Photo: James Boyes from UK / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)

Viktor Gyökeres

ヴィクトル・ギェケレシュ　/　ゔぃくとる・ぎぇけれしゅ

Association football player from Sweden

June 4, 1998 (age 28)　・　Stockholm, Sweden

association football player

My Take

Viktor Gyökeres fascinates me because his career is a quiet rebuke to the academy-prodigy narrative. He did not explode straight out of Brighton; he ground through loan spells, rebuilt his game piece by piece, and arrived at the elite level as a fully formed, relentlessly physical striker. That late-blooming path tends to produce mentally durable players, and you can see it in how he plays—direct, unbothered, almost stubborn in front of goal. Now leading the line for Arsenal and Sweden, he carries the confidence of someone who earned everything the hard way. I would not bet against his ceiling rising further.

Overview

Viktor Einar Gyökeres (Swedish: [ˈvɪ̌kːtɔr ˈjø̂ːkɛrɛs]; born 4 June 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Arsenal and the Sweden national team. Gyökeres made his professional debut with Swedish side Brommapojkarna in 2015, making over fifty appearances before joining Brighton & Hove Albion in 2018. He spent successive seasons on loan at St.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Viktor Gyökeres
Name (Japanese): ヴィクトル・ギェケレシュ
Reading: ゔぃくとる・ぎぇけれしゅ
Born: June 4, 1998 (age 28)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Tiger
Origin: Stockholm, Sweden
Blood type: Private
Height: 189 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Association football player — see all →　·　More people from Sweden →