Victor Lindelöf

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
Place of birth Västerås, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club 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 97 (4)
2013– Benfica 13 (1)
National team‡
2010–2011 Sweden U17 5 (0)
2012–2013 Sweden U19 17 (0)
2014– Sweden U21 13 (0)
2016– Sweden 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2016

Victor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelöf (born 17 July 1994) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as either a defender or defensive midfielder for Portuguese club Benfica.

Club career

Early career

Lindelöf has played in numerous youth clubs as IK Franke, Västerås IK and Västerås SK.

Västerås SK

In September 2010, Lindelöf made his debut for Västerås SK when the team won against BK Forward (3–0).[1] In the same season, he helped his team to advance a step higher onto the Swedish second highest league Superettan.[2]

Benfica

On 1 December 2011, Lindelöf signed for Portuguese club Benfica,[3] and on 8 June 2015 the contract was extended until 2020.[4] In the 2012–13 season, he played for the youth team, winning the Portuguese under-19 championship.[5] On 19 October 2013, he debuted for the first team in a Portuguese Cup win against CD Cinfães (0–1), playing the full match. In the 2013–14 season, he scored 2 goals in 33 matches for the reserve team.[5] In the 2015–16 season, he returned to the first-team in a 1–0 win against Nacional in the Taça da Liga.[6] On 16 February 2016, he played the entire match for Benfica in a home win against Zenit Saint Petersburg (1–0) in the first leg of UEFA Champions League's round of 16.[7] Four days later, he scored his first goal for Benfica, in a Primeira Liga victory at Paços de Ferreira (1–3).[8]

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.[9] He made his debut in the tournament in the first game against Italy. On 30 June he successfully converted Sweden's fifth and last penalty against Portugal on penalty shoot-out in the final (4–3) to become European under-21 champion.[10] He was named in the Team of the Tournament.[11]

Lindelöf received his first call up to the senior Sweden squad in March 2016 for friendlies against Turkey and Czech Republic.[12] He debuted for the country in an away loss against Turkey (2–1) on 24 March.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 April 2016[14]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Västerås SK 2010 10———10
2011 270———270
2012 130———130
Total 410000000410
Benfica B 2012–13 150———150
2013–14 332———332
2014–15 412———412
2015–16 80———80
Total 974000000974
Benfica 2013–14 1010000020
2014–15 0010000010
2015–16 91003030151
Total 101203030181
Career total 14852030301565

International

As of 30 March 2016
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden
2016 20
Total20

Honours

Club

Västerås SK
Benfica

Country

Sweden

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "VSK Fotboll klipper till med en ny back". VSK Fotboll. 2010-09-12.
  2. 1 2 "VSK FOTBOLL TILL SUPERETTAN!". VSK Fotboll. 2010-10-17.
  3. ↑ "Storklubb värvar svensk 17–åring". Sportbladet. 2011-12-01.
  4. ↑ "Victor Lindelöf renova contrato" [Victor Lindelöf renews contract] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Lindelöf preparado para travar Bernardo Silva" [Lindelöf prepared to stop Bernardo Silva] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  6. ↑ http://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=2016154700197020101&language=2
  7. ↑ "Jonas strikes late to earn Benfica narrow win". UEFA.com. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Benfica: Lindelof celebra primeiro golo pela equipa principal". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 20 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Krafth missar U21-EM" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Sweden see off Portugal on penalties". UEFA. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  11. 1 2 "The official Under-21 Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Hamren names Sweden squad for Turkey, Czech Rep friendlies". internationalsoccerteams.com. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ Victor Lindelöf profile at ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  15. ↑ http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga/transferencias/oficial-lindelof-renova-com-o-benfica
  16. ↑ "Lindelof exulta com título europeu" [Lindelof exults with European title] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.

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