Benjamin Nygren, a native of Sweden born on the 8th of July 2001, has established himself as a skilled forward primarily playing as a right winger. Standing 6ft (1.84m) tall and weighing 12st 1lb (77kg), this Swedish international is now a crucial part of the Celtic Football Club, donning the number 8 jersey. His journey through the football world has seen him represent Swedish, Belgian, Dutch and Danish clubs.
Transfermarkt, a reliable source for player values, estimates Nygren's current market value at around £2.5m. Transfermarkt also indicates that his contract with Celtic, established in 2025, is set to expire on the 31st of December.
Years before reaching the green and white half of Glasgow, Nygren's career took root in his homeland with IFK Gothenburg. Joining as a mere trainee in January 2017, by the time the 2018 season rolled around Nygren had made three first team appearances and netted twice. Still at IFK Gothenburg for the 2019 season, Nygren's tally saw a reasonably impressive growth with four goals from twelve appearances.
In a career defining transition in 2019, Nygren moved to Genk in Belgium's Pro League with a transfer fee pocketing IFK Gothenburg a hefty £3.4m. While his scoring run was somewhat stunted in Belgium - with only one goal to his name over two seasons - Nygren maintained a presence in first team games.
His Belgian sojourn was followed by a loan spell at Heerenveen in the Dutch Eredivisie in 2020. Here at the Netherlands, his score and appearance record did see a significant uplift with him netting four times over 28 first-team appearances in the 2020 - 2021 season. He followed that with 17 first-team appearances the next season.
A career odyssey spanning multiple leagues saw Nygren sold to FC Nordsjaelland in Denmark for a modest £540k in the first month of 2022. His stay in Denmark saw a revival of the scoring fortunes we first glimpsed of in Sweden, with a total of 25 goals over four seasons he spent with Nordsjaelland.
The journeyman winger finally concluded his European tour with a move to Scottish Premiership giants, Celtic in July 2025 for a fee of around £1.5m. His debut season in Scotland with the Hoops, now underway, is filled with immense promise and fans will likely be delighted to see him don the iconic green and white strip.
