Freddie Ljungberg
| Date of birth | 16 April 1977 |
| Place of birth | Ljungan |
| Nationality | Swede |
| Weight | 75 kg |
| Height | 1.76 m |
| Position | Midfielder |
Ljungberg began his career at Halmstads making his debut in 1994.
His performances earned him an early call into the national team making his debut in January 1998 against the USA.
He played in the 1998 World Cup Finals and moved to the Premiership to play for Arsenal straight afterwards.
He scored on his debut and has made himself a very important member of the Gunners team.
He stepped into the shoes of the injured Robert Pires towards the end of the 2001-02 season going on a remarkable scoring streak, which enabled Arsenal to secure the League and Cup double.
A great attacking player down either flank, he tends to play a deeper role for Sweden.
Ljungberg's contract at Arsenal was extended to June 2009 in July 2005.
He scored Sweden's vital last minute winner against Paraguay in a Group B match in the 2006 World Cup finals.
Ljungberg joined West Ham United in July 2007 with a four-year contract.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halmstads BK | 01 Jul 1993 | 17 Sep 1998 | |
| Arsenal | 17 Sep 1998 | 23 Jul 2007 | |
| West Ham United | 23 Jul 2007 | 06 Aug 2008 | |
| Seattle Sounders | 28 Oct 2008 | 30 Jul 2010 | |
| Chicago Fire | 30 Jul 2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | |
| Celtic | 01 Jan 2011 | 31 May 2011 | |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 28 Aug 2011 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | Halmstads BK | UEFA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1998-99 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 1998-99 | Arsenal | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1998-99 | Arsenal | Premier League | 10 | 6 |
1 |
4
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| 1999-00 | Arsenal | FA Charity Shield | 1 | ||||
| 1999-00 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 2 |
1
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| 1999-00 | Arsenal | Premier League | 22 | 4 |
6 |
2
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1
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| 1999-00 | Arsenal | UEFA Champions League | 4 | 2 |
1 |
1
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| 1999-00 | Arsenal | UEFA Cup | 7 | 1 |
1 |
1
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| 2000-01 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 4 | 1 |
1 |
1
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| 2000-01 | Arsenal | Premier League | 25 | 5 |
6 |
3
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| 2000-01 | Arsenal | UEFA Champions League | 10 | 3 |
2 |
2
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| 2001-02 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 5 | 2 |
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| 2001-02 | Arsenal | Premier League | 24 | 1 |
12 |
4
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| 2001-02 | Arsenal | UEFA Champions League | 8 | 1 |
3 |
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| 2002-03 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 3 | 1 |
1 |
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| 2002-03 | Arsenal | Premier League | 19 | 1 |
6 |
1
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| 2002-03 | Arsenal | UEFA Champions League | 7 | 1 |
2 |
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| 2003-04 | Arsenal | FA Community Shield | 1 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 4 | 4 |
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| 2003-04 | Arsenal | Premier League | 27 | 3 |
4 |
2
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| 2003-04 | Arsenal | UEFA Champions League | 8 | 1 |
2 |
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| 2004-05 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 5 | 1 |
2 |
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| 2004-05 | Arsenal | Premier League | 24 | 2 |
10 |
2
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| 2004-05 | Arsenal | UEFA Champions League | 6 | 2 |
1
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| 2005-06 | Arsenal | FA Community Shield | 1 | ||||
| 2005-06 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2005-06 | Arsenal | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2005-06 | Arsenal | Premier League | 21 | 4 |
1 |
2
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| 2005-06 | Arsenal | UEFA Champions League | 9 | 1 |
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| 2006-07 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
1 |
1
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| 2006-07 | Arsenal | Premier League | 16 | 2 |
2
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| 2006-07 | Arsenal | UEFA Champions League | 4 | 1 |
1 |
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| 2007-08 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2007-08 | West Ham United | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2007-08 | West Ham United | Premier League | 22 | 3 |
2 |
3
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1996 | Newcastle United v Halmstads BK | L | 4-0 | UEFA Cup | 1st round 1st leg |
| 24 Sep 1996 | Halmstads BK v Newcastle United | W |
2-1 Agg: 2-5 |
