Hugo Larsson (footballer)

Hugo Emanuel Larsson (born 27 June 2004) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Sweden national team.

Hugo Larsson
Larsson with Malmö FF in 2023
Personal information
Full name Hugo Emanuel Larsson
Date of birth (2004-06-27) 27 June 2004
Place of birth Svarte, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 16
Youth career
2009–2015 SoGK Charlo
2015–2016 Ystads IF
2016–2021 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Malmö FF 39 (3)
2023– Eintracht Frankfurt 5 (1)
International career‡
2021–2022 Sweden U19 9 (0)
2023– Sweden U21 3 (1)
2023– Sweden 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:30, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:39, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Malmö FF

Born in Svarte, Larsson began his footballing career in SoGK Charlo before signing with Malmö FF as a 12-year-old.[1][2][3] He made his senior debut for Malmö FF on 20 February 2022 in a Svenska Cupen against GAIS, appearing as a late substitute in a 5–1 win.[4] He made his Allsvenskan debut on 11 April 2022 in a 1–1 draw with IF Elfsborg, playing for 45 minutes.[5] Larsson scored his first goal for the club against Degerfors IF on 6 November 2022.[6] Malmö FF struggled in 2022 and finished 7th in Allsvenskan, but Larsson had a breakthrough season and received the Allsvenskan young player of the year award after playing a joint top 46 games for the club in all competitions.[7][8] In his final home game before his recently announced move to Eintracht Frankfurt, Larsson scored the first goal in a 5–0 win and received standing ovations while being substituted in the 82nd minute.[9]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 29 May 2023, Larsson signed for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee, a record fee received for a Swedish club. He would officially join the German club upon the opening of the summer transfer window on 1 July.[10][11]

International career

Larsson has represented the U19 and U21 teams.[12] He made his full international debut for Sweden on 9 January 2023, playing for 68 minutes in a friendly 2–0 win against Finland before being replaced by Omar Faraj.[13]

Career statistics
Larsson playing for Malmö FF in 2022

Club
As of match played 10 June 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[12][7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Malmö FF 2022 Allsvenskan 2716[lower-alpha 1]013[lower-alpha 2]0—461
2023 Allsvenskan 1223[lower-alpha 1]0——152
Total 3939013000613
Career total 3939013000613
  1. Appearances in Svenska Cupen
  2. Appearances in Europa League and UEFA Champions League

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[12]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2023 3 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Malmö FF

Individual

References
  1. "Hugo Larsson". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. "När Hugo Larsson växte till sig gick det snabbt uppåt". Fotboll Skåne (in Swedish). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  3. "Talangens beslut: Väljer bort Europa". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. "'AC':s hyllning till MFF-debutanten: "Länge sedan man såg en ung visa framfötterna på det sättet"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  5. "TV: Hugo Larsson efter sin allsvenska debut". Malmö FF (in Swedish). 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  6. "Degerfors räddade kontraktet i Toivonens avskedsmatch". sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  7. "Hugo Larsson". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  8. "Hugo Larsson årets unga spelare". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  9. "MFF:s rekordman sade adjö med mål och storseger". svd.se (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  10. "Malmö FF säljer Hugo Larsson för allsvensk rekordsumma" [Malmö FF sell Hugo Larsson for Allsvenskan record sum]. www.mff.se (in Swedish). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  11. "Hugo Larsson signs". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  12. "Hugo Larsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  13. "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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