Erik Benjamin Nygren is a Swedish professional footballer born on 8 July 2001 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Standing around 1.84 to 1.88 metres tall, he primarily plays as a winger, attacking midfielder or forward and is left-footed.
He currently represents Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Sweden national team.
Nygren grew up in the Utby area of Gothenburg and began playing football at a young age with local club Utbynäs SK, where his father coached him in the early years.
He later progressed through the youth ranks at IFK Göteborg.
Siblings
Benjamin has two sisters, Nellie Nygren and Ofelia Nygren.
Nellie, born on 7 January 2003 and roughly two years younger than Benjamin, is also a footballer.
She started at the same club as her brother, Utbynäs SK, briefly followed him to IFK Göteborg, and later played for Sävedalens IF and BK Häcken sides in Sweden.
She represented Sweden at youth international level, including the Nordisk Flick tournament, and has competed in college soccer in the United States for Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) Eagles, where she has featured as a defender.
Nellie has spoken publicly about looking up to Benjamin as a role model and has expressed pride in his career.
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Career
Nygren joined IFK Göteborg’s youth setup in 2013 at age 12.
He signed his first professional contract with the club in 2018 and made his senior debut that year, including appearances in the Allsvenskan where he scored goals as a teenager.
In 2019, at 17, he transferred to Belgian side Genk for a significant fee.
Limited first-team opportunities there led to a loan spell at Dutch club Heerenveen from 2020 to 2022, during which he gained regular playing time.
In early 2022 he moved permanently to Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland, where he developed into a consistent contributor over several seasons, scoring regularly and helping the team in domestic and European competitions.
In June 2025 he signed for Celtic on a multi-year deal.
He made an immediate impact in the Scottish Premiership, contributing goals and assists.
Internationally, Nygren progressed through Sweden’s youth teams (U17, U19 and U21) before earning senior caps for Sweden starting in 2025, including scoring on the international stage.
Accolades
With Genk, Nygren was part of the squad that won the Belgian Super Cup. At Celtic he has contributed to Scottish Premiership success.
On the individual front, he earned selection in the Danish Superliga Team of the Year for the 2024–25 season and the PFA Scotland Team of the Year (Premiership) for 2025-26.
He has also received recognition as a key performer during his time at Celtic, including club player-of-the-season type honours in some reports following strong goal and assist returns.
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