The 27-year-old striker arrived from Sporting Lisbon in July 2025, where he scored an incredible 97 goals in 102 appearances.
During his two seasons with Sporting, Viktor helped the team win back-to-back Primeira Liga titles, a national cup, and was the league’s top scorer in both campaigns. He has also excelled at international level, scoring 15 goals in his 26 appearances for Sweden.
Born in Stockholm, Viktor started his career with IF Brommapojkarna, where he developed through their youth academy, and made his senior debut as a 17-year-old.
In January 2018, the clinical goalscorer joined Brighton & Hove Albion, during which time he enjoyed loan spells at Swansea City, St. Pauli, and Coventry City, moving to the Sky Blues permanently in 2021 and helping them reach the Championship play-off final in 2023 and was named in the division’s Team of the Season.
Sporting then made their move for him that summer and he ended his first season netting 29 league goals to win the championship, be named the Primeira Liga Player of the Year and finish top scorer. He retained that title with an incredible 39 in 33 games in 2024/25 and helped Sporting to a domestic double.
He also ended the campaign with six further goals in the Champions League, including a hat-trick against Manchester City, and finished as top scorer in the 2024/25 Nations League with nine to his name.