13 Ludwig Augustinsson
Ludwig Augustinsson, 1998-10-19, Defender for Sweden, plays for Nottingham Forest. 5 international caps, 0 goals. Part of Sweden's 2026 World Cup Group F squad.
Biography
Experienced Swedish left-back with World Cup and Euros pedigree. Currently plying his trade at Nottingham Forest, a dependable defender, Ludwig Augustinsson combines positional intelligence with tenacious tackling, forming a key part of Sweden's backline. Has earned 5 international caps, an emerging talent on the international stage. Set to compete with Sweden at the 2026 World Cup, building on the team's 12 previous tournament appearances.
Career Timeline
He made his first appearance for the senior national team in January 2015, and was part of Sweden's Euro 2016, 2018 FIFA World Cup, and Euro 2020 squads.
He joined Bundesliga side Werder Bremen in summer 2017, spending four seasons with the German club before moving to La Liga club Sevilla.
He has ended up being club champion twice, with Copenhagen in the 2015–16 season and 2016–17 season, and runner-up three times with his teams; in Superettan 2012, Allsvenskan 2014 and in the 2014–15 Danish Superliga.
He won one domestic cup title with IFK Göteborg 2012–13 and three consecutive domestic cup titles with Copenhagen in 2014–15, 2015–16 and 2016–17.
Augustinsson was part of the Sweden under-21 squad that qualified and later won the European U21 Championship in 2015, playing all five games in the main tournament and scoring in the penalty shoot-out against Portugal in the final.
A move to Copenhagen followed in January 2015 for an estimated record fee of €1.4 million.