Victor Edvardsen

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Victor Edvardsen
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Edvardsen with Go Ahead Eagles in 2023
Personal information
Full name Victor Kaj Edvardsen
Date of birth (1996-01-14) 14 January 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Go Ahead Eagles
Number 16
Youth career
2000–2010 IFK Göteborg
2010–2012 Hisingsbacka FC
2012–2015 IFK Göteborg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 IFK Göteborg 0 (0)
2015 → Utsiktens BK (loan) 11 (1)
2016 Elverum 6 (0)
2016 Stenungsunds IF 11 (7)
2017 IK Oddevold 10 (2)
2018–2019 Karlstad BK 53 (39)
2020–2021 Degerfors IF 58 (30)
2022–2023 Djurgårdens IF 39 (11)
2023– Go Ahead Eagles 68 (14)
International career‡
2023 Sweden 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:23, 17 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:51, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Victor Kaj Edvardsen (born 14 January 1996) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles.

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Club career

Edvarsen joined IFK Göteborg when he was four years old. During the 2014 U19 Allsvenskan, he scored 22 goals in the league, which meant he was the league's third highest goalscorer. [1]

On 14 July 2014, Edvarsen was announced at Utsiktens BK on loan. [2]

On 11 March 2016, Edvarsen was announced at Elverum. [3] He scored his only goal for the club against Tynset IF on 13 April 2016, scoring in the 4th minute. [4]

On 19 July 2016, Edvarsen was announced at Stenungsunds IF during the autumn. [5]

On 13 November 2016, Edvarsen was announced at IK Oddevold on a two year contract. [6]

During the 2018 season at Karlstad BK, Edvarsen won the best striker in the Division 2 award for his 25 goals that helped give Karlstad promotion to the Division 1. [7]

On 15 January 2020, Edvarsen joined Degerfors IF on a three year contract. [8] He scored on his league debut against IK Brage on 17 June 2020, scoring a brace. [9] During the 2020 season, he played in 29 matches and scored 16 goals, becoming the third highest scorer in the league as Degerfors IF were promoted to the Allsvenskan. [10] Edvarsen scored a hattrick against Örebro SK on 18 May 2021. [11]

In 2022, Edvardsen joined Djurgårdens IF. [12]

On 27 June 2023, Edvardsen was announced at Go Ahead Eagles on a three year contract until mid 2026. [13]

International career

Edvardsen made his full international debut for Sweden on 12 January 2023 in a friendly 2–1 win against Iceland, playing for 63 minutes before being replaced by Omar Faraj. [14]

Personal life

Edvarsen's favourite football player is Zlatan Ibrahimović. He supports Manchester United and IFK Göteborg. [15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
IFK Göteborg 2015 Allsvenskan 0000——00
Utsiktens BK (loan) 2015 Superettan 11110——121
Elverum 2016 Ettan Fotboll 6021——81
Stenungsunds IF 2016 Swedish football division 2 117———117
IK Oddevold 2017 Ettan Fotboll10200——102
Karlstad BK 2018 Ettan Fotboll242510——2525
2019 Ettan Fotboll291410——3014
Total533920——5539
Degerfors IF 2020 Superettan291600——2916
2021 Allsvenskan291442——3316
Total583042——6232
Djurgårdens IF 2022 Allsvenskan2894112 [a] 4—4414
2023 Allsvenskan112501 [a] 0—172
Total391191134—6116
Go Ahead Eagles 2023–24 Eredivisie 32631—2 [b] 0377
2024–25 Eredivisie348412 [a] 0—409
2025–26 Eredivisie2000001 [c] 030
Total68147220308016
Career total25610425615430299114
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  2. ↑ Appearances in European play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 202310
Total10

Honours

Go Ahead Eagles

References

  1. ↑ Pettersson, Linus. "De kan vara framtidens derbykungar" [They could be the derby kings of the future]. www.gp.se (in Swedish).
  2. ↑ "Edvardsen till Utsikten" [Edvardsen to Utsikten]. www.gp.se (in Swedish).
  3. ↑ "Årets publikumsspiller signert !" [The audience player of the year signed!]. elverumfotboll.spoortz.no (in Norwegian).
  4. ↑ "Elverum - Tynset - 13 April 2016". www.fotboll.no.
  5. ↑ "Victor Edvardsen till Stenungsunds IF" [Victor Edvardsen to Stenungsunds IF]. www.laget.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 15 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Officiellt: Victor Edvardsen klar för Oddevold" [Official: Victor Edvardsen ready for Oddevold]. fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish).
  7. ↑ "De är Sveriges bästa division 2-spelare 2018" [They are Sweden's best division 2 players in 2018]. news.cision.com (in Swedish).
  8. ↑ "Victor Edvardsen klar för Degerfors IF" [Victor Edvardsen ready for Degerfors IF]. www.degerforsif.se (in Swedish).
  9. ↑ "Victor Edvardsen i målform när Degerfors vann" [Victor Edvardsen in goal form when Degerfors won]. www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish).
  10. ↑ "Player Statistics Superettan 2020" [Player Statistics Super League 2020]. www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Degerfors vs Örebro - 18 May 2021". www.aftonbladet.se.
  12. ↑ "Välkommen Victor Edvardsen!". dif.se. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Go Ahead Eagles legt Zweedse spits Victor Edvardsen vast" [Go Ahead Eagles sign Swedish striker Victor Edvardsen]. www.ga-eagles.nl (in Dutch).
  14. ↑ "Sverige – Island – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  15. ↑ "Victor Edvardsen Interview" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 30 June 2019.
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