Victor Edvardsen

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Victor Edvardsen

| image = VictorEdvardsen2023.jpg

| image_size = 200

| caption = Edvardsen with Go Ahead Eagles in 2023

| fullname = Victor Kaj Edvardsen

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|1|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Go Ahead Eagles

| clubnumber = 16

| youthyears1 = 2000–2010

| youthclubs1 = IFK Göteborg

| youthyears2 = 2010–2012

| youthclubs2 = Hisingsbacka FC

| youthyears3 = 2012–2015

| youthclubs3 = IFK Göteborg

| years1 = 2015

| clubs1 = IFK Göteborg

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2015

| clubs2 = → Utsiktens BK (loan)

| caps2 = 11

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2016

| clubs3 = Elverum

| caps3 = 6

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2016

| clubs4 = Stenungsunds IF

| caps4 = 11

| goals4 = 7

| years5 = 2017

| clubs5 = IK Oddevold

| caps5 = 10

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2018–2019

| clubs6 = Karlstad BK

| caps6 = 53

| goals6 = 39

| years7 = 2020–2021

| clubs7 = Degerfors IF

| caps7 = 58

| goals7 = 30

| years8 = 2022–2023

| clubs8 = Djurgårdens IF

| caps8 = 39

| goals8 = 11

| years9 = 2023–

| clubs9 = Go Ahead Eagles

| caps9 = 68

| goals9 = 14

| nationalyears1 = 2023

| nationalteam1 = Sweden

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 19:37, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 21:51, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

}}

Victor Kaj Edvardsen (born 14 January 1996) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for {{Dutch football updater|GoAheadE}} club Go Ahead Eagles.

Club career

Edvarsen joined IFK Göteborg when he was four years old. During the 2014 U19 Allsvenskan, he scored 22 goals in the league, which meant he was the league's third highest goalscorer.{{citeweb|url=https://www.gp.se/sport/fotboll/de-kan-vara-framtidens-derbykungar.758e164b-e95d-4520-897b-06823816296d|title=De kan vara framtidens derbykungar|trans-title=They could be the derby kings of the future|language=Swedish|first=Linus|last=Pettersson|website=www.gp.se}}

On 14 July 2014, Edvarsen was announced at Utsiktens BK on loan.{{citeweb|url=https://www.gp.se/edvardsen-till-utsikten.bb69c561-12ea-4a4f-bdd0-76d918e2c1a7|title=Edvardsen till Utsikten|trans-title=Edvardsen to Utsikten|language=Swedish|website=www.gp.se}}

On 11 March 2016, Edvarsen was announced at Elverum.{{citeweb|url=https://elverumfotball.spoortz.no/news/9348267|title=Årets publikumsspiller signert !|trans-title=The audience player of the year signed!|language=Norwegian|website=elverumfotboll.spoortz.no}} He scored his only goal for the club against Tynset IF on 13 April 2016, scoring in the 4th minute.{{citeweb|url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=6565734|title=Elverum - Tynset - 13 April 2016|website=www.fotboll.no}}

On 19 July 2016, Edvarsen was announced at Stenungsunds IF during the autumn.{{citeweb|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715213721/https://www.laget.se/STENUNGSUNDSIF/news/4671122/Victor-Edvardsen-till-Stenungsunds-IF|title=Victor Edvardsen till Stenungsunds IF|trans-title=Victor Edvardsen to Stenungsunds IF|language=Swedish|website=www.laget.se}}

On 13 November 2016, Edvarsen was announced at IK Oddevold on a two year contract.{{citeweb|url=https://fotbolltransfers.com/nyheter/officiellt-victor-edvardsen-klar-for-oddevold/71374|title=Officiellt: Victor Edvardsen klar för Oddevold|trans-title=Official: Victor Edvardsen ready for Oddevold|language=Swedish|website=fotbolltransfers.com}}

During the 2018 season at Karlstad BK, Edvarsen won the best striker in the Division 2 award for his 25 goals that helped give Karlstad promotion to the Division 1.{{citeweb|url=https://news.cision.com/se/unibet/r/de-ar-sveriges-basta-division-2-spelare-2018,c2666675|title=De är Sveriges bästa division 2-spelare 2018|trans-title=They are Sweden's best division 2 players in 2018|language=Swedish|website=news.cision.com}}

On 15 January 2020, Edvarsen joined Degerfors IF on a three year contract.{{citeweb|url=https://www.degerforsif.se/victor-edvardsen-klar-for-degerfors-if/|title=Victor Edvardsen klar för Degerfors IF|trans-title=Victor Edvardsen ready for Degerfors IF|language=Swedish|website=www.degerforsif.se}} He scored on his league debut against IK Brage on 17 June 2020, scoring a brace.{{citeweb|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/RRkv6W/victor-edvardsen-i-malform-nar-degerfors-vann|title=Victor Edvardsen i målform när Degerfors vann|trans-title=Victor Edvardsen in goal form when Degerfors won|language=Swedish|website=www.aftonbladet.se}} During the 2020 season, he played in 29 matches and scored 16 goals, becoming the third highest scorer in the league as Degerfors IF were promoted to the Allsvenskan.{{citeweb|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/serier-cuper/spelarstatistik/superettan-2020/82493/|title=Player Statistics Superettan 2020|trans-title=Player Statistics Super League 2020|language=Swedish|website=www.svenskfotboll.se}} Edvarsen scored a hattrick against Örebro SK on 18 May 2021.{{citeweb|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/yRavxE/victor-edvardsen-gjorde-hattrick-for-degerfors-mot-orebro|title=Degerfors vs Örebro - 18 May 2021|website=www.aftonbladet.se}}

In 2022, Edvardsen joined Djurgårdens IF.{{Cite web|url=https://dif.se/nyheter/nyhetsarkiv/2022/victore|title=Välkommen Victor Edvardsen!|website=dif.se|access-date=7 January 2022}}

On 27 June 2023, Edvardsen was announced at Go Ahead Eagles on a three year contract until mid 2026.{{citeweb|url=https://www.ga-eagles.nl/go-ahead-eagles-legt-zweedse-spits-victor-edvardsen-vast/|title=Go Ahead Eagles legt Zweedse spits Victor Edvardsen vast|trans-title=Go Ahead Eagles sign Swedish striker Victor Edvardsen|language=Dutch|website=www.ga-eagles.nl}}

International career

Edvardsen made his full international debut for Sweden on 12 January 2023 in a friendly 2–1 win against Iceland, playing for 63 minutes before being replaced by Omar Faraj.{{Cite web |title=Sverige – Island – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-island-landskamper-herr-senior/5387000/ |access-date=13 January 2023 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}

Personal life

Edvarsen's favourite football player is Zlatan Ibrahimović. He supports Manchester United and IFK Göteborg.{{citeweb|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630094538/https://www.laget.se/kbkherr/Page/370159|title=Victor Edvardsen Interview|language=Swedish|website=web.archive.org}}

Career statistics

= International =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team !Year !Apps !Goals
Sweden \|2023 \|1 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !1 !0

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Appearances and goals by national team and year

!National team

!Year

!Apps

!Goals

Sweden

|2023

colspan="2" |Total