Hans Carl Ludwig Augustinsson popularly known as Ludwig Augustinsson is a professional football player who plays as a left back for Sweden National Team and German Bundesliga club, Werder Bremen.
Ludwig has played for several European recognizable like FC Copenhagen and several Swedish football clubs. He has represented Sweden in their youth team and was the part of the team that won European U-21 Championship in 2015.
Ludwig Augustinsson was also a member of the Swedish team that played the UEFA Euro Championship 2016.
Ludwig Augustinsson is of Swedish nationality having a European ethnicity. He was born on 21 April 1994 in Stockholm, Sweden.
He comes from sports background as his father, Hans Augustinsson in Swedish division 1 and mother, Elizabeth Hans Augustinsson is a woman volleyball player who played for Sweden at the national level.
He has a younger brother, Jonathan Augustinsson who plays as a left back for Swedish top league, Allsvenskan in Djurgardens IF.
He also played Ice hockey alongside football during his youth days.
His annual salary as of 2018 is around € 1 million with a weekly salary of € 21,000 that he earns playing for the German club. His current market value is reported to be £4.5 million.
Ludwig Augustinsson's net worth along with assets and earning for featuring in the advertisement of "The Next Generation" is estimated to be over $ 5 million. He is enjoying a fine lifestyle with his earnings.
After playing for the junior team of Swedish football club, IF Brommapojkarna in 1999, he was promoted to the senior team in 2011.
Overall he made 30 appearances scoring two goals for the club.
Ludwig Augustinsson then moved to fellow Swedish club, IFK Goteborg in 2013 and played his first match for the Swedish team against Malmo on 25 August 2013. He got injured during the match.
After recovering from the injury, he made his comeback against Varnamo in 2014 and scored his first goal in the Allsvenskan on 24 September 2014.
He was the part of the Goteborg team that won the Svenska Cupen in 2012/13.
Ludwig Augustinsson signed with Danish Superliga club, FC Copenhagen on June 2014 and was transferred to the club in early 2015. He signed a four and a half year contract with the Danish club for a reported transfer fee of €1.4 million which is the highest fee for any left back from Sweden.
He made his Copenhagen debut and scored his first goal for the club against Vestsjælland on February 2015.
The Swedish defender was the regular starter for the team and was part of the Danish team that won Danish Superliga and Danish Cup in 2016/17.
He is currently playing for German professional club, Werder Bremen that signed Ludwig Augustinsson on 30 January 2017.
After playing for Sweden in U-17 and U-19 levels, he was the part of the successful Swedish U-21 team that won the UEFA European U-21 Championship in 2015.
After a successful spell with Sweden youth teams, he was called and made his senior debut for Sweden in 2015.
He, along with fellow Swedish defender, Pontus Jansson, was part of the Sweden squad captained by Zlatan Ibrahimovic that took part in the UEFA Euro 2016 Championships.
Ludwig cites English winger, Gareth Bale and Austrian footballer, David Alaba as his inspiration. He is an avid supporter of Manchester United FC and hopes to play for the team someday.
Ludwig Augustinsson, currently 23, stands at a height of 5 feet 11 inches and weighs 74 kgs. He is currently dating his girlfriend, Miranda Sterner and having a blissful and happy relationship. The couple is together for more than 5 years.
They are soon planning to get married.
