Viktor Gyökeres
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Gyökeres with Brighton & Hove Albion in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Viktor Einar Gyökeres | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2013 | IFK Aspudden-Tellus | ||
| 2013–2015 | IF Brommapojkarna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | IF Brommapojkarna | 56 | (20) |
| 2018–2021 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → St. Pauli (loan) | 26 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | → Swansea City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Coventry City (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Coventry City | 91 | (38) |
| 2023– | Sporting CP | 66 | (68) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2018 | Sweden U19 | 18 | (10) |
| 2019–2020 | Sweden U21 | 8 | (4) |
| 2019– | Sweden | 26 | (15) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 17 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:45, 19 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Viktor Einar Gyökeres (Swedish: [ˈvɪ̌kːtɔr ˈjø̂ːkɛrɛs]; born 4 June 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Sweden national team.
Gyökeres made his professional debut with Swedish side Brommapojkarna in 2015, making over fifty appearances before joining Brighton & Hove Albion in 2018. Gyökeres went on loan to various clubs, including St. Pauli, Swansea City and Coventry City, joining the latter permanently in 2021.
Sporting CP signed him in 2023 for a club-record transfer fee. With them, he won two back-to-back Primeira Liga titles in 2024 and 2025 and also won the Bola de Prata twice for being the top scorer in the Primeira Liga for both seasons, as well as winning the Player of the Year.
Gyökeres represented Sweden at various youth levels and was the joint-top scorer at the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He made his senior debut for Sweden in 2019.