ratings updated 12 Sept 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Mjallby AIF.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Allsvenskan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 619 | 6.7 |
Scout report
V. Gustafson is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Mjallby AIF, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 16 appearances, a Season grade of 21, top 83% of Allsvenskan central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 16.9, ranking 181st of 208 in the Allsvenskan. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (64.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gustafson.
Judged on this season alone, Gustafson graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 36 of the 36 central midfielders in the Allsvenskan, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.813 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 26 → 21). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 17, 33rd of 36 of the 36 central midfielders in the Allsvenskan. At 31 Gustafson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Mjallby AIF finished 12th of 16 · a lower-table side
2.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 64.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
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
With a Rating of 16.9, Gustafson carries the 33rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Allsvenskan of 36, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Mjallby AIF finished 12th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.81 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Allsvenskan with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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