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Height
8
Shirt
24 years
Jul 8, 2001
Left
Preferred foot
Sweden
Country
€6.5M
Transfer value
Jun 30, 2029
Contract end
Position
Primary
Central Midfielder
Others
Attacking Midfielder, Right Winger, Striker
CM
AM
RW
ST

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches62%Shot attempts98%Goals100%
Chances created90%Aerial duels won35%Defensive contributions7%
Transfer value: €6.5M
Highest: €7M(Oct 1, 2025)
€7M
€5.3M
€3.5M
€1.8M
€0

Premiership 2025/2026

15
Goals
5
Assists
24
Started
33
Matches
2,139
Minutes played
7.50
Rating
3
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Apr 11

St. Mirren
W1-0
62
0
0
0
0
7.2

Apr 5

Dundee FC
W1-2
90
0
1
0
0
8.4

Mar 31

Poland
W3-2
81
0
1
0
0
7.6

Mar 26

Ukraine
W1-3
90
0
1
0
0
7.4

Mar 22

Dundee United
L2-0
75
0
0
0
0
6.5

Mar 14

Motherwell
W3-1
62
0
0
0
0
7.1

Mar 8

Rangers
D0-0
102
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 4

Aberdeen
W1-2
29
1
0
0
0
7.4

Mar 1

Rangers
D2-2
85
0
1
0
0
7.9

Feb 26

VfB Stuttgart
W0-1
22
0
0
0
0
6.3
Celtic

Apr 11

Premiership
St. Mirren
1-0
62‎’‎
7.2

Apr 5

Premiership
Dundee FC
1-2
90‎’‎
8.4
Sweden

Mar 31

World Cup Qualification UEFA
Poland
3-2
81‎’‎
7.6

Mar 26

World Cup Qualification UEFA
Ukraine
1-3
90‎’‎
7.4
Celtic

Mar 22

Premiership
Dundee United
2-0
75‎’‎
6.5
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 45%
  • 76Shots
  • 15Goals
  • 11.84xG
1 - 2
Shot typeLeft footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.48xG0.98xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 2,139

Shooting

Goals
15
Expected goals (xG)
11.83
xG on target (xGOT)
15.34
Non-penalty xG
11.83
Shots
76
Shots on target
34
Headed shots
8

Passing

Assists
5
Expected assists (xA)
6.69
Successful passes
880
Successful passes %
82.5%
Accurate long balls
25
Accurate long balls %
50.0%
Chances created
52
Big chances created
8
Successful crosses
27
Successful crosses %
32.9%

Possession

Successful dribbles
23
Successful dribbles %
46.0%
Duels won
109
Duels won %
46.2%
Aerial duels won
22
Aerial duels won %
38.6%
Touches
1,527
Touches in opposition box
120
Dispossessed
23
Fouls won
35

Defending

Defensive contributions
58
Tackles
30
Interceptions
15
Blocked shots
2
Fouls committed
29
Recoveries
107
Possession won final 3rd
27
Dribbled past
15
Clearances
11
Clean sheets
5
Goals conceded while on pitch
29
xG against while on pitch
22.75

Discipline

Yellow cards
3
Red cards
0

News

About

Benjamin Nygren is a 24-year-old football player who plays as a central midfielder for Celtic, born on July 8, 2001, who is left-footed. Follow Benjamin Nygren on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premiership season, Benjamin Nygren has recorded 15 goals, 5 assists, 2,139 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.5, 3 yellow cards.

Benjamin Nygren scores highly on Goals, Matches, and Rating compared to central midfielders in the Premiership.

Benjamin Nygren's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Benjamin Nygren's next match is on April 19, 2026 when Celtic face St. Mirren in the FA Cup.

Explore Benjamin Nygren's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Benjamin Nygren's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Benjamin Nygren currently plays for Celtic alongside Kasper Schmeichel, Alistair Johnston, Liam Scales, Auston Trusty, Jota, Chukwubuike Adamu, Michel-Ange Balikwisha, Tomás Cvancara, Viljami Sinisalo, Hyun-Jun Yang, Luke McCowan, Kelechi Iheanacho, Callum Osmand, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Julián Araujo, Sebastian Tounekti, Arne Engels, Paulo Bernardo, Ross Doohan, Joel Mvuka, Marcelo Saracchi, Adam Montgomery, Daizen Maeda, Reo Hatate, Callum McGregor, Benjamin Arthur, Dane Murray, James Forrest, Colby Donovan, Thomas Hatton, Anthony Ralston, and Kieran Tierney. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Benjamin Nygren's career has also included time at Nordsjælland, Genk, SC Heerenveen, and IFK Göteborg.

On the international stage, Benjamin Nygren has represented Sweden, Sweden U21, Sweden U19, and Sweden U17.

