Victor Lindelöf
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelöf | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Västerås, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 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 | 96 | (4) |
| 2013– | Benfica | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Sweden U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Sweden U19 | 17 | (0) |
| 2014– | Sweden U21 | 13 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 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]
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.[7] 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.[8] He was named in the Team of the Tournament.[9]
Club statistics
- As of match played 5 February 2016[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Västerås SK | 2010 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Benfica B | 2012–13 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 4 | |
| Benfica | 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 140 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 4 | |
Honours
Club
- Västerås SK
- Benfica
Country
- Sweden
Individual
References
- ↑ "VSK Fotboll klipper till med en ny back". VSK Fotboll. 2010-09-12.
- ↑ "VSK FOTBOLL TILL SUPERETTAN!". VSK Fotboll. 2010-10-17.
- ↑ "Storklubb värvar svensk 17–åring". Sportbladet. 2011-12-01.
- ↑ "Victor Lindelöf renova contrato" [Victor Lindelöf renews contract] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Lindelöf preparado para travar Bernardo Silva" [Lindelöf prepared to stop Bernardo Silva] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ↑ http://www.foradejogo.net/match.php?match=2016154700197020101&language=2
- ↑ "Krafth missar U21-EM" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ "Sweden see off Portugal on penalties". UEFA]. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- 1 2 "The official Under-21 Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ Victor Lindelöf profile at ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ↑ "Lindelof exulta com título europeu" [Lindelof exults with European title] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Victor Lindelöf. |
- Benfica official profile (Portuguese)
- Victor Lindelöf profile at ForaDeJogo
- Profile at SvFF
- Profile at Eliteprospects
- Victor Lindelöf profile at Soccerway
- Victor Lindelöf – UEFA competition record
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