Carl Anders Theodor Starfelt (born 1 June 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Celta Vigo and the Sweden national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carl Anders Theodor Starfelt[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 June 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Celta | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
–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) |
2021–2023 | Celtic | 63 | (3) |
2023– | Celta | 41 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Sweden U19 | 2 | (0) |
2020– | Sweden | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:30, 1 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:35, 21 November 2024 (UTC) |
Club career
editIF Brommapojkarna
editStarfelt started off his career at Brommapojkarna and made his debut in Allsvenskan against Kalmar FF on 30 March 2014.[3]
IFK Göteborg
editHe joined IFK Göteborg ahead of the 2018 Allsvenskan season.[4]
Rubin Kazan
editOn 13 July 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Rubin Kazan.[5]
Celtic
editOn 21 July 2021, Starfelt agreed on a four-year contract with Scottish Premiership side Celtic.[6][7] He would be involved in a center-back partnership with fellow summer signing Cameron Carter-Vickers which helped Celtic win the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership title, as they finished with the best defensive record in the league that season.[8][9][10]
On 2 December 2021, Starfelt was given his first ever man of the match award for his performance in a 1–0 home win against Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premiership.[11][12]
On 19 December 2021, Starfelt started for Celtic against Hibernian in the 2021–22 Scottish League Cup final. Celtic won 2–1, thanks to a brace from Kyogo Furuhashi and Starfelt collected his first career honour.[13]
On 18 April 2022, Starfelt scored an own goal against Rangers in extra time to give the latter a 2–1 win over Celtic, subsequently allowing Rangers to go on and win the Scottish Cup Final against Hearts.
On 14 August 2022, Starfelt scored his first goal for Celtic in a 5–0 win at Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership.[14] His second goal for the club followed in a 9–0 win at Dundee United on 28 August 2022.[15]
On 2 November 2022, Starfelt made his UEFA Champions League debut against Real Madrid in a 5–1 defeat for Celtic at the Santiago Bernabéu.[16][17]
Celta Vigo
editOn 10 August Starfelt join Celta Vigo for £4.3 million.
International career
editAfter 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.[18] 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.[19]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 19 May 2024[20]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
IF Brommapojkarna | 2013 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2014 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
2015 | Superettan | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
2016 | Division 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
2017 | Superettan | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
Total | 85 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 101 | 2 | ||
IFK Göteborg | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||
2019 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
Total | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
Rubin Kazan | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||
Total | 39 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
Celtic | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9[b] | 0 | 49 | 0 |
2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 63 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 87 | 3 | ||
Celta Vigo | 2023–24 | La Liga | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||
Career total | 258 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 308 | 10 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Seven appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
International
edit- As of match played 19 November 2024[21]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
2023 | 2 | 0 | |
2024 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 13 | 0 |
Honours
editCeltic
- Scottish Premiership: 2021–22,[22] 2022–23[23]
- Scottish Cup: 2022–23[24]
- Scottish League Cup: 2021–22[25] 2022–23[26]
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Starfelt, Carl Anders Theodor". Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Carl Starfelt". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Nya Blåvitts spelarporträtt: Carl Starfelt" (in Swedish). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "KLART: De vinner dragkampen om lovande mittbacken". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). 10 August 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ ""РУБИН" ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С КАРЛОМ СТАРФЕЛЬТОМ" [Rubin signed a contract with Carl Starfelt] (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 13 July 2019.
- ^ Mair, Steven (21 July 2021). "Defender Carl Starfelt signs for Celtic from Rubin Kazan". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Celtic delighted to welcome Swedish defender Carl Starfelt". Celtic. 21 July 2021.
- ^ "2021/22 Premiership | SPFL Archive". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Premiership Goals Conceded | FootyStats". footystats.org. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ Galindo, Alan (28 December 2022). "Carl Starfelt hails Cameron Carter-Vickers as he makes Celtic clean sheet demand". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Carl Starfelt delighted with his first ever Man of the Match award won against Hearts". thecelticstar.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Celtic 1-0 Hearts: Kyogo Furuhashi's first-half goal sees Celtic edge past Hearts". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Premier Sports Cup (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ ""Swede feeling for Carl Starfelt after his first goal"". Celtic FC. 14 August 2022.
- ^ ""Manager: We got our rewards for hard work and discipline"". Celtic FC. 28 August 2022.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Real Madrid-Celtic | Line-ups | UEFA Champions League 2022/23". UEFA.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Real Madrid 5-1 Celtic: Champions League holders thrash Scottish champions to qualify for last 16 as group winners". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Starfelt en av skrällarna i Blågult-truppen: "Har drömt om det sedan jag var liten"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Svensk seger i Moskva". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ Carl Starfelt at Soccerway
- ^ "Carl Starfelt". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Dundee United 1–1 Celtic: Ange Postecoglou's side reclaim league title". BBC Sport. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Watt, Martin (7 May 2023). "Heart of Midlothian 0–2 Celtic: Ange Postecoglou's side seal back-to-back titles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Duncan, Thomas (3 June 2023). "Celtic 3–1 Inverness CT: Ange Postecoglou's side win Scottish Cup to claim treble". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Hibernian 1–2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 18 December 2021.
- ^ Moffat, Colin (26 February 2023). "Kyogo strikes twice as Celtic beat Rangers in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ Cassidy, Peter (9 May 2023). "Seven Celtic players in PFA team of the year but star duo miss out". STV Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
External links
edit- Carl Starfelt at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Carl Starfelt at Soccerway
- #4 Carl Starfelt at ifkdb.com