Mikael Lustig

Celtic On 23 November 2011, Celtic announced that they had signed Lustig on a pre-contract deal. He officially joined the club on 1 January 2012. He made his debut for Celtic on 3 March, in a 1–1 draw with Aberdeen. He scored his first goal for the Hoops in a 2–2 home draw against Hibernian on 1 September 2012. He was also initially credited with Celtic's second goal that day, although it was later given as an own goal. On 17 July 2013, Lustig opened the scoring in Celtic's 3–0 away victory in the second round of qualifying against Cliftonville in the Champions League.

On 6 February 2017, Lustig performed a classic rabona in an unbroken 25-pass move involving all 11 Celtic players, which resulted moments later in a goal for team-mate Moussa Dembélé, sealing his hat-trick and a 5–2 win over home team St. Johnstone. The goal was shortlisted for FIFA's prestigious Puskas Award.

On 28 October 2018, Lustig led the Hoops out to victory in what was his 250th game for the club as they defeated Hearts 3–0 in the League Cup semi-final at Murrayfield.

On 4 May 2019, Lustig nodded home a diving header against Aberdeen, sparking a 3–0 victory for the Celts which secured all three points and the club's eighth consecutive league title. On 19 June, Lustig announced he would leave Celtic after seven-and-a-half years which saw him lift eight titles in a row with the Hoops.

Gent On 21 June 2019, Lustig signed a three-year contract with Belgian side Gent until 2022.

AIK On 25 August 2020, Lustig returned to Sweden, signing for AIK on a free deal, a club which he did a trial for in 2004. He made his debut on 30 August, playing 29 minutes in a 1–0 loss at home to BK Häcken. He scored his first goal for the club on 20 September 2020 in the Stockholm derby against Hammarby IF, which AIK won 3–0. In the last game of the 2020 Allsvenskan season on 6 December, Lustig scored and assisted when AIK drew 2–2 against IF Elfsborg.

On 13 October 2022, Lustig announced his retirement from professional football aged 35.

International career

Lustig played for Sweden's under-18 team. During the 2006 season, Lustig made his national team debut in under-21 team playing in the 2009 European Under-21 Championship. He had been made vice-captain of the team. In total Lustig made 21 appearances for Sweden under-21s. Lustig made his full debut for the Sweden national team on 19 January 2008 in a 2–0 loss against the USA in January 2008. His first goal came on 29 March 2011 in a European Championship qualifier with Moldova, which Sweden won 2–1.

Lustig won his 50th cap for Sweden on 29 March 2016, a 1–1 draw with the Czech Republic. In May, he was included in Erik Hamrén's 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016.

In May 2018, Lustig was named in Sweden's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. At the tournament, Lustig started in 4 games for Sweden as they were eliminated by England in a 2–0 loss in the quarterfinals, a match in which he did not play.

In May 2021, Lustig was included in the 26-man Sweden squad for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020, where he played all their matches at right-back, as Sweden would be eliminated in the round-of-16 by Ukraine.

On 13 July 2021, Lustig announced his retirement from international football.

Career statistics Club

International + Appearances and goals by national team and year

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 29 March 2011 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying 2. 16 October 2012 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany 2–4 4–4 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 3. 5 June 2016 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden 2–0 3–0 Friendly 4. 7 October 2016 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 5. 31 August 2017 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 1–1 2–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification 6. 7 October 2017 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden 5–0 8–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours Rosenborg Tippeligaen: 2009, 2010 Superfinalen: 2010

Celtic Scottish Premiership (8): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 Scottish Cup (4): 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 Scottish League Cup (4): 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 Sweden U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship bronze: 2009 Individual PFA Scotland Team of the Year (Premiership): 2016–17