Lucas Bergvall
{{Short description|Swedish footballer (born 2006)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lucas Bergvall
| image = Lucas Bergvall with Tottenham Hotspur in August 2024.jpg
| caption = Bergvall with Tottenham Hotspur in 2024
| full_name = Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/4110099 |title=2024/25 Premier League squad lists |publisher=Premier League |date=13 September 2024 |access-date=13 September 2024}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|2|2|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/133603/Lucas-Bergvall/overview |title=Lucas Bergvall: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=13 September 2024}}
| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Tottenham Hotspur
| clubnumber = 15
| youthyears1 = 2013–2021
| youthclubs1 = IF Brommapojkarna
| years1 = 2021–2022
| clubs1 = IF Brommapojkarna
| caps1 = 12
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2022–2024
| clubs2 = Djurgården
| caps2 = 37
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = Tottenham Hotspur
| caps3 = 26
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 2023
| nationalteam2 = Sweden U19
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2023–
| nationalteam3 = Sweden U21
| nationalcaps3 = 5
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2024–
| nationalteam4 = Sweden
| nationalcaps4 = 4
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 23:00, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 23:43, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
| upright = 0.9
}}
Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall ({{IPA|sv|'lʉːkas 'bærjːval|lang}}; born 2 February 2006) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{English football updater|TottenhH}} club Tottenham Hotspur and the Sweden national team.
Club career
= IF Brommapojkarna =
Born and raised in Stockholm, Bergvall advanced through the academy of IF Brommapojkarna.{{Cite news |title=Lucas Bergvall: Tottenham's new teenage wonderkid who turned down Barcelona to join Ange Postecoglou's revolution |url=https://www.goal.com/lists/lucas-bergvall-tottenham-teenage-wonderkid-turned-down-barcelona/bltcb6b88d0ce0e832a#csa346f8d574fe7d65 |date=2024-02-02 |work=Goal.com }} He made his Superettan debut for Brommapojkarna on 9 July 2022 in a 1–1 draw with Örgryte.{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/07/19/sweden/superettan/orgryte-ildrottssalskap/ildrottsforening--brommapojkarna/3731227/ |title=Örgryte vs. Brommapojkarna |website=Soccerway |date=19 July 2022}} On 4 October 2022, Bergvall scored his first professional goal against Öster.{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/10/04/sweden/superettan/osters-ildrottsforening/ildrottsforening--brommapojkarna/3731320/ |title=Öster vs. Brommapojkarna |website=Soccerway |date=4 October 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://fotbolldirekt.se/2022/10/05/lucas-bergvall-slog-till-med-sitt-forsta-mal-i-superettan |title=Lucas Bergvall slog till med sitt första mål i superettan |website=Fotbolldirekt |date=5 October 2022 |language=sv}}
= Djurgården =
Bergvall joined Djurgården on 9 December 2022 and made his debut as a starter for the team in Allsvenskan in the game against champions Häcken on 24 May 2023. After a strong contribution in Djurgården's 1–0 victory, Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet described Bergvall as the man of the match and forecast that he would become "Djurgården's biggest transfer ever".{{cite web |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/8JWXO1/lucas-bergvall-i-startelvan-for-att-stanna |title=Lucas Bergvall i startelvan för att stanna |website=Aftonbladet |date=24 May 2023}} On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2023/oct/11/next-generation-2023-60-of-the-best-young-talents-in-world-football|title=Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football|first1=Marcus|last1=Christenson|first2=Steven|last2=Bloor|first3=Garry|last3=Blight|date=11 October 2023|access-date=11 October 2023|website=theguardian.com}} Bergvall made 37 league appearances in total, scoring five goals and providing two assists.{{Cite web |title=Soccerway |url=https://nr.soccerway.com/players/lucas-bergvall/805559/ |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=nr.soccerway.com}}
= Tottenham Hotspur =
