Jump to content

Lucas Bergström

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Chelsdog (talk | contribs) at 04:24, 16 February 2024 (→‎Chelsea). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Lucas Bergström
Bergström in UEFA Youth League in 2021
Personal information
Full name Lucas Carl Edvard Bergström[1]
Date of birth (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Pargas, Finland
Height 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 47
Youth career
PIF
0000–2018 TPS
2018–2022 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Chelsea 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Peterborough United (loan) 21 (0)
International career‡
2018 Finland U16 2 (0)
2018 Finland U17 4 (0)
2023– Finland U21 6 (0)
2023– Finland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Lucas Carl Edvard Bergström (born 5 September 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Chelsea and the Finland national team.

Club career

Chelsea

Bergström joined English Premier League side Chelsea from his native side TPS in 2018.[3] He made his youth debut in the final game of 2018–19 season against Reading and turned professional in September 2019. On 14 September 2021, Bergström was named among substitutes for the Champions League group match against Zenit Saint Petersburg at home.[4] In 2023, Bergström travelled to the USA as part of the Premier League Summer Series. At the start of the 2023-24 Premier league season, Marcus Bettinelli and Robert Sánchez had received injures allowing Bergström to be named on the bench on multiple occasions[5].

Peterborough United (loan)

In July 2022, Bergström was sent on loan to Peterborough United in the League One.[6] On 30 July, He made his professional debut in a 3–2 win in a League One match against Cheltenham Town.[7] Bergström managed 9 clean sheets in 28 matches in all competitions.

International career

Bergström has represented Finland at under-16 and under-17 levels. He was called up to under-21 squad between 2021 and 2022 ahead of 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[8]

On 9 January 2023, Bergström made his debut in the Finland national football team starting in a friendly against Sweden, where Sweden won the match 2-0.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 December 2022[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea U21 2020–21 — — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2021–22 — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Chelsea 2022–23 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peterborough United (loan) 2022–23 League One 21 0 3 0 1 0 — 3[a] 0 28 0
Career total 21 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 31 0
Notes
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2022/23 retained lists". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Lucas Bergstrom". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Teenage Kicks: Lucas Bergstrom".
  4. ^ UEFA.com. "Chelsea-Zenit | UEFA Champions League 2021/22". UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Lucas Bergstrom". Chelsea Football Club.
  6. ^ "Posh Secure Loan Signing Of Chelsea Goalkeeper | Peterborough United - The Posh". www.theposh.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Team News • Cheltenham Town vs. The Posh | Peterborough United - The Posh". www.theposh.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  8. ^ a b Lucas Bergström at Soccerway
  9. ^ "Sweden vs. Finland - Football Match Summary - January 9, 2023 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 11 May 2023.


Flag of FinlandSoccer icon

This biographical article relating to Finnish football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lucas_Bergström&oldid=1207960536"