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Viktor Claesson was born on January 2, 1992 in Värnamo, Jönköping County, Sweden. Viktor Claesson is listed as an association football player. The age as of 2026 is 34. The listed height is 183 cm.
My Take
Viktor Claesson is a footballer's footballer, and his story has a satisfying circularity I genuinely love. He started near home, built a real international career with 74 caps and 15 goals for Sweden on the strength of his passing and set pieces, then returned to captain his boyhood club Värnamo. That is not a step down; it is a man choosing meaning over spotlight. I value the intelligent, unselfish left winger far more than the highlight-reel ego, and Claesson reads as exactly that type. Coming home to wear the armband strikes me as one of the quieter happy endings in the game.
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- Name (English)
- Viktor Claesson
- Name (Japanese)
- ヴィクトル・クラエソン
- Reading
- ゔぃくとる・くらえそん
- Born
- January 2, 1992 (age 34)
- Origin
- Värnamo, Jönköping County, Sweden
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- association football player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Monkey
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Viktor Claesson born?
Born January 2, 1992 (age 34).
Where is Viktor Claesson from?
Viktor Claesson is from Värnamo, Jönköping County, Sweden.
What does Viktor Claesson do?
Viktor Claesson works as association football player.
How tall is Viktor Claesson?
Viktor Claesson is 183 cm.
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