# 2023 Hammarby Fotboll season

The 2023 season was Hammarby Fotboll's 108th in existence, their 54th season in Allsvenskan and their 9th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen and the UEFA Europa Conference League. League play started in April and ended in November. Martí Cifuentes made his second season as head coach, before leaving with two fixtures left of the season.

## Summary

Ahead of the 2023 season, Hammarby sold several key players from the previous season, such as Gustav Ludwigson, Mohanad Jeahze and Darijan Bojanić. Forward Veton Berisha that had been signed during the summer of 2022, for a record breaking free, also left the club after just six months by returning to Norway.
On 17 May 2023, sporting director Jesper Jansson decided to step down and leave the club after six years. Mikael Hjelmberg, formerly head of scouting, was appointed as his permanent successor during the fall.
Hammarby had a tough first half of the season, being placed 8th in the table after 15 rounds. The side eventually picked up form and only lost one out of 12 league games between round 17 and 28. In the second qualifying round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, Hammarby lost 1–2 on aggregate, after extra time, to Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente.
On 30 October 2023, with two fixtures left of the season, head coach Martí Cifuentes left the club with immediate effect after Hammarby had reached an agreement with Queens Park Rangers in the EFL Championship for his transfer. The following day, Ábel Lőrincz, the club's data analyst, was announced as caretaker for the rest of the year. Former Hammarby player Richard Magyar and coaching veteran Karl-Gunnar Björklund was also brought in as interim assistant coaches.
After ending the season with six straight draws, Hammarby finished on a 7th place in the Allsvenskan table.

## Players
### Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Oliver Dovin | 22 | 2019 | 55 | 0 | 2026 (July) | Youth system | |
| 2 | DF | Marc Llinares | 25 | 2023 | 11 | 0 | 2026 (July) | Free | |
| 3 | DF | Anton Kralj | 26 | 2023 | 11 | 0 | 2024 | Free | |
| 4 | DF | Edvin Kurtulus | 24 | 2022 | 54 | 2 | 2025 | Free | |
| 5 | MF | Tesfaldet Tekie | 27 | 2023 | 16 | 2 | 2026 | Free | On loan to Apollon Limassol |
| 7 | FW | Viktor Đukanović | 20 | 2023 | 25 | 11 | 2027 | Undisclosed | |
| 9 | MF | Adi Nalić | 26 | 2023 | 26 | 4 | 2024 | Free | |
| 11 | FW | Bubacarr Trawally | 29 | 2022 | 12 | 2 | 2023 | Undisclosed | |
| 13 | DF | Mads Fenger | 34 | 2017 | 158 | 6 | 2025 | Free | |
| 14 | MF | Dennis Collander | 22 | 2022 | 5 | 0 | 2026 (July) | Undisclosed | |
| 15 | MF | Pavle Vagić | 24 | 2022 | 21 | 0 | 2026 | Undisclosed | On loan to Helsingborgs IF |
| 17 | FW | August Mikkelsen | 23 | 2023 | 21 | 0 | 2027 | Undisclosed | |
| 18 | MF | Loret Sadiku | 33 | 2022 | 45 | 1 | 2024 | Free | |
| 19 | FW | Jusef Erabi | 21 | 2021 | 32 | 7 | 2024 | Youth system | |
| 20 | MF | Nahir Besara (captain) | 33 | 2022 | 128 | 35 | 2025 | Free | |
| 21 | DF | Simon Strand | 31 | 2023 | 26 | 0 | 2025 | Undisclosed | |
| 22 | MF | Joel Nilsson | 30 | 2022 | 38 | 5 | 2023 | Free | |
| 23 | DF | Jón Guðni Fjóluson | 35 | 2021 | 21 | 1 | 2023 | Free | |
| 25 | GK | Davor Blažević | 31 | 2018 | 39 | 0 | 2025 | Free | |
| 27 | GK | Sebastian Selin | 21 | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2025 | Undisclosed | |
| 30 | DF | Shaquille Pinas | 26 | 2022 | 38 | 0 | 2025 | Undisclosed | |
| 31 | FW | Saidou Alioum | 21 | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 2026 | Undisclosed | On loan to AC Omonia |
| 32 | DF | Nathaniel Adjei | 22 | 2022 | 24 | 1 | 2026 (July) | Undisclosed | |
| 33 | MF | Fredrik Hammar | 23 | 2022 | 23 | 1 | 2027 | Undisclosed | |
| 34 | MF | Alper Demirol | 22 | 2022 | 29 | 0 | 2024 | Youth system | |
| 35 | DF | Ludvig Svanberg | 21 | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2024 | Youth system | On loan to GIF Sundsvall |
| 36 | DF | Markus Karlsson | 20 | 2022 | 19 | 1 | 2027 | Youth system | |
| 38 | FW | Montader Madjed | 19 | 2022 | 16 | 1 | 2025 (July) | Undisclosed | |
| 39 | MF | İsak Vural | 18 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2025 | Undisclosed | |
| 40 | FW | Abdelrahman Boudah | 25 | 2022 | 30 | 3 | 2026 | Undisclosed | |
| 45 | MF | Marcus Rafferty | 20 | 2023 | 13 | 0 | 2027 | Youth system | |
| 46 | FW | Deniz Gül | 20 | 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2025 | Youth system | |
* Last updated: 12 November 2023
* Source: Hammarby Fotboll
* Ordered by squad number.

