Nilsson Lindelöf blir ny lagkapten i landslaget
Mittbacken Victor Nilsson Lindelöf tar över bindeln efter Andreas Granqvist och blir ny lagkapten i det svenska herrlandslaget. Det skriver SvFF på sin hemsida.
– Det är en väldigt stor ära men också ett stort ansvar [...] Att nu få representera landet med bindeln runt armen kommer vara väldigt stort för mig, säger 27-åringen till hemsidan.
Sedan 2016 har Nilsson Lindelöf gjort 45 landskamper för Sverige.
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Victor Nilsson Lindelöf
Wikipedia (en)
Victor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelöf (born 17 July 1994) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Manchester United and the Sweden national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back.Lindelöf began his career in Sweden at Västerås SK, making his debut in October 2009. In December 2011, he agreed to move to Benfica in Portugal, initially representing the club at youth and B levels. After making his first-team debut in September 2013, he continued to appear for the club at B level, while also winning three Primeira Liga titles. He joined Manchester United in July 2017.
Lindelöf has represented Sweden at under-17, under-19, under-21, and senior levels. He was inside the winning squad of the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He made his senior international debut in March 2016 and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2016, the 2018 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2020.
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