‘New Haaland’ making headlines, Benfica leading the race for the star | OneFootball

The Swedish forward Vincent Bergkvist, just 14 years old, spent a week on trial at the Benfica Campus and made an excellent impression on the club's officials. The young player from Vasteras SK is even compared to Erling Haaland - the Manchester City striker and teammate of Bernardo Silva at the Citizens.

The comparison is due to his physical ability and playing style similar to the Norwegian goal scorer, which caught attention at the training center in Seixal, according to gathered information. Haaland was once a national teammate of Fredrik Aursnes, but the Benfica midfielder renounced the Nordic national team in 2024.

Being a club that develops and sells players - as in the cases of Aaron Bibout (Genk), Marcus Linday (Heerenveen), and Alex Douglas (Lech Poznan), Vasteras from Sweden already sees Vincent Bergkvist as the next talent to be negotiated abroad. It is almost certain that the young player will be called up for the Swedish U-15 national team next summer.

Speaking of the U-15 team, the Eagles in this category started the championship qualification phase for Juniors last Saturday, the 1st. Benfica drew 1-1 against Alverca and is in 5th place with one point, behind Tondela, Sporting, Paços de Ferreira, and Braga. On the 8th, the "Glorious" will face Paços de Ferreira at home.

It is worth remembering that Benfica is the current three-time champion in this category. Besides the victories in 2024/2025, 2023/2024, and 2022/2023, the Eagles have won the juniors' championship 10 other times: 1978/1979, 1981/1982, 1984/1985, 1988/1989, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2011/2012, 2013/2014, 2015/2016, and 2016/2017.

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