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
 Manchester United
Number 2
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)
2012–2015 Benfica B 96 (4)
2013–2017 Benfica 48 (2)
2017– Manchester United 0 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 Sweden U17 5 (0)
2012–2013 Sweden U19 17 (0)
2014–2015 Sweden U21 13 (0)
2016– Sweden 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 June 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2017

Victor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelöf (Swedish pronunciation: [²lɪndɛˌløːv]; born 17 July 1994) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for English club Manchester United and the Sweden national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as right-back.[1]

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,[2] Västerås IK and Västerås SK.

Västerås SK

In September 2010, at the age of 16, Lindelöf made his debut for Västerås SK, when the team won 3–0 against BK Forward.[3] In the same season, he helped his team advance a step higher in the Swedish league system, as they were promoted to the second highest league.[4]

Benfica

On 1 December 2011, Lindelöf signed for Portuguese club Benfica,[5] and on 8 June 2015, the contract was extended until 2020.[6] In the 2012–13 season, he played for the youth team and won the Portuguese under-19 championship.[7] 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.[7] In the 2015–16 season, he returned to the first-team in a 1–0 win against Nacional in the Taça da Liga.[8] 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.[9] Four days later, he scored his first goal for Benfica, in a 3–1 Primeira Liga victory at Paços de Ferreira.[10]

Manchester United

On 10 June 2017, Manchester United announced that they had agreed a deal with Benfica to sign Lindelöf for a fee of €35 million (with a potential €10 million in add-ons),[11] pending the agreement of personal terms and the player passing a medical.[12] Lindelöf passed his medical at the Trafford Training Centre on 14 June, with the Swede signing a four-year contract with the option of an extra year; Manchester United announced that the contract would begin on 1 July.[13][14]

He made his official debut for the club against Real Madrid in the 2017 UEFA Super Cup.

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.[15] 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.[16] He was named in the Team of the Tournament.[17]

Lindelöf received his first call up to the senior Sweden squad in March 2016 for friendlies against Turkey and Czech Republic.[18] He debuted for the country in a 2–1 away loss to Turkey on 24 March 2016.[19]

He was selected in Sweden's squad for Euro 2016 in France, where he started all three of their group games, although Sweden failed to progress to the round of 16. Lindelöf was also selected in Sweden's 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,[20] but was prevented from participating in the tournament by his club Benfica, who believed that the involvement of their players in the Olympics would harm their chances for the following season.[21]

Lindelöf scored his first international goal for Sweden in a 3–0 win over Bulgaria in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier at Friends Arena in Stockholm on 10 October 2016.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 August 2017[23][24]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Västerås SK 2010 Division 1 10————10
2011 Superettan 270————270
2012 Division 1 130————130
Total 410————410
Benfica B 2012–13 Segunda Liga 150————150
2013–14 332————332
2014–15 412————412
2015–16 70————70
Total 964————964
Benfica 2013–14 Primeira Liga 10100000—20
2014–15 001000000010
2015–16 15100404000231
2016–17 3214020801[lower-alpha 1]0471
Total 482606012010732
Manchester United 2017–18 Premier League 000000001[lower-alpha 2]010
Career total 18566060120202116
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Portuguese Super Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in the UEFA Super Cup

International

As of match played 9 June 2017[25]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden
2016111
201710
Total121

International goals

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.[25]
# 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[24]

International

Sweden

Individual

Personal life

Following his move to Manchester United, Lindelöf announced his engagement to his long-time girlfriend Maja Nilsson.[30]

References

  1. ↑ Gholam, Simeon (15 June 2017). "Who is Victor Lindelof? Manchester United's new signing assessed". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "VSK Fotboll klipper till med en ny back". VSK Fotboll. 2010-09-12.
  4. 1 2 "VSK FOTBOLL TILL SUPERETTAN!". VSK Fotboll. 2010-10-17.
  5. ↑ "Storklubb värvar svensk 17–åring". Sportbladet. 2011-12-01.
  6. ↑ "Victor Lindelöf renova contrato" [Victor Lindelöf renews contract] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Lindelöf preparado para travar Bernardo Silva" [Lindelöf prepared to stop Bernardo Silva] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Taça da Liga - 3ª Fase". ForaDeJogo.net.
  9. ↑ "Jonas strikes late to earn Benfica narrow win". UEFA.com. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Benfica: Lindelof celebra primeiro golo pela equipa principal". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 20 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Comunicado" [Communication] (PDF) (Press release) (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Reds agree transfer for Victor Lindelof". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  13. ↑ "UNITED COMPLETE SIGNING OF VICTOR LINDELOF". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "Victor Lindelof: Manchester United sign £31m Benfica defender". BBC Sport-Footbal. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "Krafth missar U21-EM" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Sweden see off Portugal on penalties". UEFA. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  17. 1 2 "The official Under-21 Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  18. ↑ "Hamren names Sweden squad for Turkey, Czech Rep friendlies". internationalsoccerteams.com. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  19. ↑ "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.
  20. ↑ "Ericsons bruttotrupp till OS — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
  21. ↑ http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/landslagsfotboll/herrlandslaget/article22932188.ab
  22. ↑ "Sweden 3-0 Bulgaria". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  23. ↑ Victor Lindelöf at ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
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  24. 1 2 Victor Lindelöf at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
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  25. 1 2 "Victor Lindelöf". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  26. ↑ "OFICIAL: Lindelof renova com o Benfica". Maisfutebol. 8 June 2015.
  27. ↑ "Lindelof exulta com título europeu" [Lindelof exults with European title] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  28. ↑ "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.
  29. ↑ "Our Champions League breakthrough team of 2016". UEFA.com. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  30. ↑ Gadd, Mick (22 June 2017). "Victor Lindelof and Maja Nilsson announce their engagement in style". Daily Mirror.
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