Victor Nilsson Lindelöf

Aston Villa Center Back Also RB, DM, CM

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Height: 187 cm
Shirt: 3
Age: 32
Preferred foot: Right
Country: Sweden
Market value: €3.5m
Contract end: 30 June 2027

Premier League

Champions League

World Cup

UEFA Nations League B

World Cup · 2026–2027

4Apps

4Starts

357Minutes

0Goals

0Assists

0Clean sheets

2Tackles

6.0Rating

2026–2027 by competition

Competition	Team	Apps	A	Rating
Premier League	Aston Villa	7	0	6.2
Champions League	Aston Villa	2	0	7.1
UEFA Super Cup	Aston Villa	1	0	—
UEFA Nations League A	Sweden	4	1	—
World Cup	Sweden	4	0	6.0
Friendlies	Sweden	1	0	6.4

Recent matchesFull log →

Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
17 Oct	@ Newcastle United	W 1–0	90	·	·	7.3
14 Oct	vs Fenerbahçe	W 6–0	90	·	·	7.5
10 Oct	vs Brentford	D 2–2	90	·	·	6.6
05 Oct	@ Romania	W 1–0	90	·	·	7.3
02 Oct	@ Bosnia and Herzegovina	D 1–1	90	·	·	7.1
28 Sep	vs Poland	W 3–1	90	·	1	8.1

Player profile CB

Per-90 percentiles against centre-backs in World Cup. 50 = average.

Market value€3.5m

Shooting

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Goals	0	0.00	0
xG	0.33	0.08	84
xG excl. penalty	0.33	0.08	84
Shots	2	0.50	69
Headed shots	2	0.50	84

Passing

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Assists	0	0.00	0
xA	0.07	0.02	62
Accurate passes	194	48.9	52
Pass accuracy	94.6%	—	88
Accurate long balls	6	1.51	31
Long ball accuracy	46.2%	—	58

Possession

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Dribbles	1	0.25	67
Dribbles success rate	100.0%	—	100
Duels won	7	1.76	10
Duels won %	46.7%	—	22
Aerials won	4	1.01	31
Aerials won %	57.1%	—	49
Touches	238	60.0	27
Touches in opposition box	3	0.76	62
Dispossessed	1	0.25	26

Defending

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Defensive actions	19	4.79	8
Tackles	2	0.50	23
Interceptions	4	1.01	60
Fouls committed	3	0.76	51
Recoveries	7	1.76	18
Dribbled past	1	0.25	54
Clearances	13	3.28	20
Clean sheets	0	0.00	0
Goals conceded while on pitch	10	2.52	22
xG against while on pitch	7.33	1.85	23

Discipline

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Yellow cards	0	0.00	100
Red cards	0	0.00	100

Percentiles are per 90 minutes, against players in the same position in World Cup.

Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
17 Oct	@ Newcastle United	W 1–0	90	·	·	7.3
14 Oct	vs Fenerbahçe	W 6–0	90	·	·	7.5
10 Oct	vs Brentford	D 2–2	90	·	·	6.6
05 Oct	@ Romania	W 1–0	90	·	·	7.3
02 Oct	@ Bosnia and Herzegovina	D 1–1	90	·	·	7.1
28 Sep	vs Poland	W 3–1	90	·	1	8.1
25 Sep	vs Romania	W 2–1	90	·	·	6.9
19 Sep	@ Tottenham Hotspur	W 3–2	90	·	·	6.4
16 Sep	@ Coventry City	W 3–1	Bench	·	·	—
12 Sep	vs Nottingham Forest	L 1–2	90	·	·	5.8
08 Sep	@ Club Brugge	W 3–2	90	·	·	6.7
05 Sep	@ Hull City	D 0–0	90	·	·	7.7
31 Aug	vs Arsenal	L 0–1	90	·	·	6.4
23 Aug	@ Brighton & Hove Albion	L 0–4	90	·	·	3.6
15 Aug	@ Borussia Mönchengladbach	L 1–2	54	·	·	—
12 Aug	@ Paris Saint-Germain	L 1–2	90	·	·	6.4
07 Aug	@ Bayern München	L 1–2	90	·	·	6.1
04 Aug	@ BG Pathum United	W 3–1	46	1	·	—
30 Jun	@ France	L 0–3	90	·	·	5.7
25 Jun	@ Japan	D 1–1	87	·	·	6.4
20 Jun	@ Netherlands	L 1–5	90	·	·	4.7
15 Jun	vs Tunisia	W 5–1	90	·	·	7.0
01 Jun	@ Norway	L 1–3	27	·	·	6.4
24 May	@ Manchester City	W 2–1	73	·	·	6.8
20 May	@ Freiburg	W 3–0	66	·	·	6.7
15 May	vs Liverpool	W 4–2	45	·	·	6.4
10 May	@ Burnley	D 2–2	74	·	·	5.8
07 May	vs Nottingham Forest	W 4–0	74	·	·	7.1
03 May	vs Tottenham Hotspur	L 1–2	90	·	·	6.6
30 Apr	@ Nottingham Forest	L 0–1	Bench	·	·	—
25 Apr	@ Fulham	L 0–1	Bench	·	·	—
19 Apr	vs Sunderland	W 4–3	Bench	·	·	—
16 Apr	vs Bologna	W 4–0	Bench	·	·	—
12 Apr	@ Nottingham Forest	D 1–1	90	·	·	6.6
09 Apr	@ Bologna	W 3–1	Bench	·	·	—
31 Mar	vs Poland	W 3–2	90	·	·	7.0
26 Mar	@ Ukraine	W 3–1	90	·	·	7.0
19 Mar	vs Lille	W 2–0	90	·	·	7.0
15 Mar	@ Manchester United	L 1–3	Bench	·	·	—
12 Mar	@ Lille	W 1–0	Bench	·	·	—

