Lucas Bergvall
Personal information
Full name Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall
Date of birth (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Djurgårdens IF
Number 21
Youth career
IF Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 IF Brommapojkarna 11 (1)
2023– Djurgårdens IF 25 (2)
International career‡
2021–2022 Sweden U17 8 (3)
2023– Sweden U19 4 (0)
2023– Sweden U21 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:44, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall (born 2 February 2006) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club Djurgårdens IF. He is considered one of the best football prospects of Sweden.[1][2][3][4]

Club career

He made his Superettan debut on 9 July 2022 in a 1–1 draw with Örgryte IS.[5] On 4 October 2022 he scored his first goal against Östers IF.[6][7] He joined Djurgården on 9 December 2022 and made his debut as a starter for the team in Allsvenskan in the game against current champions BK Häcken on 24 May 2023. After a strong contribution in Djurgården's 1-0-victory, Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet described Bergvall as the man of the match and forecast that he would become "Djurgården's biggest transfer ever".[8] On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[9]

International career

Bergvall has represented the Sweden U15 and U16 teams.

Personal life

His older brother Theo Bergvall is also a footballer playing for Djurgårdens IF.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Avslöjar: Djurgården i möte med Lucas Bergvall". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 16 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Medie: FC Midtjylland jagter 16-årigt supertalent". Tipsbladet (in Swedish). 18 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "AVSLÖJAR: AIK har visat intresse - nu träffar han Manchester United". Fotbolldirekt (in Swedish). 20 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Manchester United 'chasing' youngster – 'Super talent' has already been to Carrington". Sportwitness. 5 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Örgryte vs. Brommapojkarna". Soccerway. 19 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Öster vs. Brommapojkarna". Soccerway. 4 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Lucas Bergvall slog till med sitt första mål i superettan". Fotbolldirekt (in Swedish). 5 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Lucas Bergvall i startelvan för att stanna". Aftonbladet. 24 May 2023.
  9. ↑ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Bröderna Bergvall klara för Djurgården". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 February 2023.
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