Lucas Bergvall
Country: Sweden
Date of birth: 02/02/2006 (17 years old)
Place of birth: Sweden
Height: 186cm
Youth career: IF Brommapojkarna
Current club: Djurgårdens IF (since 2023)
Squad number: 26
Current national team: Sweden U-17
Position: central midfielder, attacking midfielder
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 2.000.000 €
Tournaments participated in: —
Contract until: 31.12.2025
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Ivan Rakitić/Joey Veerman
Strengths:
– passing 
– vision
– technique
– ball control
– football IQ
– teamwork
– positioning 
– dribbling 
To improve:
– composure in front of goal and finishing/general efficiency in the final third
– may be a little bit too soft in contact and defensive duels/lacks positive aggression and tenacity against the ball
– tall but lacks the aerial dominance and rather avoids aerial duels
Style of play:
– roaming playmaker
– player with good body mass ratio who should develop very well physically in the coming years
– average pace and agility
– elegant on the ball with a silky touch
– excellent technical capacity and superb footwork for a player of his size
– likes to be fielded in a free role as a left-sided central midfielder, where he is given space to roam the pitch
– likes to operate in the left half-spaces
– creative at his off-the-ball movements, and likes to find the best space to receive the ball with good timings, linking up the team’s midfield and attack
– very high football IQ and spatial awareness
– player with an outstanding vison and composure to provide line-breaking passes in the final third
– extraordinary thinking when on the ball – he often chooses options that are unexpected for the opposition
– very good composure and retention skills under pressure/press-resistant player
– very skillful in one-twos thanks to his superb first touch
– able to deliver pinpoint passes and crosses
– above-average decision-making for a player of his age
– competent indirect set-piece taker
Bergvall with a great composure and through ball to his teammate which ends up with a goal.
Bergvall controls the ball, makes an instant decision, and plays a superb pass to his overlapping winger.
Bergvall provides a superb line-breaking pass after a good run through the middle.
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He is best suited to playing as:
Central midfielder in 4-3-3.
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Achievements:
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League summary (as for 16 July 2023):
Ettan Nora 2021: 1 game/0 goals (Brommapojkarna)
Superettan 2022: 11 games/1 goal (Brommapojkarna)
Allsvenskan 2023 (ongoing): 14 games/0 goals (Djurgårdens)
Description:
Lucas Bergvall is a product of the IF Brommapojkarna academy – a fantastic youth system that produced many superb talents in recent years such as Dejan Kulusevski, Jardell Kanga, Joel Asoro, Paulos Abraham, Jack Lahne, Daniel Svensson, Fredrik Nissen, Ludwig Malachowski Thorell, Marco Olsson Valdés, and Wilmer Odefalk. Lucas made his first team debut aged only 15 on 21 November 2021 in the Swedish 3rd tier game against Piteå IF. He joined Djurgården on 9 December 2022 and made his Allsvenskan debut as a starter against BK Häcken on 24 May 2023. He is also a regular youth international for Sweden – he started at the U-15 level and now he’s a member of the U-17 team. His older brother Theo is also a talented footballer who plays for Djurgården.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
8,5/10 
First team material in a top European league.
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