UEFA Cup | 1st round 2nd leg |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | Sweden | UEFA Under-18 | 4 | ||||
| 1994-95 | Sweden | Under-17 | 1 | 1 |
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| 1995-96 | Sweden | UEFA Under-21 | 1 | 1 |
1 |
1
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| 1995-96 | Sweden | Under-21 | 1 |
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| 1996-97 | Sweden | UEFA Under-21 | 4 | 4 |
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| 1997-98 | Sweden | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
1 |
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| 1997-98 | Sweden | UEFA Under-21 | 4 | ||||
| 1998-99 | Sweden | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
| 1998-99 | Sweden | UEFA European Championship | 5 | 1 |
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| 1999-00 | Sweden | International Friendly | 1 | 1 |
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| 1999-00 | Sweden | UEFA European Championship | 5 | ||||
| 2000-01 | Sweden | FIFA World Cup | 6 |
1
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| 2000-01 | Sweden | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
| 2000-01 | Sweden | Nordic Championships | 1 | ||||
| 2001-02 | Sweden | FIFA World Cup | 5 | ||||
| 2001-02 | Sweden | International Friendly | 3 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Sweden | UEFA European Championship | 4 | 1 |
2
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| 2003-04 | Sweden | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Sweden | UEFA European Championship | 5 | 1 |
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| 2003-04 | Sweden | UEFA Under-19 | 1 |
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| 2004-05 | Sweden | FIFA World Cup | 6 | 6 |
1
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| 2004-05 | Sweden | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
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| 2005-06 | Sweden | FIFA World Cup | 8 | 2 |
1
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| 2005-06 | Sweden | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Sweden | UEFA European Championship | 6 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Sweden | International Friendly | 1 | 1 |
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| 2007-08 | Sweden | UEFA European Championship | 6 | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1994 | Sweden v Denmark | W | 3-0 | U17 | |
| 14 Sep 1994 | Sweden v Republic of Ireland | W | 1-0 | UEFA U18 | Group 3 |
| 26 Oct 1994 | Sweden v Netherlands | W | 2-0 | UEFA U18 | Group 3 |
| 09 Nov 1994 | Republic of Ireland v Sweden | D | 0-0 | UEFA U18 | Group 3 |
| 22 Nov 1994 | Netherlands v Sweden | L | 1-0 | UEFA U18 | Group 3 |
| 07 Nov 1995 | Sweden v Korea Republic | W | 3-0 | U21 | |
| 14 Nov 1995 | Sweden v Turkey | W | 6-1 | UEFA U21 | Group 3 |
| 31 May 1996 | Sweden v Belarus | L | 1-3 | UEFA U21 | Group 4 |
| 08 Oct 1996 | Sweden v Austria | W | 4-1 | UEFA U21 | Group 4 |
| 09 Nov 1996 | Scotland v Sweden | W | 1-4 | UEFA U21 | Group 4 |
| 29 Apr 1997 | Sweden v Scotland | W | 2-1 | UEFA U21 | Group 4 |
| 07 Jun 1997 | Estonia v Sweden | W | 0-2 | UEFA U21 | Group 4 |
| 19 Aug 1997 | Belarus v Sweden | W | 0-1 | UEFA U21 | Group 4 |
| 05 Sep 1997 | Austria v Sweden | W | 0-4 | UEFA U21 | Group 4 |
| 09 Sep 1997 | Sweden v Latvia | W | 5-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 4 |
| 24 Jan 1998 | USA v Sweden | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 30 Jan 1998 | Jamaica v Sweden | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 24 May 1998 | Norway v Sweden | L | 1-0 | UEFA U21 | Finals quarter-final |
| 28 May 1998 | Sweden v Denmark | W | 3-0 | International Friendly | |
| 19 Aug 1998 | Sweden v Russia | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 05 Sep 1998 | Sweden v England | W | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group 5 |
| 14 Oct 1998 | Bulgaria v Sweden | W | 0-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group 5 |
| 27 Mar 1999 | Sweden v Luxembourg | W | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 5 |
| 31 Mar 1999 | Poland v Sweden | W | 0-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group 5 |
| 27 May 1999 | Sweden v Jamaica | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 05 Jun 1999 | England v Sweden | D | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 5 |
| 18 Aug 1999 | Sweden v Austria | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 04 Sep 1999 | Sweden v Bulgaria | W | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 5 |
| 09 Oct 1999 | Sweden v Poland | W | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 5 |
| 03 Jun 2000 | Sweden v Spain | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 10 Jun 2000 | Belgium v Sweden | L | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group B |
| 15 Jun 2000 | Sweden v Turkey | D | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group B |
| 19 Jun 2000 | Italy v Sweden | L | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group B |
| 16 Aug 2000 | Iceland v Sweden | L | 2-1 | NORDIC CUP | |
| 02 Sep 2000 | Azerbaijan v Sweden | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 4 |
| 07 Oct 2000 | Sweden v Turkey | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 4 |
