Lucas Bergvall
![]() Bergvall playing for Sweden U21 in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall | ||
Date of birth | 2 February 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2021 | IF Brommapojkarna | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | IF Brommapojkarna | 12 | (1) |
2023–2024 | Djurgården | 37 | (5) |
2024– | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2023 | Sweden U17 | 8 | (3) |
2023– | Sweden U19 | 4 | (0) |
2023– | Sweden U21 | 5 | (1) |
2024– | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:44, 24 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:43, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall (born 2 February 2006) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Sweden national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Brommapojkarna
[edit]Born and raised in Stockholm, Bergvall advanced through the academy of IF Brommapojkarna.[2] He was on trial at Manchester United when he was 14 years old.[3] He made his Superettan debut for the club on 9 July 2022 in a 1–1 draw with Örgryte.[4] On 4 October 2022, he scored his first goal against Öster.[5][6]
Djurgården
[edit]Bergvall joined Djurgården on 9 December 2022 and made his debut as a starter for the team in Allsvenskan in the game against current champions 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".[7] On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[8]
Tottenham Hotspur
[edit]On 1 February 2024, Tottenham Hotspur agreed a five-year deal to sign Bergvall for a reported transfer fee of £8.5 million. He officially joined the club on 1 July 2024.[9] On 17 July 2024, he made his first Spurs appearance as a half-time substitute in a 5–1 pre-season friendly victory against Heart of Midlothian; in the 66th minute he assisted Mikey Moore to put Tottenham up 3–1.[10] On 20 July 2024, Bergvall was granted a spot in the Starting XI for a friendly against Queens Park Rangers; in the 24th minute he went down with an undisclosed injury.[11]
International career
[edit]Bergvall has represented the Sweden under-15, under-17, under-19 and under-21 teams. He made his senior debut in a friendly match against Estonia on 12 January 2024.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Bergvall's older brother, Theo, is also a professional footballer.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 24 August 2024[14]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brommapojkarna | 2021 | Ettan Norra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2022 | Superettan | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
Total | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
Djurgårdens IF | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
2024 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 6 | |||
Total | 37 | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 47 | 9 | |||
Tottenham Hotspur | 2024–25 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career total | 51 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 10 |
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
[edit]Brommapojkarna
- Superettan: 2022
- Ettan Norra: 2021
References
[edit]- ^ Gold, Alasdair (1 July 2024). "Lucas Bergvall officially joins Tottenham today in £8.5m transfer". Football London. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Lucas Bergvall: Tottenham's new teenage wonderkid who turned down Barcelona to join Ange Postecoglou's revolution". Goal.com. 2 February 2024.
- ^ McBennett, Dylan (19 January 2024). "Who Is Lucas Bergvall? The Barcelona-Linked 17-Year-Old Swedish Wonderkid". Attacking Football. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Örgryte vs. Brommapojkarna". Soccerway. 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Öster vs. Brommapojkarna". Soccerway. 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Lucas Bergvall slog till med sitt första mål i superettan". Fotbolldirekt (in Swedish). 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Lucas Bergvall i startelvan för att stanna". Aftonbladet. 24 May 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tottenham set to sign Swedish teenager Bergvall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Jenkins, Seb (17 July 2024). "Tottenham second-half player ratings: 5-1 pre-season win over Hearts". The Spurs Web - Tottenham Hotspur Football News. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Horn, Kieran (20 July 2024). "Tottenham suffer major Bergvall injury blow in pre-season friendly". Football London. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Sweden 2–1 Estonia". ESPN. 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Bröderna Bergvall klara för Djurgården". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ Lucas Bergvall at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Profile at Djurgårdens IF website
- Lucas Bergvall at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Lucas Bergvall at Soccerway
- 2006 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Stockholm
- Swedish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- IF Brommapojkarna players
- Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Ettan Fotboll players
- Superettan players
- Allsvenskan players
- Premier League players
- Sweden men's international footballers
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Swedish football midfielder stubs