Gustaf Lagerbielke, born in Stockholm on 10 April 2000 (age 26), is a Swedish central defender with SC Braga. A commanding 6ft 3in (1.91m), he wears the number four shirt and has built his career around the sort of defensive profile that tends to travel well.
His early senior progress included a productive 2022 league season at Degerfors IF, where he scored three goals in 14 appearances. From there he moved on to IF Elfsborg, doing enough in Sweden to earn Celtic’s attention.
Celtic signed Lagerbielke from Elfsborg in August 2023 for around £3m. His spell in Glasgow brought a Scottish Cup win, though it was never allowed to settle into something more substantial. By July 2025 he had left Celtic for SC Braga in a deal worth around £2m.
At Braga he has remained involved rather than drifting to the margins. In 2025–2026 he has made 28 Liga Portugal appearances, scoring twice, and has also played 14 times in the Europa League. Across all competitions for the club, he has made 42 appearances and scored two goals.
He has also stayed in the Sweden picture this season, with four World Cup appearances and six in European World Cup qualifying, scoring once in the latter. His current market value is around £4.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
Lagerbielke’s career has taken him from Sweden to Celtic and then Portugal, with Braga now the stage where he is getting regular first-team football. For Celtic, he remains a recent signing whose time in Glasgow produced a cup medal before a fairly swift move on.
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