Benjamin Nygren, born on 8 July 2001 (age 24), is a Swedish attacking midfielder who joined Celtic from FC Nordsjaelland in July 2025 for around £1.5m. He took the No.8 shirt and settled quickly into a side where that role asks for more than tidy touches between the lines.
His first season at Celtic has been his most productive league campaign, with 16 goals in 38 appearances in 2025-2026. Across all competitions he has made 55 appearances and scored 21 goals, adding one in the Scottish Cup and four in the Europa League. That is not background noise; it is regular, useful output from a player still in the early part of his career.
Nygren has also remained involved with Sweden, making five European World Cup qualifying appearances this season and scoring once. His market value is around £12m, according to Transfermarkt, which reflects a player whose standing has moved on sharply since leaving Denmark.
At Celtic, Nygren is a current first-team regular rather than a project being kept warm for later. His career so far runs from Sweden to Nordsjaelland and on to Glasgow, with the 2025-2026 season giving him his clearest senior platform yet.
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