Benjamin Nygren
Sweden · Attack · The Celtic Football Club
Born 8 July 2001 (age 25). Height 188 cm. Preferred foot: left. Position: Attack. Nationality: Sweden. Market value €14M.
Current club: The Celtic Football Club — 38 appearances, 16 goals and 5 assists this season.
Career totals: 63 goals and 29 assists in 234 appearances (12,965 minutes played).
Season by season
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 38 | 16 | 5 | 2,545 | 7.16 |
| League Cup | 32 | 3 | 1 | 769 | 6.640000 |
| UEFA Europa League | 10 | 4 | 1 | 616 | 7.03 |
| Friendlies | 4 | 2 | 0 | 268 | 7.08 |
| Friendlies Clubs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 6.200000 |
| UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 6.3 |
| UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Statistics
Per-90 and totals across 139 matches with recorded data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Goals per 90 | 0.44 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.2 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 0.64 |
| Shots | 158 |
| Shots on target | 91 |
| Shot conversion, % | 40 |
| Key passes per 90 | 1.6 |
| Passes per 90 | 36.81 |
| Dribbles per 90 | 1.59 |
| Dribble success, % | 50 |
| Duels won, % | 46 |
| Tackles per 90 | 1.43 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 0.35 |
| Yellow cards | 8 |
| Red cards | 0 |
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | at Norway | 3–1 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-06-04 | Greece | 2–2 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-06-15 | Tunisia | 5–1 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-06-20 | at Netherlands | 5–1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 2026-06-25 | at Japan | 1–1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-06-30 | at France | 3–0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-08-03 | Dundee Football Club | 1–0 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2026-08-09 | at Kilmarnock Football Club | 1–5 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 8.3 |
| 2026-08-19 | Lask Linz | 3–0 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 8.7 |
| 2026-08-25 | at Lask Linz | 5–1 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 2026-08-29 | Falkirk Football & Athletic Club | 2–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2026-09-02 | Aberdeen Football Club | 3–0 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2026-09-05 | at Saint Mirren Football Club | 1–2 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 7.09 |
| 2026-09-09 | at St. Johnstone FC | 0–1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2026-09-17 | Ferencvarosi TC | 1–3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 |
| 2026-09-20 | Rangers Football Club | 0–1 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 5.99 |
| 2026-09-25 | Romania | 2–1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 |
| 2026-09-28 | Poland | 3–1 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 8.03 |
| 2026-10-11 | at Motherwell Football Club | 0–2 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 2026-10-15 | at Benfica | 4–1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
FIFA World Cup 2026
0 goals and 0 assists in 4 matches (138 minutes). See the full World Cup 2026 hub.
- France 3–0 Sweden · Round of 32 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Japan 1–1 Sweden · Group Stage - 3 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Netherlands 5–1 Sweden · Group Stage - 2 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Sweden 5–1 Tunisia · Group Stage - 1 — 0 goals, 0 assists
Honours
2 trophies won out of 4 finals and podium finishes.
- Superliga · 2022/2023 · 2nd Place
- Super Cup · 2019 · Winner
- Super Cup · Winner
- Superliga · 2nd Place
Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Fodbold Club Nordsjælland | The Celtic Football Club | €1.5M |
| 2022-01-30 | Koninklijke Racing Club Genk | Fodbold Club Nordsjælland | €600k |
| 2022-01-29 | Sportclub Heerenveen | Koninklijke Racing Club Genk | N/A |
| 2020-10-06 | Koninklijke Racing Club Genk | Sportclub Heerenveen | Loan |
| 2019-07-01 | IFK Goteborg | Koninklijke Racing Club Genk | €3.7M |
| 2018-06-08 | — | IFK Goteborg | — |
| 2017-08-01 | — | — | — |
Clubs and national teams
- IFK Goteborg
- Sportclub Heerenveen
- Sweden · national team
- Sweden U21 · national team
- The Celtic Football Club