Viktor Lundberg (born 4 March 1991) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Örgryte IS.[1] Mainly a forward, he can also operate as a midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Solna, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Örgryte IS | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2007 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Väsby United | 27 | (1) |
| 2009–2013 | AIK | 86 | (12) |
| 2009 | → Väsby United (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2013–2017 | Randers FC | 119 | (24) |
| 2017–2018 | Marítimo | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | BK Häcken | 74 | (9) |
| 2021–2022 | Helsingborg | 27 | (3) |
| 2022– | Örgryte IS | 43 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Sweden U17 | 14 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | Sweden U19 | 13 | (1) |
| 2011 | Sweden U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024 | |||
Career
editAIK
editViktor came through AIK's youth ranks from an early age. In 2008, he was placed in AIK's feeder club FC Väsby United to get senior team experience.
2009
editIn March 2009 he rejoined AIK but this time to play with the first team. His debut was against fellow Stockholm team IF Brommapojkarna, in which he scored his first goal. He took place in the starting eleven and it took less than two minutes until he scored. He made a total of six appearances for AIK in the league this year, and one appearance in the Swedish Cup. For the rest of 2009 he was once again loaned out to Väsby United, where he made two goals in 12 appearances.
2010
editDuring 2010 he made his big breakthrough in AIK. Even though he was just nineteen years old, he managed to make 22 appearances, in 12 of these he was in the starting-eleven. In these appearances he managed to make four goals and one assist. On 21 July he made his first European-staged game, coming on as a substitute against Jeunesse Esch in the qualifying stage of the UEFA Champions League.
2011
editIn 2011, AIK made a very good season and finished second in Allsvenskan. The season wasn't equally good for Lundberg, even though he managed to make 24 appearances. During a few weeks he was troubled by an injury, and only managed to score two goals during the season.
2012
editDuring 2012, Lundberg made a much better season then the previous. In Allsvenskan he managed to make five goals and five assist, in 27 appearances. In round two of the Swedish Cup, he made the game-winning goal against Torslanda IK, therefore qualifying AIK for the group stage of the cup. He also had great success in the UEFA Europa League, making a total of 11 appearances, during which he managed to score on two occasions; against polish side Lech Poznań, and Icelandic side FH. He also made three assist during the European campaign.
Randers
editIn the summer of 2013, Lundberg transferred to the Danish club Randers FC for an undisclosed fee from Swedish side AIK Fotboll. He left the club in the summer of 2017.[2]
Marítimo
editOn 29 June 2017, Lundberg signed a three years contract with Marítimo[3]
BK Häcken
editLundberg was acquired by BK Häcken on a 3-year contract, making his second stint in Allsvenskan
Helsingborgs IF
editOn 11 February 2021, Lundberg signed a three-year contract with Helsingborg.[4]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | |||
| Väsby United | 2008 | Superettan | 27 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| AIK | 2009 | Allsvenskan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Väsby United (loan) | 2009 | Superettan | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| AIK | 2010 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 1 |
| 2011 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2012 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 8 | 8 | |
| 2013 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Randers FC | 2013-14 | Superliga | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 2 |
| Career Total | 154 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 179 | 23 | 13 | ||
Honours
editAIK
References
edit- ^ Viktor Lundberg at Soccerway
- ^ Lundberg forlader Randers FC til sommer‚ bold.dk, 3 May 2017
- ^ "Avançado sueco Viktor Lundberg apresenta-se: "Gosto de finalizar mas, também, de fazer assistências" (portuguese)". csmaritimo.org.pt. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Viktor Lundberg klar för HIF" (Press release) (in Swedish). Helsingborg. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
External links
edit- Viktor Lundberg at Soccerway
- Viktor Lundberg at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)