7 Viktor Gyökeres
Viktor Gyökeres, 1998-06-04, Forward for Sweden, plays for Sporting CP. 30 international caps, 15 goals. Part of Sweden's 2026 World Cup Group F squad.
Biography
Sporting CP striker and one of Europe's top scorers in 2023-24. Currently plying his trade at Sporting CP, a clinical forward, Viktor Gyökeres possesses sharp finishing instincts and intelligent movement, serving as Sweden's primary attacking threat. Has earned 30 international caps, scoring 15 goals, demonstrating consistent attacking output. Set to compete with Sweden at the 2026 World Cup, building on the team's 12 previous tournament appearances.
Career Timeline
With them, he won two back-to-back Primeira Liga titles in 2024 and 2025, winning the Bola de Prata as the league's top scorer, the Player of the Year award in both seasons and the Gerd Müller Trophy, in his second season, given to the highest-scoring footballer in the previous season.
Sporting CP signed him in 2023 in a club-record transfer worth an initial €20 million.
Gyökeres made his professional debut with Swedish side Brommapojkarna in 2015, making over fifty appearances before joining Brighton & Hove Albion in 2018.
Gyökeres represented Sweden at various youth levels and was the joint-top scorer at the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.