Benjamin Nygren is from Sweden, and the national teams include Noel Törnqvist, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Victor Nilsson Lindelöf, Isak Hien, Victor Eriksson, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Herman Johansson, Williot Swedberg, Lucas Bergvall, Daniel Svensson, Gustaf Nilsson, Anthony Elanga, Melker Ellborg, Elliot Stroud, Eric Smith, Gustav Lundgren, Roony Bardghji, Carl Starfelt, Jesper Karlström, Viktor Gyökeres, Yasin Ayari, Mattias Svanberg, Hugo Larsson, Taha Abdi Ali, Besfort Zeneli, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Zecira Musovic, Smilla Holmberg, Sofia Reidy, Hanna Lundkvist, Amanda Nildén, Monica Jusu Bah, Matilda Vinberg, Evelyn Ijeh, Beata Olsson, Rosa Kafaji, Stina Blackstenius, Jennifer Falk, Amanda Ilestedt, Bella Andersson, Julia Zigiotti Olme, Filippa Angeldal, Felicia Schröder, Fridolina Rolfö, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Hanna Bennison, Tove Enblom, Elma Junttila Nelhage, and Rebecka Blomqvist. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Benjamin Nygren has won 1 title: Super Cup (2019/2020) with Genk.

Benjamin Nygren has competed in Premiership, Europa League, World Cup UEFA qualification, Superligaen, Conference League, Eredivisie, First Division A, and Allsvenskan. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Benjamin Nygren, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Benjamin Nygren to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches62%Shot attempts98%Goals100%
Chances created90%Aerial duels won35%Defensive contributions7%

Career

Senior career

CelticJul 2025 - now
51
19
107
35
51
7
7
1
19
6

National team

9
3
12
2
3
3
10
5
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Genk

Belgium
1
Super Cup(19/20)

News

About

Benjamin Nygren is a 24-year-old football player who plays as a central midfielder for Celtic, born on July 8, 2001, who is left-footed. Follow Benjamin Nygren on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premiership season, Benjamin Nygren has recorded 15 goals, 5 assists, 2,139 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.5, 3 yellow cards.

Benjamin Nygren scores highly on Goals, Matches, and Rating compared to central midfielders in the Premiership.

Benjamin Nygren's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Benjamin Nygren's next match is on April 19, 2026 when Celtic face St. Mirren in the FA Cup.

Explore Benjamin Nygren's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Benjamin Nygren's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Benjamin Nygren currently plays for Celtic alongside Kasper Schmeichel, Alistair Johnston, Liam Scales, Auston Trusty, Jota, Chukwubuike Adamu, Michel-Ange Balikwisha, Tomás Cvancara, Viljami Sinisalo, Hyun-Jun Yang, Luke McCowan, Kelechi Iheanacho, Callum Osmand, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Julián Araujo, Sebastian Tounekti, Arne Engels, Paulo Bernardo, Ross Doohan, Joel Mvuka, Marcelo Saracchi, Adam Montgomery, Daizen Maeda, Reo Hatate, Callum McGregor, Benjamin Arthur, Dane Murray, James Forrest, Colby Donovan, Thomas Hatton, Anthony Ralston, and Kieran Tierney. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Benjamin Nygren's career has also included time at Nordsjælland, Genk, SC Heerenveen, and IFK Göteborg.

On the international stage, Benjamin Nygren has represented Sweden, Sweden U21, Sweden U19, and Sweden U17.

Benjamin Nygren is from Sweden, and the national teams include Noel Törnqvist, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Victor Nilsson Lindelöf, Isak Hien, Victor Eriksson, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Herman Johansson, Williot Swedberg, Lucas Bergvall, Daniel Svensson, Gustaf Nilsson, Anthony Elanga, Melker Ellborg, Elliot Stroud, Eric Smith, Gustav Lundgren, Roony Bardghji, Carl Starfelt, Jesper Karlström, Viktor Gyökeres, Yasin Ayari, Mattias Svanberg, Hugo Larsson, Taha Abdi Ali, Besfort Zeneli, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Zecira Musovic, Smilla Holmberg, Sofia Reidy, Hanna Lundkvist, Amanda Nildén, Monica Jusu Bah, Matilda Vinberg, Evelyn Ijeh, Beata Olsson, Rosa Kafaji, Stina Blackstenius, Jennifer Falk, Amanda Ilestedt, Bella Andersson, Julia Zigiotti Olme, Filippa Angeldal, Felicia Schröder, Fridolina Rolfö, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Hanna Bennison, Tove Enblom, Elma Junttila Nelhage, and Rebecka Blomqvist. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Benjamin Nygren has won 1 title: Super Cup (2019/2020) with Genk.

Benjamin Nygren has competed in Premiership, Europa League, World Cup UEFA qualification, Superligaen, Conference League, Eredivisie, First Division A, and Allsvenskan. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Benjamin Nygren, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Benjamin Nygren to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.