Victor Lindelöf

Victor Lindelöf
Personal information
Full nameVictor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelöf
Date of birth17 July 1994
Place of birthVästerås, Sweden
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Benfica B
Number92
Youth career
IK Franke
Västerås IK
2007–2009Västerås SK
2012–2013Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012Västerås SK41(0)
2012–Benfica B83(4)
2013–Benfica1(0)
National team
2009–2011Sweden U175(0)
2012–2013Sweden U1917(0)
2014–Sweden U214(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2015

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

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 with 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 B

On 1 December 2011, Lindelöf signed a contract deal with Benfica which was extended over the next 5 years in the summer 2012.[3]

On 19 October 2013, he debuted for Benfica's first team in a Portuguese Cup win against Cinfães (0–1), playing the full game.

Club statistics

As of 4 April 2015[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Västerås SK 2010 1010
2011 270270
2012 130130
Total 4100000410
Benfica B 2012–13 150150
2013–14 332332
2014–15 331331
Total 8120000812
Benfica 2013–14 10100020
2014–15 00100010
Total 10200030
Career total 123310001253

Honours

Västerås SK
Benfica

References

  1. "VSK Fotboll klipper till med en ny back". VSK Fotboll. 2010-09-12.
  2. "VSK FOTBOLL TILL SUPERETTAN!". VSK Fotboll. 2010-10-17.
  3. "Storklubb värvar svensk 17–åring". Sportbladet. 2011-12-01.
  4. "Victor Lindelöf". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Victor Lindelöf.