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Erik Benjamin Nygren
Celtic

Erik Benjamin Nygren

Centre Forward · Celtic. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionCF Age25 ClubCeltic Market value€14mTransfermarkt · 2026-05-20
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubCelticPremiership
PositionCentre ForwardForward
Date of birth25 years old
NationalitySwedenGothenburg
National teamSwedenCaps not stored
Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current
Market value€14mTransfermarkt · 2026-05-20
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedLatest provider status
Height186 cm76 kg
Shirt number#8Celtic
Performance
Season stats

Premiership · 2026

Celtic · Midfielder

Appearances76 starts
Minutes4861 substitute entries
Rating7.5provider season average
Goals + assists63 goals · 3 assists
Goals / 900.56minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 900.56minimum 90-minute sample
Shots137 on target
Passing86237 passes · 21 key
Defensive work62 interceptions · 1 blocks
Duels won42%21 of 50
Dribble success57.1%4 of 7
Cards0Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability

No current absence is reported. No dated absence history is available.

Comparable profiles

Players similar to Erik Benjamin Nygren

Matched from stored role, age, value and season data. Similarity is descriptive, not a transfer recommendation.

Daniel MusovskiDaniel MusovskiSeattle Sounders · CFsame centre forward role · same forward group53match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 486 min / 2026 · 953 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.

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Erik Benjamin Nygren and Daniel Musovski — stored season statistics
Context / metricErik Benjamin NygrenDaniel Musovski
Season20262026
CompetitionPremiershipMLS
Team in this sampleCelticSeattle Sounders
Minutes486953
Appearances720
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9030.56 per 9020.19 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9030.56 per 9000 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 90132.41 per 90181.7 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 9071.3 per 90111.04 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Yuri AlbertoYuri AlbertoCorinthians · FWDsame forward group · similar age · comparable value band47match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 486 min / 2026 · 1,434 min

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Erik Benjamin Nygren and Yuri Alberto — stored season statistics
Context / metricErik Benjamin NygrenYuri Alberto
Season20262026
CompetitionPremiershipSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleCelticCorinthians
Minutes4861,434
Appearances717
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9030.56 per 9030.19 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9030.56 per 9020.13 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 90132.41 per 90322.01 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 9071.3 per 90171.07 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Kaio JorgeKaio JorgeCruzeiro · FWDsame forward group · similar age41match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 486 min / 2026 · 1,614 min

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Erik Benjamin Nygren and Kaio Jorge — stored season statistics
Context / metricErik Benjamin NygrenKaio Jorge
Season20262026
CompetitionPremiershipSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleCelticCruzeiro
Minutes4861,614
Appearances721
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9030.56 per 9070.39 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9030.56 per 9010.06 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 90132.41 per 90321.78 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 9071.3 per 90140.78 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Faris Pemi MoumbagnaFaris Pemi MoumbagnaMarseille · FWDsame forward group · similar age36match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 486 min / 2026 · 20 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Erik Benjamin Nygren and Faris Pemi Moumbagna — stored season statistics
Context / metricErik Benjamin NygrenFaris Pemi Moumbagna
Season20262026
CompetitionPremiershipLigue 1
Team in this sampleCelticMarseille
Minutes48620
Appearances74
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9030.56 per 900— per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9030.56 per 900— per 90
ShotsTotal / per 90132.41 per 900— per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 9071.3 per 900— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

JádersonJádersonRemo · FWDsame forward group · similar age36match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 486 min / 2026 · 268 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.

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Erik Benjamin Nygren and Jáderson — stored season statistics
Context / metricErik Benjamin NygrenJáderson
Season20262026
CompetitionPremiershipSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleCelticRemo
Minutes486268
Appearances712
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9030.56 per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9030.56 per 9000 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 90132.41 per 9020.67 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 9071.3 per 9000 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves21 loans · 0 free moves
Known feesNo disclosed feesTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed feeNot suppliedNo verified monetary record

Latest recorded move: Heerenveen → Genk · 29 Jan 2022, with terms recorded as Terms not supplied. The player was 20.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202229 Jan 2022Heerenveen → GenkTransferTerms not supplied20
202006 Oct 2020Genk → HeerenveenLoanTerms not supplied19
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Celtic · Premiership

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
TransferHeerenveen → Genk

Provider transfer record

LoanGenk → Heerenveen

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Gothenburg, Sweden

Value & contract

Market value

€14m

Transfermarkt · 2026-05-20

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Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract

A current contract expiry has not been verified. Contract length, options and release clauses are unavailable.

News

Erik Benjamin Nygren in the news

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.

IdentityErik Benjamin NygrenHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubCelticHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionPremiershipHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionCentre ForwardHighAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonNot assessedAPI-Football
Availability0 recordsMediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history2HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: Not recordedNo automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours3 updates · 10 retained records
ValuationValue record updated

€3.8m€5.3m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.
ProfileDetailed position updated

MidfielderCentre Forward

API-Football squad and profile sync
8 matching records · show dates

The same position update was recorded repeatedly. Each original timestamp is retained.

ValuationValue record updated

€5.3m€3.8m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.