Gottfrid Rapp
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 August 2005 | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IF Elfsborg | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Svenljunga IK | |||
| –2023 | IF Elfsborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | IF Elfsborg | 34 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Sweden U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Sweden U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sweden U21 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 December 2025 | |||
Gottfrid Rapp (born 18 August 2005) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a winger for IF Elfsborg.
Career
He grew up in Svenljunga[1] and started playing for Svenljunga IK as a child.[2]
He was a squad member for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[3] In 2022, he scored 24 goals in 26 matches for Elfsborg U17. He was officially drafted into the first-team squad in April 2023, bypassing the U19 team.[4] He made his Allsvenskan debut in May 2023.[5] Borås Tidning speculated that Rapp might be "Elfsborg's most expensive sale ever".[6]
In 2024 he played under manager Jimmy Thelin, but less after Oscar Hiljemark took over as manager. Nonetheless, Rapp started against Tottenham Hotspur and Nice in the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League.[7] In late 2024 he made his debut for Sweden U21.[8] In the 2024-25 Svenska cupen, he notably scored after 50 seconds against IK Brage, helping his team to a 1–0 victory.[9] Shortly after, in May 2025, he extended his Elfsborg contract until 2029.[8] After being absent from Sweden U21 during the entire summer, he was called up again in November 2025.[10]
References
- ^ "Här får barnen träffa stjärnspelaren från Svenljunga". Borås Tidning (in Swedish). 12 August 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "Gottfrid Rapp". Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "Gottfrid Rapp". SvFF. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ Hellgren, Tobias (6 April 2023). "Officiellt: Rapp flyttas upp till Elfsborgs a-lag" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ Thorn, Hanna; Monastyrski, Sarit (29 May 2023). "Gottfrid Rapp, 17, gjorde debut under drömmatchen". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ Lundell, Axel (3 August 2023). "Gottfrid, 17, från Svenljunga: "Vill bli Elfsborgs dyraste försäljning någonsin"". Borås Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ Sundberg, Tor (1 March 2025). "Talangens märkliga statistik: "Låter lite konstigt"" (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ a b Parts, Samuel (10 May 2025). "Klart: Gottfrid Rapp förlänger med Elfsborg" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ Wagner, Michael (23 February 2025). "Rapps mål efter 50 sekunder räckte för Elfsborg". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ Persson, Magnus (5 November 2025). "Talangen blågul igen trots skral speltid i Elfsborg: "Lite chockad"". Borås Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2025.