lamnar-for-wolfsberger-ac/ |website=IF Elfsborg |language=sv-SE |date=1 February 2021}} He scored his first goal in his Bundesliga debut, a header, as his club beat Admira Wacker Mödling 2–1.{{cite news |last1=Zetterman |first1=Anton |title=Lämnade Elfsborg - succé direkt i debuten utomlands - Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll |url=https://fotbolldirekt.se/2021/02/13/lamnade-elfsborg-succe-direkt-i-debuten-utomlands |work=Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll |date=13 February 2021 |language=sv}}
=Return to Elfsborg=
On 7 January 2022, Henriksson returned to Elfsborg on a four-year contract.{{cite press release|publisher=Elfsborg|url=https://elfsborg.se/2022/01/07/valkommen-tillbaka-gustav-henriksson/|title=Välkommen tillbaka – Gustav Henriksson|date=7 January 2022|access-date=5 April 2022|language=sv}}
=Cracovia=
On 7 February 2025, Henriksson moved to Polish club Cracovia on a two-and-a-half-year deal.{{cite web |last1=Galiński |first1=Tomasz |title=Tydzień temu grał w Lidze Europy, został piłkarzem Cracovii |url=https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/pilka-nozna/1171500/tydzien-temu-gral-w-lidze-europy-zostal-pilkarzem-cracovii |website=sportowefakty.wp.pl |access-date=7 February 2025 |language=pl |date=7 February 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{SvFF player|id=67411294-ddbb-4beb-9bf2-5a47602edbad|fid=628980}}
- {{SvFF national player|id=67411294-ddbb-4beb-9bf2-5a47602edbad}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20180506133215/http://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/landslagsdatabas/landslagsspelare/?fplid=628980 archive])
{{Cracovia squad}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Henriksson, Gustav}}
Category:People from Tanum Municipality
Category:Footballers from Västra Götaland County
Category:Swedish men's footballers
Category:Sweden men's youth international footballers
Category:Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Grebbestads IF players
Category:Wolfsberger AC players
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Category:Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Category:Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland