Simon Gustafson

Following his move to Korona Kielce, Gustafson's current-season form is down 90% on last season (Season 41→4), while his Rating eased 19→14. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 41).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Korona Kielce · 8th	2	0	0	6.5	14	4
2025/26	Korona Kielce · 11th	14	0	0	6.61	14	4
2025/26	BK Hacken · 10th	22	4	3	7.43	19	41
2024/25	BK Hacken · 8th	28	6	4	7.57	28	34
2023/24	BK Hacken · 3rd	11	0	5	7.18	24	13
2022/23	BK Hacken · 1st	14	0	4	7.46	28	22

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons in the full career.

Sweden · international

Side	Apps	G
Sweden	2	0
Sweden U21	3	1
Sweden U19	5	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central midfielder

Simon Gustafson is a 31-year-old central midfielder at BK Hacken, enjoying a standout season — 4 goals and 3 assists in 22 appearances, a Season grade of 41. On long-term scout potential he's rated 19.3. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (68.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.02 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gustafson.

On the season, Gustafson graded 41 for current form (age-blind), on 4 goals, 3 assists and 4.023 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 41 → 4). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19. At 31 Gustafson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

A career still climbing — Gustafson is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2024/25

19.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

68.8%

Minutes

a regular starter

4.02

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · BK Hacken finished 10th of 16 · a mid-table side

Apps

4.02

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 68.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.34 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Defensive volume. 4.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 19.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %68.8%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.194

Assists / 900.145

Goal contribution / 900.339

Defensive actions / 904.023

Player flow

Goal involvements7

Cards / 900.339

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 31, Gustafson sits on 1.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Gustafson's projected Rating — 19.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Ekstraklasa with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles57

Interceptions19

Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards1

Transfer history

€2.5M total transfer fees · 6 moves

Korona KielceJan 2026 – nowFree

BK Hackenuntil Jan 2026

Free agentDec 2025 – Jan 2026Free

BK HackenJul 2022 – Dec 2025

UtrechtJun 2018 – Jul 2022€ 1M

Roda(on loan)Jul 2017 – Jun 2018

FeyenoordJul 2015 – Jul 2017€ 1.5M

BK Hackenuntil Jul 2015

About Simon Gustafson

Simon Gustafson is a 31-year-old central midfielder who plays for Korona Kielce, born on January 11, 1995 in Mölndal, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Sweden. Korona Kielce currently sit 8th of 18 in the Ekstraklasa.

This season

In the current season, Simon Gustafson has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 152 minutes, averaging a 6.5 match rating over his last 2 rated games. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in attack this season.

Recent matches

August 8, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Legia Warszawa (85 minutes, 6.3 rating)
July 25, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Jagiellonia (67 minutes, 6.7 rating)

Simon Gustafson's next match is on September 5, 2026, when Korona Kielce face Wisla Krakow at home in the Ekstraklasa.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Simon Gustafson at 19.3 with a Season form score of 41. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 10 career titles — among them the Svenska Cupen and the Allsvenskan. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, Simon Gustafson has totalled 315 club appearances with 61 goals and 42 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 37 appearances for Utrecht.

Simon Gustafson's career has also included time at BK Hacken, Utrecht, Roda and Feyenoord.

On the international stage, Simon Gustafson has represented Sweden, Sweden U21, Sweden U19 — 10 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.