Gustaf Lagerbielke is a Swedish central defender, born in Stockholm on 10 April 2000 (age 26). At 6ft 3in (1.91m) and 12st 8lb (80kg), he has the frame for the role, though his career has been less straightforward than the measurements suggest.
Celtic brought him in from IF Elfsborg in August 2023 for around £3m. His time in Glasgow was brief rather than defining, but it remains the obvious reference point here: a young defender arriving from Sweden, asked to settle quickly, and not given much room for drift.
Before he became more settled at SC Braga, Lagerbielke’s wider path included spells with FC Twente, IF Elfsborg and Degerfors IF. His most productive league season came in 2022, when he scored three goals in 14 appearances, a useful return for a centre-half without being anything to get carried away about.
He left Celtic for SC Braga in July 2025 for around £2m. By the 2025-26 season he was a regular first-team presence there, wearing squad number 4, with 25 league appearances and two league goals.
His current market value is around £4.5m, according to Transfermarkt. Lagerbielke’s career so far has moved from Sweden to Celtic and on to Portugal, where he is now playing regularly at a good level.
