Benjamin Nygren is surely going to be Celtic’s Player of the Year

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·6 marzo 2026

Benjamin Nygren is surely going to be Celtic’s Player of the Year

Where would Celtic be without Benji?

That man Benjamin Nygren yet again proved to be our saviour, with his goal at Pittodrie saving us from falling further behind in the title race. Instead we leapfrogged the Rangers to move into second place and in doing so saw our odds at the bookies tighten.

That effort was the Swede’s 19 goal of the season, and those efforts alongside his seven assists make the former Nordsjaelland man our most valuable asset, it’s not even up for debate.

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Nygren’s 26 goal contribution is impressive

26 goal contributions in 49 games is a mighty impressive achievement, especially for a man not renowned as an out and out goalscorer, and one who isn’t what you would call a ‘fans favourite’ Benji also sits second in the league goalscoring charts with only the impressive Tawanda Maswanhise of Motherwell scoring more.

Benjamin Nygren at Ibrox. theRangers 2 Celtic 2. Sunday 1st March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou

Indeed Benji’s minutes per goal ratio is 1.23 to the Zimbabweans 1.26, granted the Swede has played four more games, it’s still an impressive stat.

Despite all this evidence of his prowess, there is still reservations from some Celtic supporters, towards Benji, but the stats don’t lie, and the £2 million summer signing is certainly our most effective players, with his ability to pop up with a vital goal proving ever so important in a campaign we have been totally out of sorts.

Contribution reminiscent of Ronne Glavin’s

His goalscoring contribution hasn’t been seen since perhaps Ronnie Glavin in the 1970s. The 24 year old Sweden international has scored in the majority of our games this campaign. Strikes such as the decisive goals in tight away games such as the narrow 1-0 win over Falkirk, the equaliser in the dramatic comeback at Rugby Park, as well as Wednesday night’s winner at Pittodrie, goals that have been instrumental in keeping us in the title race.

Benji has also made his mark in Europe registering four strikes in the Europa league, so he is without doubt our most valuable asset at this moment in time.

22.02.2026 Celtic v Hibernian, Scottish Premiership. Benjamin Nygren’s goal celebration Photo Kenny Ramsay IMAGO

We all owe the Swede a great deal of gratitude for his service this tough campaign, as if it wasn’t for his goal contributions, one can only wonder the predicament we would currently be experiencing.

Nygren has yet to score against the Rangers, he’ll be looking to add that achievement to his resume this weekend.

Ander Limpar praises Nygren

Yesterday on The Celtic Star we reported on what former Sweden international midfielder Anders Limpar has been saying about Benjamin Nygren. Here’s what Limpar had to say about Celtic’s top goalscorer.

Obviously, Nygren moved from FC Nordsjaelland to Celtic and he has done so well scoring a lot of goals,” Limpar said. “I have seen him play many times for Sweden as well and he is fantastic.

“He is not as good as Isak or Gyokeres to play up front, and he is not as good as Forsberg, Elanga or Kulusewski to be in the starting eleven, but he is a hell of a player. When he plays, he is always creating so many chances and when he plays for Sweden he plays up front.

Benjamin Nygren celebrates. Aberdeen v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Wednesday 4th March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou

‘He is a hell of a prospect’

“Playing for Celtic he is playing a different position, but he is so usable in many positions,” the former Sweden international noted. “He is good at set pieces and I don’t even think we have seen the best from him yet. He is a hell of a prospect but it is a shame for him he is playing in a golden generation for the Swedish national team, because he is not among the best eleven, but on the other hand with his performances for Celtic it will be tough to keep him out.”

“He can play so many different positions and is very usable.”

Benjamin Nygren scores the winner. Aberdeen v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Wednesday 4th March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou

8️⃣ Benjamin Nygren - not always pretty, but the numbers don’t lie. ⚽ 19 goals 🎯 7 assists 🇸🇪 Super Trouper return from the Swede this season.
– mercoledì 4 marzo 2026