Season	Team	Apps	G	A	Rating
▸ 2026–2027	Aston Villa	10	0	0	6.4
	Premier League	7	0	0	6.2
	Champions League	2	0	0	7.1
	UEFA Super Cup	1	0	0	—
▸ 2025–2026	Aston Villa	28	0	1	6.6
	Premier League	17	0	1	6.5
	FA Cup	1	0	0	6.0
	Europa League	10	0	0	6.8
▸ 2024–2025	Manchester United	25	0	0	6.7
	Premier League	16	0	0	6.5
	FA Cup	1	0	0	7.1
	EFL Cup	2	0	0	6.5
	Europa League	6	0	0	7.2
▸ 2023–2024	Manchester United	28	1	1	6.6
	Premier League	19	1	1	6.8
	FA Cup	3	0	0	6.4
	EFL Cup	2	0	0	6.5
	Champions League	4	0	0	6.0
▸ 2022–2023	Manchester United	35	0	0	7.0
	Premier League	20	0	0	7.2
	FA Cup	4	0	0	7.0
	EFL Cup	4	0	0	6.9
	Europa League	7	0	0	6.9
▸ 2021–2022	Manchester United	35	0	2	6.7
	Premier League	28	0	2	6.7
	FA Cup	1	0	0	7.0
	EFL Cup	1	0	0	7.8
	Champions League	5	0	0	6.8
▸ 2020–2021	Manchester United	45	1	2	6.7
	Premier League	29	1	1	6.8
	FA Cup	3	0	0	6.0
	EFL Cup	2	0	0	6.0
	Champions League	5	0	0	6.2
	Europa League	6	0	1	7.2
▸ 2019–2020	Manchester United	47	1	1	6.7
	Premier League	35	1	0	6.7
	FA Cup	5	0	1	7.0
	EFL Cup	3	0	0	—
	Europa League	4	0	0	6.7
▸ 2018–2019	Manchester United	40	1	1	6.6
	Premier League	30	1	1	6.7
	FA Cup	3	0	0	6.6
	Champions League	7	0	0	6.5
▸ 2017–2018	Manchester United	29	0	0	6.8
	Premier League	17	0	0	6.7
	FA Cup	3	0	0	7.0
	EFL Cup	3	0	0	—
	Champions League	5	0	0	7.0
	UEFA Super Cup	1	0	0	—
▸ 2016–2017	Benfica	47	1	0	6.4
	Liga Portugal	32	1	0	—
	League Cup	2	0	0	—
	Taca de Portugal	4	0	0	—
	Super Cup	1	0	0	—
	Champions League	8	0	0	6.4
▸ 2015–2016	Benfica	23	1	0	—
	Liga Portugal	15	1	0	—
	League Cup	4	0	0	—
	Champions League	4	0	0	—
▸ 2013–2014	Benfica	1	0	0	—
	Liga Portugal	1	0	0	—
▸ 2015–2016	Benfica B	7	0	0	—
	Liga Portugal 2	7	0	0	—
▸ 2014–2015	Benfica B	41	2	0	—
	Liga Portugal 2	41	2	0	—
▸ 2013–2014	Benfica B	33	2	0	—
	Liga Portugal 2	33	2	0	—
▸ 2012–2013	Benfica B	14	0	0	—
	Liga Portugal 2	14	0	0	—
▸ 2012	Västerås SK	13	0	0	—
	Ettan	13	0	0	—
▸ 2011	Västerås SK	27	0	0	—
	Superettan	27	0	0	—

Aston Villa

Competition	Won	Runner-up
Europa League ×1	2025/2026	—

Manchester United

Competition	Won	Runner-up
FA Cup ×1	2023/2024	2
EFL Cup ×1	2022/2023	—

Benfica

Competition	Won	Runner-up
Taça de Portugal ×2	2016/2017, 2013/2014	1
Super Cup ×2	2016/2017, 2014/2015	1
Liga Portugal ×4	2016/2017, 2015/2016, 2014/2015, 2013/2014	1
League Cup ×3	2015/2016, 2014/2015, 2013/2014	—

Sweden U21

Competition	Won	Runner-up
EURO U21 ×1	2015 Czech Republic	—