{{short description|Swedish footballer (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Victor Edvardsen |image = VictorEdvardsen2023.jpg |caption = Edvardsen with Go Ahead Eagles in 2023 |fullname = Victor Kaj Edvardsen |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|1|14|df=y}} |birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden |height = 1.85 m |position = Forward |currentclub = Go Ahead Eagles |clubnumber = 16 |youthyears1 = 2000–2010 |youthclubs1 = IFK Göteborg |youthyears2 = 2010–2012 |youthclubs2 = Hisingsbacka FC |youthyears3 = 2012–2015 |youthclubs3 = IFK Göteborg |years1 = 2015 |clubs1 = IFK Göteborg |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2015 |clubs2 = → Utsiktens BK (loan) |caps2 = 11 |goals2 = 1 |years3 = 2016 |clubs3 = Elverum |caps3 = 6 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2016 |clubs4 = Stenungsunds IF |caps4 = 11 |goals4 = 7 |years5 = 2017 |clubs5 = IK Oddevold |caps5 = 10 |goals5 = 2 |years6 = 2018–2019 |clubs6 = Karlstad BK |caps6 = 53 |goals6 = 39 |years7 = 2020–2021 |clubs7 = Degerfors IF |caps7 = 58 |goals7 = 30 |years8 = 2022–2023 |clubs8 = Djurgårdens IF |caps8 = 39 |goals8 = 11 |years9 = 2023– |clubs9 = Go Ahead Eagles |caps9 = 92 <!-- no playoff included --> |goals9 = 18 |nationalyears1 = 2023 |nationalteam1 = Sweden |nationalcaps1 = 1 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |pcupdate = 16:26, 17 May 2026 (UTC) |ntupdate = 21:51, 13 January 2023 (UTC) }}
'''Victor Kaj Edvardsen''' (born 14 January 1996) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for {{Dutch football updater|GoAheadE}} club Go Ahead Eagles.
== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gp.se/sport/fotboll/de-kan-vara-framtidens-derbykungar.758e164b-e95d-4520-897b-06823816296d|title=De kan vara framtidens derbykungar|trans-title=They could be the derby kings of the future|language=Swedish|first=Linus|last=Pettersson|website=www.gp.se}}</ref>
On 14 July 2014, Edvarsen was announced at Utsiktens BK on loan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gp.se/edvardsen-till-utsikten.bb69c561-12ea-4a4f-bdd0-76d918e2c1a7|title=Edvardsen till Utsikten|trans-title=Edvardsen to Utsikten|language=Swedish|website=www.gp.se}}</ref>
On 11 March 2016, Edvarsen was announced at Elverum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elverumfotball.spoortz.no/news/9348267|title=Årets publikumsspiller signert !|trans-title=The audience player of the year signed!|language=Norwegian|website=elverumfotboll.spoortz.no|access-date=7 April 2025|archive-date=6 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906171958/https://elverumfotball.spoortz.no/news/9348267|url-status=dead}}</ref> He scored his only goal for the club against Tynset IF on 13 April 2016, scoring in the 4th minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=6565734|title=Elverum - Tynset - 13 April 2016|website=www.fotboll.no}}</ref>
On 19 July 2016, Edvarsen was announced at Stenungsunds IF during the autumn.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laget.se/STENUNGSUNDSIF/news/4671122/Victor-Edvardsen-till-Stenungsunds-IF|title=Victor Edvardsen till Stenungsunds IF|trans-title=Victor Edvardsen to Stenungsunds IF|language=Swedish|website=www.laget.se|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715213721/https://www.laget.se/STENUNGSUNDSIF/news/4671122/Victor-Edvardsen-till-Stenungsunds-IF |archive-date=15 July 2020 }}</ref>
On 13 November 2016, Edvarsen was announced at IK Oddevold on a two year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fotbolltransfers.com/nyheter/officiellt-victor-edvardsen-klar-for-oddevold/71374|title=Officiellt: Victor Edvardsen klar för Oddevold|trans-title=Official: Victor Edvardsen ready for Oddevold|language=Swedish|website=fotbolltransfers.com}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.cision.com/se/unibet/r/de-ar-sveriges-basta-division-2-spelare-2018,c2666675|title=De är Sveriges bästa division 2-spelare 2018|trans-title=They are Sweden's best division 2 players in 2018|language=Swedish|website=news.cision.com}}</ref>
On 15 January 2020, Edvarsen joined Degerfors IF on a three year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.degerforsif.se/victor-edvardsen-klar-for-degerfors-if/|title=Victor Edvardsen klar för Degerfors IF|trans-title=Victor Edvardsen ready for Degerfors IF|language=Swedish|website=www.degerforsif.se}}</ref> He scored on his league debut against IK Brage on 17 June 2020, scoring a brace.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/RRkv6W/victor-edvardsen-i-malform-nar-degerfors-vann|title=Victor Edvardsen i målform när Degerfors vann|trans-title=Victor Edvardsen in goal form when Degerfors won|language=Swedish|website=www.aftonbladet.se}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/serier-cuper/spelarstatistik/superettan-2020/82493/|title=Player Statistics Superettan 2020|trans-title=Player Statistics Super League 2020|language=Swedish|website=www.svenskfotboll.se|access-date=7 April 2025|archive-date=22 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622093626/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/serier-cuper/spelarstatistik/superettan-2020/82493/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Edvarsen scored a hattrick against Örebro SK on 18 May 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/yRavxE/victor-edvardsen-gjorde-hattrick-for-degerfors-mot-orebro|title=Degerfors vs Örebro - 18 May 2021|website=www.aftonbladet.se}}</ref>
In 2022, Edvardsen joined Djurgårdens IF.<ref name="DIF">{{Cite web|url=https://dif.se/nyheter/nyhetsarkiv/2022/victore|title=Välkommen Victor Edvardsen!|website=dif.se|access-date=7 January 2022}}</ref>