On 1 February 2024, Tottenham Hotspur agreed a five-year deal to sign Bergvall for a reported transfer fee of £8.5 million. He officially joined the club on 1 July 2024.{{Cite news |title=Tottenham set to sign Swedish teenager Bergvall |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68176095 |access-date=2024-02-15 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} On 17 July 2024, he made his first Spurs appearance as a half-time substitute in a 5–1 pre-season friendly victory against Heart of Midlothian; in the 66th minute he assisted Mikey Moore to put Tottenham up 3–1.{{Cite web |last=Jenkins |first=Seb |date=2024-07-17 |title=Tottenham second-half player ratings: 5-1 pre-season win over Hearts |url=https://www.spurs-web.com/news/tottenham-second-half-player-ratings-5-1-pre-season-win-over-hearts/ |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=The Spurs Web - Tottenham Hotspur Football News |language=en-US}} On 20 July 2024, Bergvall was granted a spot in the Starting XI for a friendly against Queens Park Rangers; in the 24th minute he went down with an undisclosed injury.{{Cite web |last=Horn |first=Kieran |date=2024-07-20 |title=Tottenham suffer major Bergvall injury blow in pre-season friendly |url=https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/breaking-tottenham-suffer-major-injury-29580998 |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Football London |language=en}}
Bergvall's first start for the club came in a 2–1 EFL Cup win against Coventry City on 18 September 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-18 |title=Coventry 1-2 Tottenham: Win papers over performance |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c749x977veko |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
On 8 January 2025, Bergvall scored his first goal for Tottenham in a 1–0 win against Liverpool in the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final.{{Cite news |title=Tottenham vs Liverpool LIVE: Carabao Cup score and updates as Porro misses great chance after Bentancur injury |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-liverpool-carabao-cup-live-stream-score-result-b2674462.html |access-date=2025-01-08 |work=The Independent |language=en-GB}}
International career
Bergvall has represented Sweden at under-15, under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels. He made his senior debut as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 friendly win against Estonia on 12 January 2024.{{Cite news |title=Sweden 2–1 Estonia |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/690688/estonia-sweden |date=2024-01-12 |work=ESPN }}
Personal life
Bergvall comes from a football-centric family.{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Jay |title=Lucas Bergvall's road to Tottenham: 'My gut feeling was always Spurs' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5511680/2024/05/23/lucas-bergvall-tottenham-djurgardens-sweden/ |access-date=2024-10-26 |work=The New York Times |date=23 May 2024 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} His older brother, Theo, is also a professional footballer,{{Cite web |title=Bröderna Bergvall klara för Djurgården |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/mQMQBg/djurgardens-if-varvar-theo-bergvall-fran-bp-allsvenskan |access-date=22 February 2023 |website=Aftonbladet |date=9 December 2022 |language=sv}} while his younger brother, Rasmus, plays at youth level.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-31 |title=Tredje Bergvall-brorsan i lång intervju: "Vill gå min egen väg" |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/XjgVjm/bp-talangen-rasmus-bergvall-i-lang-intervju-med-sportbladet |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|match played 21 April 2025}}{{Soccerway|lucas-bergvall/805559}}
| 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, FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Brommapojkarna
|2021 |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022
|11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Djurgårdens IF
|2023 |25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2024
|Allsvenskan |12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 6 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!37 | 5 | 9 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 47 | 9 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur
|2024–25{{soccerbase season|171000|2024|access-date=8 January 2025}} |26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!75 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 104 | 11 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 19 November 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=32596|title=Lucas Bergvall|website=EU-Football.info|access-date=19 November 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| Sweden
|2024 | 4 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total | 4 | 0 |
|---|
Honours
Brommapojkarna
- Superettan: 2022
- Ettan Norra: 2021
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/teams/men/players/lucas-bergvall/ Profile] at Tottenham Hotspur F.C. website
- {{SvFF player|id=f04347af-d9f8-4995-be8c-c9379560fd31}}
- {{UEFA player}}
{{Tottenham Hotspur F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bergvall, Lucas}}
Category:Footballers from Stockholm
Category:Swedish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:IF Brommapojkarna players
Category:Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Category:Ettan Fotboll players
Category:Premier League players
Category:Sweden men's youth international footballers
Category:Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Sweden men's international footballers
Category:Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England