Benjamin Nygren, born 8 July 2001 in Sweden, is a 24-years-old talent who provides midfield dynamism to Scotland's ecstatic football realm, primarily playing as a central attacking midfielder for Celtic. Stand tall at 6ft (1.84m) and contending with a robust 12st 1lb (77kg) physique, he's a commanding presence on the pitch wearing the sought-after number 8 jersey. Besides his Celtic duties, Nygren does his bit for his motherland, representing the Sweden national team.
The vivacious young player's current market value hovers around the £5m mark, according to Transfermarkt, a reasonable figure, nonetheless, for the promising player.
His football journey initiated in January 2017 when Nygren joined IFK Gothenburg in the Allsvenskan, Sweden as a trainee, quickly earning his stripes during his debut season in 2018 he made three first team appearances and jotted down two goals in league matches. The following season, his prowess bolstered further, stamped with twelve first team appearances and four goals.
Passing on the Swedish winds, the talented Nygren accepted a transfer from IFK Gothenburg to Genk in the revered Pro League in Belgium for a mounting fee of about £3.4m in July 2019. His Belgian spell spanned two seasons during which the first team appearances were less frequently, with one solitary goal in the first season.
Another transfer was due, this time on loan, from Genk to Heerenveen in the Eredivisie in the Netherlands in October 2020. His time with Heerenveen though epitomised consistency, making 28 first team appearances, and scoring four goals in his debut season. His second season saw him making 17 first-team appearances.
Nygren left Belgium in January 2022, joining FC Nordsjaelland in the Danish Superliga for a fee just north of £500k. This move ushered four seasons of first team propagation and enhanced league goals, with numbers peaking during the final season of 2024 - 2025 where he added 15 goals from 30 appearances to his credit.
The next phase of his career bought him to Celtic, the fierceness of the Scottish Premiership beckoned in July 2025, with the transfer fee rounding off to a modest £1.5m. In the ongoing 2025 - 2026 season at Celtic, Nygren has already made seven first team appearances and is off to a good start with four goals in league matches.
He also participated in the League Cup 2025 - 2026 for Celtic with one start and one appearance as a substitute, World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2024 - 2026 for Sweden with two appearances as a substitute, Champions League Qualifiers 2025 - 2026 for Celtic with two starts, and Europa League 2025 - 2026 for Celtic with two starts.
His arrival at Celtic holds a reaffirmed progression and we anticipate this only to increase in forthcoming years. Nygren is on a path that clearly emboldens the promise of a player bound to create substantial imprints in the annals of Celtic's rich history.