On 27 June 2023, Edvardsen was announced at Go Ahead Eagles on a three year contract until mid 2026.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ga-eagles.nl/go-ahead-eagles-legt-zweedse-spits-victor-edvardsen-vast/|title=Go Ahead Eagles legt Zweedse spits Victor Edvardsen vast|trans-title=Go Ahead Eagles sign Swedish striker Victor Edvardsen|language=Dutch|website=www.ga-eagles.nl}}</ref>
In a match on 28 November 2025, Edvardsen mocked the appearance of Angelo Stiller (due to his cleft lip) on the pitch and was subsequently fined €500 by his club.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Angelo Stiller appearance mocked, taunter of Man United transfer option is fined|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/47128906/angelo-stiller-appearance-mocked-taunter-man-united-transfer-option-fined|website=ESPN|date=2025-11-28|access-date=2025-11-29}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sverige – Island – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-island-landskamper-herr-senior/5387000/ |access-date=13 January 2023 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv |archive-date=12 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112201020/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-island-landskamper-herr-senior/5387000/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Personal life==
Edvarsen's favourite football player is Zlatan Ibrahimović. He supports Manchester United and IFK Göteborg.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laget.se/kbkherr/Page/370159|title=Victor Edvardsen Interview|language=Swedish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630094538/https://www.laget.se/kbkherr/Page/370159 |archive-date=30 June 2019 }}</ref>
== Career statistics == === Club === {{updated|match played 17 May 2026}}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |IFK Göteborg |2015 |Allsvenskan |0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||0||0 |- |Utsiktens BK (loan) |2015 |Superettan |11||1||1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||12||1 |- |Elverum |2016 |Ettan Fotboll |6||0||2||1|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||8||1 |- |Stenungsunds IF |2016 |Swedish football division 2 |11||7|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||11||7 |- |IK Oddevold |2017 |Ettan Fotboll |10||2||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||10||2 |- |rowspan=3|Karlstad BK |2018 |Ettan Fotboll |24||25||1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||25||25 |- |2019 |Ettan Fotboll |29||14||1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||30||14 |- !colspan=2|Total !53||39||2||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||55||39 |- |rowspan="3"|Degerfors IF |2020 |Superettan |29||16||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||29||16 |- |2021 |Allsvenskan |29||14||4||2|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||33||16 |- !colspan=2|Total !58||30||4||2|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||62||32 |- |rowspan=3|Djurgårdens IF |2022 |Allsvenskan |28||9||4||1||12{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Conference League|name=UECL}}||4|| colspan="2" |—||44||14 |- |2023 |Allsvenskan |11||2||5||0||1{{efn|name=UECL}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||17||2 |- !colspan=2|Total !39||11||9||1||13||4|| colspan="2" |—||61||16 |- |rowspan=4|Go Ahead Eagles |2023–24 |Eredivisie |32||6||3||1|| colspan="2" |—||2{{efn|Appearances in European play-offs}}||0||37||7 |- |2024–25 |Eredivisie |34||8||4||1||2{{efn|name=UECL}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||40||9 |- |2025–26 |Eredivisie |26||4||2||0||5{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||1{{efn|name=JCS|Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield}}||0||34||4 |- !colspan=2|Total !92||18||9||2||7||0||3||0||111||20 |- !colspan=3|Career total !280||108||27||6||20||4||3||0||330||118 |} {{notelist}}
=== International === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |Sweden |2023||1||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total!!1!!0 |} <div>{{col-begin}} {{col-end}}</div>
==Honours== '''Go Ahead Eagles''' * KNVB Cup: 2024–25
'''Individual''' *Eredivisie Team of the Month: March 2025<ref>{{cite news|title=Sparta Rotterdam leads Eredivisie Team of the Month for March|url=https://eredivisie.eu/news/sparta-rotterdam-leads-eredivisie-team-of-the-month-for-march/|website=Eredivisie|date=4 April 2025|access-date=11 April 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|1}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|409168}} * {{NFF|3208954}} * {{svenskfotboll|id=ce2e5e56-1c24-4fed-80c1-f531cd0325c4}} * {{ifkdb|name=Victor Edvardsen}}
{{Go Ahead Eagles squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Edvardsen, Victor}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Gothenburg Category:Swedish men's footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:IFK Göteborg players Category:Utsiktens BK players Category:Elverum Fotball players Category:IK Oddevold players Category:Karlstad BK players Category:Degerfors IF players Category:Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players Category:Go Ahead Eagles players Category:Ettan Fotboll players Category:Superettan players Category:Allsvenskan players Category:Eredivisie players Category:Swedish expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Category:Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Category:Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen Category:Stenungsunds IF players