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Erik Benjamin Nygren (born 8 July 2001) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Sweden national team.

Club career

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.[2] 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.[3] The new contract also saw the 16-year old Nygren promoted to the first team squad.[4]

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.[5] 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[6] 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.[7]

Genk

On 20 June 2019, 17-year old Nygren joined Belgian club Genk in a record deal for a fee around five million euros.[8][9] He signed a deal until June 2024.[10] Nygren made his debut for Genk in a Belgian Super Cup win against K.V. Mechelen on 20 July 2019.[11] Nygren also scored Genk’s first goal in his home debut on 27 July in a 2–1 win over K.V. Kortrijk.[12]

To get some more playing time and experience, Nygren was loaned out to Dutch side SC Heerenveen on 6 October 2020 for two seasons.[13] In his first season, Nygren scored seven goals in 32 games (16 from start and 16 from the bench). Already after the first season, there was talk that he was on his way out of the club because he was not getting enough playing time, but he ended up staying and started the 2021–22 season out at the Dutch club.[14]

Nordsjælland

Nygren playing for Nordsjælland in 2023

On 30 January 2022, Nygren got his loan-spell at SC Heerenveen terminated and joined Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland on a deal until the end of 2025.[15]

Celtic

On 27 June 2025, Nygren signed for Scottish Premiership champions Celtic on a five-year-contract for an undisclosed fee.[16] On 3 August, he made his debut for the club in a 1–0 win against St Mirren in the league.[17] On 10 August, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win against Aberdeen in the league.[18] On 27 December 2025, Nygren scored a double against Livingston in the league, his 9th and 10th goal of the season and his Celtic career until then.[19]

International career

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.[20] He scored his first international game goal three days later in a friendly 5–1 win against Northern Ireland on 25 March 2025.[21]

On 26 March 2026, Nygren assisted Viktor Gyökeres‘ opening goal in Sweden’s 3–1 win against Ukraine in the World Cup playoffs.[22]

On 12 May 2026, Nygren was named in the Sweden squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 May 2026[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Göteborg 2018 Allsvenskan 3 2 0 0 — — — 3 2
2019 Allsvenskan 12 4 0 0 — — — 12 4
Total 15 6 0 0 — — — 15 6
Genk 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 2 1 1 0 — 0 0 1[c] 0 4 0
2020–21 Belgian Pro League 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 5 1 1 0 — 0 0 1 0 7 0
Heerenveen (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie 28 4 4 3 — — — 32 7
2021–22 Eredivisie 17 0 2 0 — — — 19 0
Total 45 4 6 3 — — — 51 7
Nordsjælland 2021–22 Danish Superliga 12 1 — — — — 12 1
2022–23 Danish Superliga 25 3 6 3 — 0 0 — 31 6
2023–24 Danish Superliga 20 6 2 1 — 9[d] 5 — 31 12
2024–25 Danish Superliga 30 15 2 1 — — — 32 16
Total 87 25 10 4 — 9 5 — 106 35
Celtic 2025–26 Scottish Premiership 38 16 5 1 3 0 12[e] 4 — 58 21
Career total 190 52 22 9 3 0 21 9 1 0 237 69
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, KNVB Cup, Danish Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 14 June 2026[25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2025 7 3
2026 5 0
Total 12 3
Scores and results list Sweden’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nygren goal.
List of international goals scored by Benjamin Nygren
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 25 March 2025 Strawberry Arena, Solna, Sweden  Northern Ireland 2–0 5–1 Friendly [21]
2 6 June 2025 Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 1–0 2–0 Friendly
3 15 November 2025 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland   Switzerland 1–1 1–4 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Celtic

Individual

References

  1. ^ “FIFA World Cup 2026: Squad List” (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  2. ^ 16-åring frälste Blåvitt, aftonbladet.se, 24 March 2018
  3. ^ “Jag tackade nej till Manchester City”, expressen.se, 23 May 2018
  4. ^ A-lagskontrakt för Benjamin, ifkgoteborg.se, 23 May 2018
  5. ^ Nu väntar gruppspel i cupen, ifkgoteborg.se, 23 August 2018
  6. ^ 17-åringen Nygren gjorde sin första allsvenska start i Blåvitt: “Betyder väldigt mycket”, fotbollskanalen.se, 5 November 2011
  7. ^ 17-åringen matchvinnare – blev tvåmålsskytt, aftonbladet.se, 11 November 2018
  8. ^ Klart med Genk för Benjamin, ifkgoteborg.se, 20 June 2019
  9. ^ Rekordaffären: Lämnar Sverige för 50 miljoner, expressen.se, 20 June 2020
  10. ^ BENJAMIN NYGREN CHOOSES GENK!, krcgenk.be, 20 June 2019
  11. ^ GENK VS. MECHELEN 3 – 0, Soccerway, 20 July 2019
  12. ^ Nygrens drömdebut: “En jävligt go start”, expressen.se, 26 July 2019
  13. ^ Svenske U21-stjärnan byter klubb: “Kvalitet”, expressen.se, 6 October 2020
  14. ^ Benjamin Nygren öppnar för att lämna Heerenveen, fotbolltransfers.com, 1 June 2021
  15. ^ FC NORDSJÆLLAND KØBER SVENSK ANGRIBER I BELGIEN Archived 2022-01-31 at the Wayback Machine, fcn.dk, 30 January 2022
  16. ^ FC, Celtic (27 June 2025). “Welcome to Celtic, Benjamin Nygren”. Celtic FC.
  17. ^ “Celtic began their Scottish Premiership season with a victory, but were far from convincing as they struggled to break down a resilient St Mirren”. bbc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  18. ^ “Celtic made it two wins from two at the start of their Scottish Premiership title defence”. bbc.com. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  19. ^ “Celtic made it two wins from two at the start of their Scottish Premiership title defence”. celticfc.com. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  20. ^ “Sweden vs. Luxembourg”. SvFF.
  21. ^ a b “Sweden vs. Northern Ireland”. SvFF.
  22. ^ Meikle, Blair (27 March 2026). “I play at the highest level in EPL and rate Celtic star very highly”. The Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  23. ^ “Mystiskt inlägg efter petningen”. www.expressen.se (in Swedish). 12 May 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  24. ^ Benjamin Nygren at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  25. ^ “Benjamin Nygren, SvFF”. SvFF.
  26. ^ sport, Guardian (16 May 2026). “Celtic stun Hearts at the last in dramatic final-day shootout to retain Scottish title”. The Guardian.
  27. ^ Cuddihy, Paul (23 May 2026). “Celtic are the Double winners!”. Celtic FC. Retrieved 23 May 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. ^ “Serginho på Årets Hold i 3F Superligaen” [Serginho on the Team of the Year in the 3F Superliga] (in Danish). Viborg FF. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  29. ^ “Premiership Team of the Year”. PFA Scotland. 17 April 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)