Lucas Bergvall

Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall (born 2 February 2006) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club Djurgården and the Sweden national team.[1][2] He is set to join Tottenham Hotspur ahead of the next Premier League season.

Lucas Bergvall
Bergvall playing for Sweden U21 in 2023
Personal information
Full name Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall
Date of birth (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Djurgården
Number 21
Youth career
2014-2021 Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Brommapojkarna 12 (1)
2023– Djurgården 37 (5)
International career‡
2021–2022 Sweden U17 8 (3)
2023– Sweden U19 4 (0)
2023– Sweden U21 5 (1)
2024– Sweden 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:48, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:43, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Brommapojkarna

Born and raised in Stockholm, Bergvall advanced through the academy of Brommapojkarna.[3] He made his Superettan debut for the club on 9 July 2022 in a 1–1 draw with Örgryte.[4] On 4 October 2022, he scored his first goal against Östers.[5][6]

Djurgården

Bergvall joined Djurgården on 9 December 2022 and made his debut as a starter for the team in Allsvenskan in the game against current 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".[7] On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[8] He was on trial at Manchester United when he was 14 years old.[9]

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, in which he will join the club on 1 July 2024.[10]

International career

Bergvall has represented the Sweden under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 teams. He made his senior debut in a friendly match against Estonia on 12 January 2024.[11]

Personal life

His older brother, Theo, is also a footballer playing for Djurgården.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 June 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
Division 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
Djurgården 2023 Allsvenskan 25 2 3 1 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 29 3
2024 Allsvenskan 12 3 6 3 — 18 6
Total 37 5 9 4 1 0 47 9
Career total 48 6 10 4 1 0 59 10
  1. Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Brommapojkarna

References
  1. "Avslöjar: Djurgården i möte med Lucas Bergvall". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 16 November 2022.
  2. "Manchester United 'chasing' youngster – 'Super talent' has already been to Carrington". Sportwitness. 5 October 2022.
  3. "Lucas Bergvall: Tottenham's new teenage wonderkid who turned down Barcelona to join Ange Postecoglou's revolution". Goal.com. 2 February 2024.
  4. "Örgryte vs. Brommapojkarna". Soccerway. 19 July 2022.
  5. "Öster vs. Brommapojkarna". Soccerway. 4 October 2022.
  6. "Lucas Bergvall slog till med sitt första mål i superettan". Fotbolldirekt (in Swedish). 5 October 2022.
  7. "Lucas Bergvall i startelvan för att stanna". Aftonbladet. 24 May 2023.
  8. 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.
  9. McBennett, Dylan (19 January 2024). "Who Is Lucas Bergvall? The Barcelona-Linked 17-Year-Old Swedish Wonderkid". Attacking Football. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  10. "Tottenham set to sign Swedish teenager Bergvall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  11. "Sweden 2–1 Estonia". ESPN. 12 January 2024.
  12. "Bröderna Bergvall klara för Djurgården". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  13. Lucas Bergvall at Soccerway


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