Carl Gustafsson
ratings updated 12 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Kalmar FF.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Allsvenskan | 9 | 2 | 0 | 665 | 7.47 |
Scout report
★ Standout performer
All Allsvenskan standouts →One of the biggest game-time risers in the Allsvenskan: on the pitch for 69% of Kalmar FF's available minutes this season, up from 2% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.
C. Gustafsson is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Kalmar FF, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 0 assists in 12 appearances, a Season grade of 38, top 35% of Allsvenskan defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 31.4, ranking 128th of 209 in the Allsvenskan. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter (69.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.01 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gustafsson.
Judged on this season alone, Gustafsson graded 38 — a solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 20 defensive midfielders in the Allsvenskan, on 2 goals, 0 assists and 5.005 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 2 → 38). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 14th of 20 of the 20 defensive midfielders in the Allsvenskan. At 26 Gustafsson is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.8 reflects that trajectory.
Gustafsson is operating at his career peak — the 2022/23 level is the level.
Output in context · Kalmar FF finished 13th of 16 · a lower-table side
5.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 12 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 69.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 5.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 31.4, Gustafsson carries the 14th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Allsvenskan of 20 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Allsvenskan with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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