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Victor Lindelöf
Lindelöf playing for Benfica in 2016
Personal information
Full name Victor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelöf
Date of birth (1994-07-17) 17 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Västerås, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back / Right back
Team information
Current team Benfica
Number 14
Youth career
IK Franke
Västerås IK
2007–2009 Västerås SK
2012–2013 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Västerås SK 41 (0)
2012– Benfica B 96 (4)
2013– Benfica 46 (2)
International career
2010–2011 Sweden U17 5 (0)
2012–2013 Sweden U19 17 (0)
2014–2015 Sweden U21 13 (0)
2016– Sweden 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2016

Victor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelöf (born 17 July 1994), commonly known as Victor Nilsson Lindelöf or simply Victor Lindelöf (Swedish pronunciation: [²lɪndɛˌløːv]), is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Portuguese club Benfica and the Sweden national team.

Lindelöf began his career in Sweden at Västerås SK, making his debut in September 2010. In December 2011, he agreed to move to Benfica in Portugal, initially representing the club at youth and B levels. After making his first team debut in September 2013, he continued to appear for the club at B level, while also winning three Primeira Liga titles.

Lindelöf has represented Sweden at under-17, under-19, under-21 and senior levels. He was a member of the under-21 side that won the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He made his senior international debut in March 2016 and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2016.

Club career

Early career

Lindelöf played in numerous Västerås based clubs in his youth such as IK Franke, Västerås IK and Västerås SK.

Västerås SK

In September 2010, Lindelöf made his debut for Västerås SK when the team won 3–0 against BK Forward. In the same season, he helped his team to advance a step higher onto the Swedish second highest league Superettan.

Benfica

On 1 December 2011, Lindelöf signed for Portuguese club Benfica, and on 8 June 2015 the contract was extended until 2020. In the 2012–13 season, he played for the youth team, winning the Portuguese under-19 championship. On 19 October 2013, he debuted for the first team in a 1–0 Portuguese Cup win against CD Cinfães, playing the full match. In the 2013–14 season, he scored 2 goals in 33 matches for the reserve team. In the 2015–16 season, he returned to the first-team in a 1–0 win against Nacional in the Taça da Liga. On 16 February 2016, he played the entire match for Benfica in a 1–0 home win against Zenit Saint Petersburg in the first leg of UEFA Champions League's round of 16. Four days later, he scored his first goal for Benfica, in a 3–1 Primeira Liga victory at Paços de Ferreira.

International career

Lindelöf made his debut for the under-21 team on 14 October 2014, in the second leg of the qualification play-offs against France.

Although Lindelöf was not named in the final squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, on 15 June 2015 he replaced defender Emil Krafth who was ruled out of the tournament after a back injury. He made his debut in the tournament in the first game against Italy. On 30 June 2015 he successfully converted Sweden's fifth and last penalty against Portugal in a 4–3 penalty shoot-out victory in the final to become European under-21 champion. He was named in the Team of the Tournament.

Lindelöf received his first call up to the senior Sweden squad in March 2016 for friendlies against Turkey and Czech Republic. He debuted for the country in a 2–1 away loss to Turkey on 24 March 2016.

He was selected in Sweden's squad for Euro 2016 in France, where he started all three of their group games.

Lindelöf was selected in Sweden's 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, however he did not make the final 18-man squad for the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 April 2017
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Västerås SK 2010 Division 1 1 0 — — — — 1 0
2011 Superettan 27 0 — — — — 27 0
2012 Division 1 13 0 — — — — 13 0
Total 41 0 — — — — 41 0
Benfica B 2012–13 Segunda Liga 15 0 — — — — 15 0
2013–14 33 2 — — — — 33 2
2014–15 41 2 — — — — 41 2
2015–16 7 0 — — — — 7 0
Total 96 4 — — — — 96 4
Benfica 2013–14 Primeira Liga 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2014–15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2015–16 15 1 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 23 1
2016–17 30 1 3 0 2 0 8 0 1 0 44 1
Total 46 2 5 0 6 0 12 0 1 0 70 2
Career total 183 5 5 0 6 0 12 0 1 0 207 5
  1. Appearance in the Portuguese Super Cup

International

As of match played 15 November 2016
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden
2016 11 1
Total 11 1

International goals

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 October 2016 Friends Arena, Solna  Bulgaria 3–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Västerås SK
Benfica

International

Sweden

Individual

References

  1. "Victor Nilsson Lindelöf vann årets back" [Victor Nilsson Lindelöf won defender of the year] (in Swedish). IK Franke. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  2. "VSK Fotboll klipper till med en ny back". VSK Fotboll. 12 September 2010.
  3. ^ "VSK FOTBOLL TILL SUPERETTAN!". VSK Fotboll. 17 October 2010.
  4. "Storklubb värvar svensk 17–åring". Sportbladet. 1 December 2011.
  5. "Victor Lindelöf renova contrato" [Victor Lindelöf renews contract] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Lindelöf preparado para travar Bernardo Silva" [Lindelöf prepared to stop Bernardo Silva] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  7. "Taça da Liga - 3ª Fase". ForaDeJogo.net.
  8. "Jonas strikes late to earn Benfica narrow win". UEFA.com. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  9. "Benfica: Lindelof celebra primeiro golo pela equipa principal". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 20 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
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  11. "Sweden see off Portugal on penalties". UEFA. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  12. ^ "The official Under-21 Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  13. "Hamren names Sweden squad for Turkey, Czech Rep friendlies". internationalsoccerteams.com. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  14. "Lindelof estreia-se pela seleção principal da Suécia com derrota" [Lindelof debuts for Sweden's main squad with defeat]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 24 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  15. "Ericsons bruttotrupp till OS — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  16. Victor Lindelöf at ForaDeJogo (archived). Retrieved 27 November 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  17. Victor Lindelöf at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  18. ^ "Victor Lindelöf". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  19. "Victor Lindelöf – Trophies". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  20. "OFICIAL: Lindelof renova com o Benfica". Maisfutebol. 8 June 2015.
  21. "Lindelof exulta com título europeu" [Lindelof exults with European title] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  22. "Här är alla pristagare i Fotbollsgalan 2016" [Here are all the prize winners in the Fotbollsgalan 2016]. DN.se (in Swedish). 21 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  23. "Our Champions League breakthrough team of 2016". UEFA.com. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.

External links

Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 2016
Sweden
S.L. Benfica – current squad
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