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Victor Lindelöf

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Victor Lindelöf
Lindelöf playing for Manchester United in 2017
Personal information
Full name Victor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelöf[1]
Date of birth (1994-07-17) 17 July 1994 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Västerås, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 3
Youth career
IK Franke
Västerås IK
2007–2009 Västerås SK
2012–2013 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Västerås SK 50 (0)
2012–2015 Benfica B 96 (4)
2013–2017 Benfica 48 (2)
2017–2025 Manchester United 194 (4)
2025– Aston Villa 3 (0)
International career‡
2010–2011 Sweden U17 5 (0)
2012–2013 Sweden U19 17 (0)
2014–2015 Sweden U21 13 (0)
2016– Sweden 72 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Sweden
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner2015 Czech Republic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:48, 5 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:17, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

Victor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelöf (born July 17, 1994) is a Swedish football player. He plays as a defender for Aston Villa[4] and the Swedish national team. He plays mostly as a center-back, but has played as a right-back. Lindelöf started his footballing career in Sweden with Vasteras SK in 2010. He moved to Benfica in 2011, to Manchester United in July 2017, and to Aston Villa in September 2025.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Västerås SK 2009[5] Division 1 Norra 10————10
2010[5] Division 1 Norra 90————90
2011[5] Superettan 2701[6]0———280
2012[5] Division 1 Norra 130————130
Total 50010000000510
Benfica B 2012–13[7] Segunda Liga 150————150
2013–14[7] Segunda Liga 332————332
2014–15[7] Segunda Liga 412————412
2015–16[7] LigaPro 70————70
Total 96400000000964
Benfica 2013–14[7] Primeira Liga 10100000—20
2014–15[7] Primeira Liga 001000000010
2015–16[7] Primeira Liga 15100404[c]000231
2016–17[7] Primeira Liga 32140208[c]01[d]0471
Total 482606012010732
Manchester United 2017–18[8] Premier League 17030305[c]01[e]0290
2018–19[9] Premier League 30130007[c]0—401
2019–20[10] Premier League 35150304[f]0—471
2020–21[11] Premier League 291302011[g]0—451
2021–22[12] Premier League 28010105[c]0—350
2022–23[13] Premier League 20040407[f]0—350
2023–24[14] Premier League 19130204[c]0—281
2024–25[15] Premier League 16010206[f]000250
Total 1944230170490102844
Aston Villa 2025–26[16] Premier League 3000002[f]0—50
Career total 391103002306302050910
  1. ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen, Taça de Portugal, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga, EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  5. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  6. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 13 October 2025[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden
2016111
201770
2018111
201941
202050
2021120
202260
202380
202460
202520
Total723
As of match played 13 October 2025. Sweden score listed first, score column indicates score after each Lindelöf goal.[17]
List of international goals scored by Victor Lindelöf
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
110 October 2016Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden Bulgaria3–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
220 November 2018 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden Russia1–02–02018–19 UEFA Nations League B
35 September 2019Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands3–04–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

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Västerås SK

Benfica[19]

Manchester United

Sweden U21

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Sweden" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Victor Lindelöf: Overview". ESPN. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Victor Lindelöf: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Victor Lindelof | Defender | Man Utd First Team Player Profile". www.manutd.com. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Lindelöf, Victor at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ↑ "Grönvitts cupjubel – I 92:A minuten" [Grönvitts cup cheer – in the 92nd minute]. VSK Fotboll (in Swedish). 27 March 2011. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Victor Lindelöf at ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 30 July 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ↑ "Games played by Victor Lindelöf in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Victor Lindelöf in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Victor Lindelöf in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Victor Lindelöf in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Victor Lindelöf in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Victor Lindelöf in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Victor Lindelöf in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Victor Lindelöf in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Victor Lindelöf in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  17. 1 2 "Victor Lindelöf". EU-Football.info. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  18. ↑ "VSK Fotboll till Superettan!" [VSK Football to Superettan!]. VSK Fotboll (in Swedish). 17 October 2010. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  19. ↑ Victor Lindelöf at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  20. ↑ "OFICIAL: Lindelof renova com o Benfica". Maisfutebol. 8 June 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  21. ↑ "Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  22. ↑ McNulty, Phil (26 February 2023). "Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  23. ↑ Stone, Simon (26 May 2021). "Villarreal 1–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  24. ↑ UEFA.com. "Tottenham vs Man Utd | UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Final". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  25. ↑ "Lindelof exulta com título europeu" [Lindelof exults with European title]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  26. ↑ "The official Under-21 Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 1 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  27. ↑ "Övriga utmärkelser" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  28. ↑ "Our Champions League breakthrough team of 2016". UEFA. 24 December 2016. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  29. ↑ "SJPF revela os melhores 11 de 2016" [SPFP discloses best 11 of 2016] (in Portuguese). SJPF. 20 March 2017. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  30. ↑ "Lindelöf vinner Guldbollen 2018". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 12 November 2018. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  31. ↑ "Victor Nilsson Lindelöf får guldbollen 2019". aftonbladet.se. Aftonbladet. 11 November 2019. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  32. ↑ "One Manchester United player selected in BBC team of the week". United In Focus. 24 April 2023. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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