Benjamin Nygren is a Swedish footballer born in 2001 who plays as a forward.
Nygren joined IFK Göteborg's youth academy at the age of 12 and made his first-team debut at 17.
Nygren made his full international debut for Sweden on March 22, 2025, and scored his first goal just three days later.
Биография
Early Life
Erik Benjamin Nygren, born in 2001, began his football journey at a young age, playing for Utbynäs SK when he was just 5 or 6 years old. His talent quickly became evident, leading him to join IFK Göteborg's youth academy in 2013 at the age of 12.
Career Development
Nygren made his first-team debut for IFK Göteborg in a friendly match against Örgryte IS on March 24, 2018. Just two months later, he signed his first professional contract with the club, despite interest from major teams like Manchester City and Bayern Munich. His official debut in the Swedish Cup came on August 23, 2018, and he made his Allsvenskan debut shortly after. In 2019, Nygren transferred to Belgian club Genk for a record fee of around five million euros, where he continued to impress by scoring in his home debut.
In 2025, Nygren made his full international debut for the Sweden national team and quickly made an impact by scoring his first goal just three days later. He played a crucial role in Sweden's World Cup playoff match against Ukraine and was named in the squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where he made his debut in a significant victory against Tunisia.
Legacy and Honors
Nygren's career has been marked by significant achievements, including winning the Scottish Premiership and the Scottish Cup with Celtic in the 2025-26 season. He has also received individual accolades, such as being named in the Danish Superliga Team of the Year and the PFA Scotland Team of the Year for the 2025-26 season, along with being honored as Celtic Player of the Year.
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Карьера и клубы
After having represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams, Nygren made his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 22 March 2025 in a friendly 1–0 loss against Luxembourg, replacing Jesper Karlström in the 82nd minute. He scored his first international game goal three days later in a friendly 5–1 win against Northern Ireland on 25 March 2025. On 26 March 2026, Nygren assisted Viktor Gyökeres' opening goal in Sweden's 3–1 win against Ukraine in the World Cup playoffs. On 12 May 2026, Nygren was named in the Sweden squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He made his World Cup debut on 14 June 2026, starting in a 5-1 group stage win against Tunisia.
IFK Göteborg
Nygren began playing football at Utbynäs SK when he was 5–6 years old. In 2013, at the age of 12, he joined IFK Göteborg. After impressing in the youth teams, Nygren made his first-team debut for IFK Göteborg in a friendly game against Örgryte IS on 24 March 2018. Two months after his debut, in May 2018, Nygren signed his first professional contract with Göteborg, a deal running until the end of 2020, despite interest from foreign clubs such as Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Inter. The new contract also saw the 16-year old Nygren promoted to the first team squad. Nygren's official debut for Göteborg came against Torns IF in the Swedish Cup on 23 August 2018, where he made a brief appearance in the 4–0 win. Before the season ended, Nygren also made his Allsvenskan debut in a game against Djurgårdens IF on 31 October 2018, and he played in the last three games of the season. In the following match against Malmö FF, Nygren started the game and was in the starting line-up in the final game of the season against Örebro SK, scoring twice in Göteborg's 3–1 victory.
Genk
On 20 June 2019, 17-year old Nygren joined Belgian club Genk in a record deal for a fee around five million euros. He signed a deal until June 2024. Nygren made his debut for Genk in a Belgian Super Cup win against K.V. Mechelen on 20 July 2019. Nygren also scored Genk's first goal in his home debut on 27 July in a 2–1 win over K.V. Kortrijk. To get some more playing time and…
Club
As of match played 25 October 2026
International
As of match played 28 September 2026
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nygren goal.
- Club
- IFK Göteborg
- Club
- Sweden national under-21 football team
- Club
- Sweden national under-17 football team
- Club
- FC Nordsjælland
- Club
- Sweden men's national football team (2025–)
- National team
- Sweden
Наследие
Celtic
Scottish Premiership: 2025–26 Scottish Cup: 2025–26 Individual
Danish Superliga Team of the Year: 2024–25 PFA Scotland Team of the Year (Premiership): 2025–26 Celtic Player of the Year: 2025–26
Клубы
- Sweden men's national football team2025сейчас
- FC Nordsjællandсейчас
- IFK Göteborgсейчас
- Sweden national under-17 football teamсейчас
- Sweden national under-21 football teamсейчас
Играл вместе с
- Abdul MuminFC Nordsjælland · 2017–2020
Abdul RazakIFK Göteborg- Abu FrancisFC Nordsjælland
- Adam ArnarsonFC Nordsjælland · 2014–2016
Adam Bergmark WibergIFK Göteborg
Adam CarlénIFK Göteborg
Adam JohanssonIFK Göteborg · 2005–2011- Adam JohanssonIFK Göteborg · 2013
Adamo NagaloFC Nordsjælland · 2021–2024- Adil TitiIFK Göteborg
- Adnan MohammedFC Nordsjælland · 2015
- Alai GhasemIFK Göteborg
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Идентификаторы и алиасы
Erik Benjamin Nygren is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Sweden national team.
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