Carl Starfelt

Carl Anders Theodor Starfelt (born 1 June 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Celtic as a centre back.

Carl Starfelt
Starfelt with Rubin Kazan in 2020
Personal information
Full name Carl Anders Theodor Starfelt
Date of birth (1995-06-01) 1 June 1995
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2013 IF Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 IF Brommapojkarna 85 (2)
2018–2019 IFK Göteborg 44 (1)
2019–2021 Rubin Kazan 39 (3)
2021– Celtic 14 (0)
National team‡
2014 Sweden U19 2 (0)
2020– Sweden 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:12, 13 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:12, 5 September 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Starfelt started off his career at Brommapojkarna and made his debut in Allsvenskan against Kalmar FF on 30 March 2014.[1] He joined IFK Göteborg ahead of the 2018 Allsvenskan season.[2]

On 13 July 2019, he signed a 4-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Rubin Kazan.[3]

On 21 July 2021, Starfelt agreed on a four-year contract with Scottish Premiership side Celtic.[4][5]

International career

After having made two appearances for the Sweden U19 team in 2014, Starfelt was called up to the Sweden national team for the first time on 30 September 2020 ahead of their games against Russia, Croatia, and Portugal in October 2020.[6] He made his full international debut on 8 October 2020 in a friendly game against Russia, playing all 90 minutes alongside Sebastian Holmén at centre back in a 2–1 win for Sweden.[7]

Personal life

On 13 November 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 8 August 2021[9]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
IF Brommapojkarna 2013 Allsvenskan 0000—00
2014 Allsvenskan 2002040260
2015 Superettan 16040—200
2016 Division 1 22110—231
2017 Superettan 27150—321
Total 852120401012
IFK Göteborg 2018 Allsvenskan 3004000340
2019 Allsvenskan 1410000141
Total 4414000481
Rubin Kazan 2019–20 Russian Premier League 1001000110
2020–21 Russian Premier League 2932000313
Total 3933000423
Celtic 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 20001030
Career total 1706190501946

References
  1. "Nya Blåvitts spelarporträtt: Carl Starfelt" (in Swedish). 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  2. "KLART: De vinner dragkampen om lovande mittbacken". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  3. ""РУБИН" ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С КАРЛОМ СТАРФЕЛЬТОМ" [Rubin signed a contract with Carl Starfelt] (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 13 July 2019.
  4. Mair, Steven (21 July 2021). "Defender Carl Starfelt signs for Celtic from Rubin Kazan". Daily Record. Daily Record. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. "Celtic delighted to welcome Swedish defender Carl Starfelt". Celtic. 21 July 2021.
  6. "Starfelt en av skrällarna i Blågult-truppen: "Har drömt om det sedan jag var liten"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  7. "Svensk seger i Moskva". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  8. "Ett positivt Covid-19-test i herrlandslaget". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  9. Carl Starfelt at Soccerway


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