Lucas Bergvall

Swedish footballer (born 2006)

Lucas Bergvall
Bergvall playing for Sweden U21 in 2023
Personal information
Full name Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall[1]
Date of birth (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18)[2]
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 15
Youth career
2013–2021 IF Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 IF Brommapojkarna 12 (1)
2023–2024 Djurgården 37 (5)
2024– Tottenham Hotspur 3 (0)
International career‡
2021–2023 Sweden U17 8 (3)
2023– Sweden U19 4 (0)
2023– Sweden U21 5 (1)
2024– Sweden 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:42, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:43, 8 September 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.

Club career

IF Brommapojkarna

Born and raised in Stockholm, Bergvall advanced through the academy of IF Brommapojkarna.[3] He was on trial at Manchester United when he was 14 years old.[4] He made his Superettan debut for Brommapojkarna on 9 July 2022 in a 1–1 draw with Örgryte.[5] On 4 October 2022, he scored his first professional goal against Öster.[6][7]

Djurgården

Bergvall joined Djurgården on 9 December 2022 and made his debut as a starter for the team in Allsvenskan in the game against 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".[8] On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[9] Bergvall made 37 league appearances in total, scoring five goals and providing two assists.[10]

Tottenham Hotspur

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.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13]

International career

Bergvall has represented Sweden at under-15, under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels. He made his senior debut as a second-half substitute in a 2-1 friendly win against Estonia on 12 January 2024.[14]

Personal life

Bergvall's older brother, Theo, is also a professional footballer.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 September 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Europe Total
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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 52 6 10 4 0 0 1 0 63 10

International

As of match played 8 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2024 3 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Brommapojkarna

References

  1. ^ "2024/25 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Lucas Bergvall: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Lucas Bergvall: Tottenham's new teenage wonderkid who turned down Barcelona to join Ange Postecoglou's revolution". Goal.com. 2 February 2024.
  4. ^ McBennett, Dylan (19 January 2024). "Who Is Lucas Bergvall? The Barcelona-Linked 17-Year-Old Swedish Wonderkid". Attacking Football. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Örgryte vs. Brommapojkarna". Soccerway. 19 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Öster vs. Brommapojkarna". Soccerway. 4 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Lucas Bergvall slog till med sitt första mål i superettan". Fotbolldirekt (in Swedish). 5 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Lucas Bergvall i startelvan för att stanna". Aftonbladet. 24 May 2023.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Tottenham set to sign Swedish teenager Bergvall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Horn, Kieran (20 July 2024). "Tottenham suffer major Bergvall injury blow in pre-season friendly". Football London. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Sweden 2–1 Estonia". ESPN. 12 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Bröderna Bergvall klara för Djurgården". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  16. ^ Lucas Bergvall at Soccerway
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