Benjamin Nygren
{{short description|Swedish footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Benjamin Nygren
| image = Benjamin Nygren (cropped).jpg
| caption = Nygren playing for Nordsjælland in 2023
| full_name = Erik Benjamin Nygren
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|07|08|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden
| height = 1.84 m
| position = Right winger{{WorldFootball.net|benjamin-nygren}}
| currentclub = Nordsjælland
| clubnumber = 10
| youthclubs1 = Utbynäs SK
| youthyears1 = 2007–2012
| youthclubs2 = IFK Göteborg
| youthyears2 = 2013–2018
| years1 = 2018–2019 | clubs1 = IFK Göteborg | caps1 = 15 | goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2019–2022 | clubs2 = Genk | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2020–2022 | clubs3 = → Heerenveen (loan) | caps3 = 45 | goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2022– | clubs4 = Nordsjælland | caps4 = 87 | goals4 = 25
| nationalyears1 = 2016–2018
| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17
| nationalcaps1 = 24
| nationalgoals1 = 10
| nationalyears2 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam2 = Sweden U19
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 6
| nationalyears3 = 2020–2022
| nationalteam3 = Sweden U21
| nationalcaps3 = 13
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| nationalyears4 = 2025–
| nationalteam4 = Sweden
| nationalcaps4 = 2
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| club-update = 29 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 22:27, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Erik Benjamin Nygren (born 8 July 2001) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland.
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.[https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/7lQnz4/16-aring-fralste-blavitt 16-åring frälste Blåvitt], aftonbladet.se, 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.[https://www.expressen.se/gt/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/loftet-skriver-pa-for-ifk-goteborg/ ”Jag tackade nej till Manchester City”], expressen.se, 23 May 2018 The new contract also saw the 16-year old Nygren promoted to the first team squad.[https://ifkgoteborg.se/nyheter/a-lag/2018/a-lagskontrakt-for-benjamin/ A-lagskontrakt för Benjamin], ifkgoteborg.se, 23 May 2018
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.[https://ifkgoteborg.se/match/2018/torns-if-ifk-goteborg/?t=matchrapport Nu väntar gruppspel i cupen], ifkgoteborg.se, 23 August 2018 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[https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/17-aringen-nygren-gjorde-sin-forsta-allsvenska-start-i-blavitt-betyder-valdigt/ 17-åringen Nygren gjorde sin första allsvenska start i Blåvitt: ”Betyder väldigt mycket”], fotbollskanalen.se, 5 November 2011 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.[https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/G19GaQ/17-aringen-matchvinnare--blev-tvamalsskytt 17-åringen matchvinnare – blev tvåmålsskytt], aftonbladet.se, 11 November 2018
=Genk=
On 20 June 2019, 17-year old Nygren joined Belgian club Genk in a record deal for a fee around five million euros.[https://ifkgoteborg.se/nyheter/a-lag/2019/klart-med-genk-for-benjamin/ Klart med Genk för Benjamin], ifkgoteborg.se, 20 June 2019[https://www.expressen.se/gt/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/rekordaffaren-lamnar-sverige-for-50-miljoner/ Rekordaffären: Lämnar Sverige för 50 miljoner], expressen.se, 20 June 2020 He signed a deal until June 2024.[https://www.krcgenk.be/en/news/3563/benjamin-nygren-chooses-genk BENJAMIN NYGREN CHOOSES GENK!], krcgenk.be, 20 June 2019 Nygren made his debut for Genk in a Belgian Super Cup win against K.V. Mechelen on 20 July 2019.[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/07/20/belgium/super-cup/krc-genk/kv-mechelen/3025379/ GENK VS. MECHELEN 3 - 0], Soccerway, 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.[https://www.expressen.se/gt/sport/fotboll/just-nu-nygrens-succe-mal-direkt/ Nygrens drömdebut: ”En jävligt go start”], expressen.se, 26 July 2019
To get some more playing time and experience, Nygren was loaned out to Dutch side SC Heerenveen on 6 October 2020 for two seasons.[https://www.expressen.se/gt/sport/fotboll/svenske-u21-stjarnan-byter-klubb-kvalitet/ Svenske U21-stjärnan byter klubb: ”Kvalitet”], expressen.se, 6 October 2020 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 wasn't getting enough playing time, but he ended up staying and started the 2021–22 season out at the Dutch club.[https://fotbolltransfers.com/site/news/139560 Benjamin Nygren öppnar för att lämna Heerenveen], fotbolltransfers.com, 1 June 2021
=Nordsjælland=
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.[https://fcn.dk/2022/01/fc-nordsjaelland-koeber-svensk-angriber-i-belgien/ FC NORDSJÆLLAND KØBER SVENSK ANGRIBER I BELGIEN] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131051748/https://fcn.dk/2022/01/fc-nordsjaelland-koeber-svensk-angriber-i-belgien/ |date=2022-01-31 }}, fcn.dk, 30 January 2022
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.{{Cite web |title=Sweden vs. Luxembourg |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/luxemburg-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/6155569/ |website=SvFF}} He scored his first international game goal three days later in a friendly 5–1 win against Northern Ireland on 25 March 2025.{{Cite web |title=Sweden vs. Northern Ireland |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-nordirland-landskamper-herr-senior/6163347/ |website=SvFF}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 13 April 2025}}{{Soccerway|benjamin-nygren/517071|accessdate=13 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Svenska Cupen, KNVB Cup, Danish Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Göteborg
|2018 |3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 2 | |||
| 2019
|Allsvenskan |12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 4 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 6 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Genk
|2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in Belgian Super Cup}} | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020–21
|Belgian Pro League |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Heerenveen (loan)
|28 | 4 | 4 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 7 | |||
| 2021–22
|Eredivisie |17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!45 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 7 | |
| rowspan="5"|Nordsjælland
|12 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23
|Danish Superliga |25 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24
|Danish Superliga |20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 5 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 12 | ||
| 2024–25
|Danish Superliga |23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 9 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!80 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 32 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!145 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 45 |
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= International =
{{updated|match played 25 March 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year{{Cite web |title=Benjamin Nygren, SvFF |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/benjamin-nygren/032c9496-de34-48cf-a667-16fe01 |website=SvFF}} !National team !Year !Apps !Goals |
| Sweden
|2025 |2 |1 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!2 !1 |
|---|
: Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nygren goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of international goals scored by Benjamin Nygren ! scope="col" |No. ! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Venue ! scope="col" |Opponent ! scope="col" |Score ! scope="col" |Result ! scope="col" |Competition ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
| align="center" |1
|25 March 2025 |Strawberry Arena, Solna, Sweden |{{fb|NIR}} | align="center" |2–0 | align="center" |5–1 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{SvFF player|id=032c9496-de34-48cf-a667-16fe012f6640|fid=772801}}
- {{SvFF national player|id=032c9496-de34-48cf-a667-16fe012f6640}}
- {{ifkdb|name=#14 Benjamin Nygren}}
{{FC Nordsjælland squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nygren, Benjamin}}
Category:Swedish men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Gothenburg
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Sweden men's international footballers
Category:Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Sweden men's youth international footballers
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:SC Heerenveen players
Category:FC Nordsjælland players
Category:Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Category:Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Category:Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark