Elfsborg

Elfsborg net spend since 2015

Elfsborg have spent €8m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €48m: a net profit of €40m on transfers.

That covers 60 signings (19 for a disclosed fee, 10 free, 31 undisclosed) and 69 departures (31 sold for a disclosed fee, 10 free, 28 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 5 in, 37 out.

Record signing: Simon Olsson, €1m from SC Heerenveen (Jan 2025). Record sale: Ahmed Qasem, €4m to Nashville SC (Feb 2025).

Elfsborg transfer spending by season

Elfsborg record signings

1. Simon Olsson · €1m from SC Heerenveen · Jan 2025
2. Wenderson Oliveira do Nascimento · €900k from Värnamo · Jul 2025
3. Rasmus Wikström · €880k from Mjällby · Jan 2025
4. Júlíus Magnússon · €850k from Fredrikstad · Jan 2025
5. Alexander Jensen · €585k from Aberdeen · Jul 2026

Elfsborg record sales

1. Ahmed Qasem · €4m to Nashville SC · Feb 2025
2. Joseph Okumu · €4m to Gent · Jul 2021
3. Gustaf Lagerbielke · €3m to Celtic · Aug 2023
4. Besfort Zeneli · €3m to Union Saint-Gilloise · Jan 2026
5. Jalal Abdullai · €3m to Molde · Mar 2026

Elfsborg trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 9 players Elfsborg both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €13m against €2m paid: a trading profit of €10m.

• Joseph Okumu: signed for €180k (Aug 2019), sold to Gent for €4m (Jul 2021): profit €3m
• Gustaf Lagerbielke: signed for €110k (Aug 2021), sold to Celtic for €3m (Aug 2023): profit €3m
• Leo Väisänen: signed for €150k (Jan 2020), sold to Austin for €2m (Jan 2023): profit €2m
• Michael Baidoo: signed for €350k (Jan 2022), sold to Plymouth Argyle for €2m (Jan 2025): profit €1m
• Jeppe Okkels: signed for €250k (Aug 2020), sold to FC Utrecht for €700k (Jan 2024): profit €450k

Elfsborg ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Elfsborg have made 5 signings and 3 departures in 2026/27, plus 5 loans out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Tim Erlandsson (loan to Odd); in Theo Sander (from FC København, 270 league minutes since).
• Defence: out Ibrahim Buhari (left free for Austria Wien, 22 league starts in 2025), Frode Aronsson (to Esbjerg, 3 league starts in 2025), Ludvig Richtnér (loan to Mariehamn, 1 league start in 2025), Rufai Mohammed (loan to Venezia); in Alexander Jensen (from Aberdeen, 1,286 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out nobody; in Ossian Nordvall (from Bologna U19, 322 league minutes since), Marcus Rohdén (free from AEK Larnaca, 173 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Frederik Ihler (loan to FC Volendam, 14 league starts in 2025), Gottfrid Rapp (loan to Stabæk, 8 league starts in 2025), Emil Holten (to Hansa Rostock); in Gabríel Gunnarsson (from ÍA, no league minutes yet).

Elfsborg injury news: injuries and suspensions

Elfsborg have no injuries or suspensions on record as of 10 Nov 2026.

Elfsborg last starting XI

Elfsborg's last league starting XI, v Hammarby on 6 Nov 2026: Theo Sander; Niklas Hult, Thomas Isherwood, Alexander Jensen, Sebastian Holmén; Simon Olsson, Júlíus Magnússon, Julius Beck, Marcus Rohdén; Leo Östman, Momoh Kamara.

3 changes from the side that started v Örgryte on 1 Nov 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Rasmus Wikström (4) and Ari Sigurpálsson (3).

Opponent: Hammarby.

Elfsborg minutes played 2026

In 17 league games since 5 Jul 2026, 11 Elfsborg players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 3 are rotating and 18 have played under a quarter.

Out of contract by 30 June 2027 unless extended: Isak Pettersson, Lucas Hägg Johansson, Niklas Hult, Simon Hedlund, Sebastian Holmén, Per Frick.

Elfsborg club-trained players

On the record we can verify, 10 players club-trained at Elfsborg now play for other clubs we track, led by Besfort Zeneli (Union Saint-Gilloise, value €25m), Jacob Ondrejka (FC Groningen, value €7m) and Jesper Karlsson (Servette, value €7m).

• Besfort Zeneli · Union Saint-Gilloise · €25m
• Jacob Ondrejka · FC Groningen · €7m
• Jesper Karlsson · Servette · €7m
• Oliver Zandén · Brommapojkarna · €3m
• Ahmed Qasem · Nashville SC · €3m
• Kevin Holmén · GAIS · €2m
• Tim Rönning · Halmstad · €1m
• Christopher McVey · San Diego · €960k

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.