Gustav Berggren

Karl Gustav Vilhelm Berggren (born 7 September 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.

Club career BK Häcken Born in Stockholm, Berggren started his career in the youth system of IF Väster. He then went on to play in the youth ranks of GAIS and BK Häcken. In January 2015, with Häcken, he signed a contract that officially brought him to the first team. He played his first professional match on 25 February 2015 in a 2–0 Svenska Cupen win over Östers IF. He made his debut in Allsvenskan, on 15 May 2016, in a 4–1 victory over Falkenbergs FF.

After making eight appearances in the 2016 season and 7 appearances in the first part of the 2017 Allsvenskan season, Berggren was loaned out to Varbergs BoIS, a team playing in the Superettan, with which he concluded the year making 15 appearances as a regular starter. He returned to Häcken at the end of the loan spell. On 7 July 2019, Berggren scored his first goal as a professional in a 2–1 league loss to IFK Norrköping.

He remained at Häcken until July 2022, the month in which he was sold to Polish side Raków Częstochowa. After his departure, Häcken conquered its first league title, a season in which Berggren collected 2 goals and 3 assists in 14 games before his departure.

Raków Częstochowa On 29 July 2022, Berggren signed a three-year contract with Polish side Raków Częstochowa. He quickly established himself as a regular holding midfielder for the Polish side. On 7 May 2023, Berggren helped Raków win the Ekstraklasa championship for the first time in their history. He also helped the club to the last qualifying round of the Champions League where they faced Copenhagen from Denmark.

Berggren scored his first goal for Raków on 27 May 2023 in a 1–1 league draw against Zagłębie Lubin. Entering the game, he scored the equalizing goal on a service from Vladyslav Kocherhin. On 22 September 2024, he scored two goals in a 5–1 victory over Zagłębie Lubin.

New York Red Bulls On 24 June 2025, it was reported that Berggren was on the verge of moving to Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls. On 23 July 2025, it was announced Berggren had signed with the American side on a three-and-a-half-year contract.

Lech Poznań On 12 August 2026, Berggren returned to Poland to sign a three-year contract with Lech Poznań, where he was reunited with former BK Häcken teammates Leo Bengtsson and Patrik Wålemark.

International career Berggren made his debut for the Sweden national team on 9 January 2020 in a friendly game against Moldova.

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Honours BK Häcken Allsvenskan: 2022 Svenska Cupen: 2015–16, 2018–19

Rakow Częstochowa Ekstraklasa: 2022–23