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| | MF | Moustapha Amadou Sabo | 18 | Salitas FC | Transfer | Winter | 2027 (July) | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 31 | FW | Saidou Alioum | 19 | Sahel FC | Transfer | Winter | 2026 | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 48 | MF | Ibrahima Breze Fofana | 20 | Hammarby TFF | Bosman | Winter | 2026 | Free | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 7 | FW | Viktor Đukanović | 18 | Budućnost Podgorica | Transfer | Winter | 2027 | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 9 | MF | Adi Nalić | 25 | Malmö FF | Bosman | Winter | 2024 | Free | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 17 | FW | August Mikkelsen | 22 | Tromsø | Transfer | Winter | 2027 | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 39 | MF | İsak Vural | 16 | Fenerbahçe | Loan | Winter | 2023 | Loan | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 5 | MF | Tesfaldet Tekie | 25 | Go Ahead Eagles | Bosman | Winter | 2026 | Free | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 21 | DF | Simon Strand | 29 | IF Elfsborg | Transfer | Winter | 2025 | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 3 | DF | Anton Kralj | 24 | Degerfors IF | Bosman | Winter | 2023 (July) | Free | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 39 | MF | İsak Vural | 17 | Fenerbahçe | Transfer | Winter | 2025 | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 2 | DF | Marc Llinares | 23 | Albacete | Bosman | Summer | 2026 (July) | Free | hammarbyfotboll.se |

#### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 6 | MF | Darijan Bojanić | 27 | Ulsan Hyundai | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 4 | DF | Richard Magyar | 31 | Retired | End of contract | Winter | | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 5 | DF | Mohanad Jeahze | 25 | D.C. United | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 26 | DF | Kalle Björklund | 23 | Free transfer | End of contract | Winter | Free | |
| 2 | DF | Simon Sandberg | 28 | Free transfer | End of contract | Winter | Free | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 16 | FW | Gustav Ludwigson | 29 | Ulsan Hyundai | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 8 | MF | Jeppe Andersen | 30 | Sarpsborg 08 | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 9 | FW | Veton Berisha | 28 | Molde | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 17 | MF | David Concha | 26 | Retired | End of contract | Winter | | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 29 | FW | Bayéré Junior Loué | 22 | Göztepe S.K. | Loan | Winter | Loan | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 35 | DF | Ludvig Svanberg | 20 | GIF Sundsvall | Loan | Summer | Loan | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 15 | MF | Pavle Vagić | 23 | Helsingborgs IF | Loan | Summer | Loan | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 15 | FW | Bayéré Junior Loué | 22 | Javor Ivanjica | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | fkjavor.com |
| 5 | MF | Tesfaldet Tekie | 26 | Apollon Limassol | Loan | Summer | Loan | hammarbyfotboll.se |
| 31 | FW | Saidou Alioum | 20 | AC Omonia | Loan | Summer | Loan | hammarbyfotboll.se |

