Benjamin Nygren

Erik Benjamin Nygren (born 8 July 2001) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Sweden national team.

Benjamin Nygren

Nygren playing for Nordsjælland in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Erik Benjamin Nygren
Date of birth	(2001-07-08) 8 July 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right winger[1]
Team information
Current team	Celtic
Number	8
Youth career
2007–2012	Utbynäs SK
2013–2018	IFK Göteborg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	IFK Göteborg	15	(6)
2019–2022	Genk	5	(1)
2020–2022	→ Heerenveen (loan)	45	(4)
2022–2025	Nordsjælland	87	(25)
2025–	Celtic	0	(0)
International career‡
2016–2018	Sweden U17	24	(10)
2018–2019	Sweden U19	8	(6)
2020–2022	Sweden U21	13	(2)
2025–	Sweden	4	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:57, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

Club career

IFK Göteborg

Nygren began playing football at Utbynäs SK when he was 5–6 years old. In 2013, at the age of 12, he joined IFK Göteborg. After impressing in the youth teams, Nygren made his first-team debut for IFK Göteborg in a friendly game against Örgryte IS on 24 March 2018.^[2] Two months after his debut, in May 2018, Nygren signed his first professional contract with Göteborg, a deal running until the end of 2020, despite interest from foreign clubs such as Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Inter.^[3] The new contract also saw the 16-year old Nygren promoted to the first team squad.^[4]

Nygren's official debut for Göteborg came against Torns IF in the Swedish Cup on 23 August 2018, where he made a brief appearance in the 4–0 win.^[5] Before the season ended, Nygren also made his Allsvenskan debut in a game against Djurgårdens IF on 31 October 2018, and he played in the last three games of the season. In the following match against Malmö FF, Nygren started the game^[6] and was in the starting line-up in the final game of the season against Örebro SK, scoring twice in Göteborg's 3–1 victory.^[7]

Genk

On 20 June 2019, 17-year old Nygren joined Belgian club Genk in a record deal for a fee around five million euros.^[8][9] He signed a deal until June 2024.^[10] Nygren made his debut for Genk in a Belgian Super Cup win against K.V. Mechelen on 20 July 2019.^[11] Nygren also scored Genk's first goal in his home debut on 27 July in a 2–1 win over K.V. Kortrijk.^[12]

To get some more playing time and experience, Nygren was loaned out to Dutch side SC Heerenveen on 6 October 2020 for two seasons.^[13] In his first season, Nygren scored seven goals in 32 games (16 from start and 16 from the bench). Already after the first season, there was talk that he was on his way out of the club because he wasn't getting enough playing time, but he ended up staying and started the 2021–22 season out at the Dutch club.^[14]

Nordsjælland

On 30 January 2022, Nygren got his loan-spell at SC Heerenveen terminated and joined Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland on a deal until the end of 2025.^[15]

Celtic

On 27 June 2025, Nygren signed for Scottish Premiership champions Celtic on a five-year-contract for an undisclosed fee.^[16]

International career

After having represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams, Nygren made his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 22 March 2025 in a friendly 1–0 loss against Luxembourg, replacing Jesper Karlström in the 82nd minute.^[17] He scored his first international game goal three days later in a friendly 5–1 win against Northern Ireland on 25 March 2025.^[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025^[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Göteborg	2018	Allsvenskan	3	2	0	0	—		—		—		3	2
	2019	Allsvenskan	12	4	0	0	—		—		—		12	4
	Total		15	6	0	0	—		—		—		15	6
Genk	2019–20	Belgian Pro League	2	1	1	0	—		0	0	1[c]	0	4	0
	2020–21	Belgian Pro League	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		5	1	1	0	—		0	0	1	0	7	0
Heerenveen (loan)	2020–21	Eredivisie	28	4	4	3	—		—		—		32	7
	2021–22	Eredivisie	17	0	2	0	—		—		—		19	0
	Total		45	4	6	3	—		0	0	0	0	51	7
Nordsjælland	2021–22	Danish Superliga	12	1	—		—		—		—		12	1
	2022–23	Danish Superliga	25	3	6	3	—		0	0	—		31	6
	2023–24	Danish Superliga	20	6	2	1	—		9[d]	5	—		31	12
	2024–25	Danish Superliga	30	15	2	1	—		—		—		32	16
	Total		87	25	10	4	—		9	5	0	0	106	35
Celtic	2025–26	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			152	36	17	8	0	0	9	5	1	0	179	48

1. Includes Svenska Cupen, KNVB Cup, Danish Cup & Scottish Cup
2. Includes Scottish League Cup
3. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 10 June 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[20]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	2025	4	2
Total		4	2

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nygren goal.

List of international goals scored by Benjamin Nygren

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	25 March 2025	Strawberry Arena, Solna, Sweden	Northern Ireland	2–0	5–1	Friendly	[18]
2	6 June 2025	Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	1–0	2–0	Friendly

Honours

Individual

• Danish Superliga Team of the Year: 2024–25^[21]