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Height
8
Shirt
24 years
Jul 8, 2001
Left
Preferred foot
Sweden
Country
€7.5M
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
Touches64%Shot attempts99%Goals100%
Chances created92%Aerial duels won45%Defensive contributions9%
Transfer value: €7.5M
Highest: €7.5M(May 1, 2026)
€7.5M
€5.6M
€3.7M
€1.9M
€0

Premiership 2025/2026

16
Goals
5
Assists
28
Started
37
Matches
2,452
Minutes played
7.51
Rating
3
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

yesterday

Motherwell
W2-3
70
1
0
0
0
7.9

May 10

Rangers
W3-1
76
0
0
0
0
7.3

May 3

Hibernian
W1-2
77
0
0
0
0
7.4

Apr 25

Falkirk
W3-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.6

Apr 19

St. Mirren
W6-2
120
1
0
0
0
-

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
Celtic

yesterday

Premiership Championship Group
Motherwell
2-3
70‎’‎
7.9

May 10

Premiership Championship Group
Rangers
3-1
76‎’‎
7.3

May 3

Premiership Championship Group
Hibernian
1-2
77‎’‎
7.4

Apr 25

Premiership Championship Group
Falkirk
3-1
90‎’‎
7.6

Apr 19

FA Cup
St. Mirren
6-2
120‎’‎
-
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 42%
  • 89Shots
  • 16Goals
  • 12.82xG
2 - 3
Shot typeLeft footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.04xG0.20xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 2,452

Shooting

Goals
16
Expected goals (xG)
12.82
xG on target (xGOT)
16.23
Non-penalty xG
12.82
Shots
89
Shots on target
37
Headed shots
9

Passing

Assists
5
Expected assists (xA)
7.75
Successful passes
1,020
Successful passes %
82.9%
Accurate long balls
27
Accurate long balls %
51.9%
Chances created
58
Big chances created
8
Successful crosses
30
Successful crosses %
33.3%

Possession

Successful dribbles
25
Successful dribbles %
46.3%
Duels won
126
Duels won %
47.9%
Aerial duels won
29
Aerial duels won %
43.3%
Touches
1,750
Touches in opposition box
134
Dispossessed
24
Fouls won
41

Defending

Defensive contributions
68
Tackles
33
Interceptions
16
Blocked shots
2
Fouls committed
32
Recoveries
118
Possession won final 3rd
29
Dribbled past
16
Clearances
17
Clean sheets
5
Goals conceded while on pitch
33
xG against while on pitch
24.80

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 16 goals, 5 assists, 2,452 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.505714285714285, 3 yellow cards.

Benjamin Nygren scores highly on Rating, Matches, and Goals 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 May 16, 2026 when Celtic face Hearts in the Premiership Championship Group.

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 Jacob Widell Zetterström, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Hjalmar Ekdal, Victor Nilsson Lindelöf, Isak Hien, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Emil Holm, Lucas Bergvall, Daniel Svensson, Alexander Isak, Gustaf Nilsson, Anthony Elanga, Viktor Johansson, Elliot Stroud, Eric Smith, Ken Sema, Carl Starfelt, Jesper Karlström, Viktor Gyökeres, Yasin Ayari, Mattias Svanberg, Alexander Bernhardsson, 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
Touches64%Shot attempts99%Goals100%
Chances created92%Aerial duels won45%Defensive contributions9%

Career

Senior career

CelticJul 2025 - now
56
21
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 16 goals, 5 assists, 2,452 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.505714285714285, 3 yellow cards.

Benjamin Nygren scores highly on Rating, Matches, and Goals 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 May 16, 2026 when Celtic face Hearts in the Premiership Championship Group.

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 Jacob Widell Zetterström, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Hjalmar Ekdal, Victor Nilsson Lindelöf, Isak Hien, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Emil Holm, Lucas Bergvall, Daniel Svensson, Alexander Isak, Gustaf Nilsson, Anthony Elanga, Viktor Johansson, Elliot Stroud, Eric Smith, Ken Sema, Carl Starfelt, Jesper Karlström, Viktor Gyökeres, Yasin Ayari, Mattias Svanberg, Alexander Bernhardsson, 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.