## Player statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Allsvenskan | Allsvenskan | 2022–23 and 2023–24 Svenska Cupen | 2022–23 and 2023–24 Svenska Cupen | Conference League | Conference League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | SWE | Oliver Dovin | 35 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | SWE | Davor Blažević | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | SWE | Sebastian Selin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ESP | Marc Llinares | 12 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SWE | Anton Kralj | 12 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SWE | Edvin Kurtulus | 34 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | DEN | Mads Fenger | 29 | 0 | 18+5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | SWE | Simon Strand | 31 | 0 | 21+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ISL | Jón Guðni Fjóluson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | SUR | Shaquille Pinas | 30 | 1 | 21+3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | GHA | Nathaniel Adjei | 28 | 1 | 16+5 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | SWE | Markus Karlsson | 22 | 1 | 16+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | SWE | Noah John | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 9 | MF | BIH | Adi Nalić | 28 | 4 | 15+11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SWE | Dennis Collander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | KOS | Loret Sadiku | 31 | 1 | 19+5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SWE | Nahir Besara | 35 | 12 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SWE | Joel Nilsson | 23 | 1 | 7+9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | SWE | Fredrik Hammar | 29 | 1 | 18+4 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | SWE | Alper Demirol | 23 | 0 | 10+6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | TUR | İsak Vural | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | SWE | Marcus Rafferty | 16 | 1 | 0+13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | MNE | Viktor Đukanović | 33 | 13 | 15+10 | 11 | 5+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | GAM | Bubacarr Trawally | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | NOR | August Mikkelsen | 24 | 0 | 11+10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SWE | Jusef Erabi | 30 | 12 | 13+10 | 7 | 3+2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | FW | SWE | Montader Madjed | 21 | 5 | 7+9 | 1 | 1+4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | SWE | Abdelrahman Boudah | 17 | 1 | 7+6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | FW | SWE | Deniz Gül | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred/loaned out during the season ||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | SWE | Tesfaldet Tekie | 21 | 3 | 13+3 | 2 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | SWE | Pavle Vagić | 12 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | CMR | Saidou Alioum | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | SWE | Ludvig Svanberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 12 November 2023 Source: svenskfotboll.se

## Technical staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Ábel Lőrincz (interim) |
| Assistant coaches | Richard Magyar (interim) |
| Assistant coaches | Karl-Gunnar Björklund (interim) |
| Fitness coach | Perry Wild |
| Goalkeeper coach | Mikael "Mille" Olsson |
| Team administrators | Atena Gerontidou |
| Team administrators | Wadda Tamimi |
| Equipment manager | Anders Bitén |
| Physios | Magnus Svärd |
| Physios | Ludvig Axelsson |
| U19 head coach | Amin Faily |
| U17 head coach | Daniel Erlandsson |
| U19 and U17 goalkeeper coach | Gustav Scheutz Dahlström |

### Other information

| Chairman | Mattias Fri |
| Managing director | Richard von Yxkull |
| Director of football | Mikael Hjelmberg |
| Technical director | Adrian von Heijne |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Tele2 Arena (33,000 / ) |
Source:

## Competitions
### Allsvenskan
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | IFK Värnamo | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 45 |
| 6 | Kalmar FF | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 45 |
| 7 | Hammarby IF | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 44 |
| 8 | IK Sirius | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 42 |
| 9 | IFK Norrköping | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 41 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Position | 2 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |

#### Matches

Kickoff times are in (UTC+01) unless stated otherwise.

### Svenska Cupen
#### 2022–23

    The tournament continued from the 2022 season.
Kickoff times are in UTC+1.

##### Group 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hammarby IF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 9 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | IK Brage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Norrby IF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | |
| 4 | GIF Sundsvall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 | |

##### Knockout stage
#### 2023–24

    The tournament continues into the 2024 season.

##### Qualification stage
### UEFA Europa Conference League

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.