Place of birth Vasteras, Sweden Name Victor Lindelof Playing position Role Footballer | Number 14 Height 1.86 m 2007–2009 Vasteras SK Weight 81 kg | |
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Full name Victor Jorgen Nilsson Lindelof Date of birth (1994-07-17) 17 July 1994 (age 21) Current team Middlesbrough F.C. (Defender) | ||
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Victor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelöf (born 17 July 1994), commonly known as Victor Nilsson Lindelöf or simply Victor Lindelöf ([²lɪndɛˌløːv]), is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Portuguese club Benfica and the Sweden national team.
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- Early career
- Vsters SK
- Benfica
- International career
- Club
- International
- International goals
- Individual
- References
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 two 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.
Early career
Lindelöf played in numerous Västerås based clubs in his youth such as IK Franke, Västerås IK and Västerås SK.
Västerås SK
In September 2010, Lindelöf made his debut for Västerås SK when the team won 3–0 against BK Forward. In the same season, he helped his team to advance a step higher onto the Swedish second highest league Superettan.
Benfica
On 1 December 2011, Lindelöf signed for Portuguese club Benfica, and on 8 June 2015 the contract was extended until 2020. In the 2012–13 season, he played for the youth team, winning the Portuguese under-19 championship. 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. In the 2015–16 season, he returned to the first-team in a 1–0 win against Nacional in the Taça da Liga. 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. Four days later, he scored his first goal for Benfica, in a 3–1 Primeira Liga victory at Paços de Ferreira.
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. 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. He was named in the Team of the Tournament.
Lindelöf received his first call up to the senior Sweden squad in March 2016 for friendlies against Turkey and Czech Republic. He debuted for the country in a 2–1 away loss to Turkey on 24 March 2016.
He was selected in Sweden's squad for Euro 2016 in France, where he started all three of their group games.
Lindelöf was selected in Sweden's 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, however he did not make the final 18-man squad for the tournament.