| 11 Oct 2000 | Slovakia v Sweden | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 4 |
| 28 Feb 2001 | Malta v Sweden | W | 0-3 | International Friendly | |
| 24 Mar 2001 | Sweden v North Macedonia | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 4 |
| 28 Mar 2001 | Moldova v Sweden | W | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 4 |
| 25 Apr 2001 | Switzerland v Sweden | W | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
| 02 Jun 2001 | Sweden v Slovakia | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 4 |
| 15 Aug 2001 | Sweden v South Africa | W | 3-0 | International Friendly | |
| 01 Sep 2001 | North Macedonia v Sweden | W | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 4 |
| 05 Sep 2001 | Turkey v Sweden | W | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 4 |
| 07 Oct 2001 | Sweden v Azerbaijan | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 4 |
| 17 Apr 2002 | Norway v Sweden | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 25 May 2002 | Japan v Sweden | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 02 Jun 2002 | England v Sweden | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals group F |
| 07 Jun 2002 | Sweden v Nigeria | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals group F |
| 12 Oct 2002 | Sweden v Hungary | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group 4 |
| 02 Apr 2003 | Hungary v Sweden | W | 1-2 | UEFA European Championship | Group 4 |
| 07 Jun 2003 | San Marino v Sweden | W | 0-6 | UEFA European Championship | Group 4 |
| 11 Jun 2003 | Sweden v Poland | W | 3-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 4 |
| 10 Sep 2003 | Poland v Sweden | W | 0-2 | UEFA European Championship | Group 4 |
| 08 Oct 2003 | Sweden v Austria | D | 2-2 | UEFA U19 | Group 9 |
| 05 Jun 2004 | Sweden v Poland | W | 3-1 | International Friendly | |
| 14 Jun 2004 | Sweden v Bulgaria | W | 5-0 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group C |
| 18 Jun 2004 | Italy v Sweden | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group C |
| 22 Jun 2004 | Denmark v Sweden | D | 2-2 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group C |
| 26 Jun 2004 | Sweden v Netherlands | L | 0-0 (4-5) | UEFA European Championship | Quarter-final |
| 18 Aug 2004 | Sweden v Netherlands | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
| 04 Sep 2004 | Malta v Sweden | W | 0-7 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 08 Sep 2004 | Sweden v Croatia | L | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 09 Oct 2004 | Sweden v Hungary | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 13 Oct 2004 | Iceland v Sweden | W | 1-4 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 09 Feb 2005 | France v Sweden | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 26 Mar 2005 | Bulgaria v Sweden | W | 0-3 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 04 Jun 2005 | Sweden v Malta | W | 6-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 03 Sep 2005 | Sweden v Bulgaria | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 07 Sep 2005 | Hungary v Sweden | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 08 Oct 2005 | Croatia v Sweden | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 12 Oct 2005 | Sweden v Iceland | W | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 02 Jun 2006 | Sweden v Chile | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 10 Jun 2006 | Trinidad and Tobago v Sweden | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group B |
| 15 Jun 2006 | Sweden v Paraguay | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group B |
| 20 Jun 2006 | Sweden v England | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group B |
| 24 Jun 2006 | Germany v Sweden | L | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals - Round of 16 |
| 02 Sep 2006 | Latvia v Sweden | W | 0-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group F |
| 06 Sep 2006 | Sweden v Liechtenstein | W | 3-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group F |
| 07 Oct 2006 | Sweden v Spain | W | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group F |
| 28 Mar 2007 | Northern Ireland v Sweden | L | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group F |
| 02 Jun 2007 | Denmark v Sweden | W | 0-3 | UEFA European Championship | Group F |
| 06 Jun 2007 | Sweden v Iceland | W | 5-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group F |
| 13 Oct 2007 | Liechtenstein v Sweden | W | 0-3 | UEFA European Championship | Group F |
| 17 Nov 2007 | Spain v Sweden | L | 3-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group F |
| 21 Nov 2007 | Sweden v Latvia | W | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group F |
| 26 Mar 2008 | Brazil v Sweden | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 01 Jun 2008 | Sweden v Ukraine | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 10 Jun 2008 | Greece v Sweden | W | 0-2 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group D |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Spain v Sweden | L | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group D |
| 18 Jun 2008 | Russia v Sweden | L | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group D |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.