Viktor Claesson

Claesson's current-season form is down 21% on last season (Season 29→23), while his Rating eased 19→12. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 50).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	FC Copenhagen · 3rd	30	6	1	6.65	12	23
2024/25	FC Copenhagen · 1st	29	6	4	7.06	19	29
2023/24	FC Copenhagen · 3rd	26	5	2	7.09	21	22
2022/23	FC Copenhagen · 1st	30	12	4	7.08	31	50
2021/22	FC Copenhagen · 1st	10	1	3	6.97	26	12
2021/22	FC Krasnodar · 4th	18	3	2	7.04	22	26

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons in the full career.

Sweden · international

Side	Apps	G
Sweden	65	13
Sweden U21	8	1
Sweden U19	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headAttacking midfielder

V. Claesson is a 34-year-old attacking midfielder at IFK Varnamo, enjoying a standout season — 6 goals and 1 assists in 30 appearances, a Season grade of 25, top 33% of Superettan attacking midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 13, ranking 59th of 63 in the Superettan. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (49.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.47 goal contributions per 90 (0.4 goals, 0.07 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Claesson.

Judged on this season alone, Claesson graded 25 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 3 attacking midfielders in the Superettan, on 6 goals and 1 assist in 30 appearances (0.469 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 13, 2nd of 3 of the 3 attacking midfielders in the Superettan. At 34 Claesson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23

Current potential2nd of 3 attacking midfielders · Superettan Current seasonTop 34% attacking midfielders · Superettan 1st-best attacking midfielder in the Superettan 59th in the Superettan · potential 2nd-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Superettan

Ratingi

2nd of 3 attacking midfielders

25.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

49.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.47

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · IFK Varnamo finished 11th of 16 · a lower-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.2

Goals / app

6 goals in 30 appearances (0.2 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a lower-table side. Add 1 assist for 7 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.47 goal contributions per 90 (0.4 goals, 0.07 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 49.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Defensive numbers. Modest 1.47 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 13, Claesson carries the 2nd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Superettan of 3, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (IFK Varnamo finished 11th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.47 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %49.8%

Available fixtures30 of 25

Goals / 900.402

Assists / 900.067

Goal contribution / 900.469

Defensive actions / 901.473

Player flow

Goal involvements7

Shot conversion %60

Shot accuracy %33.3

Pass accuracy %78

Dribble success %18.2

Cards / 900.134

Foul involvement / 902.076

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 34, Claesson sits on 0.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Claesson's projected Rating — 13 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Superettan with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals6—

Shots on target10—

Shots30—

Passing

Assists1—

Chances created15—

Passes515—

Pass accuracy78%—

Possession

Successful dribbles2—

Dribble success18.2%—

Duels won64—

Duels won %41.6%—

Fouls won12—

Defending

Tackles18—

Interceptions4—

Fouls committed19—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2.1M total transfer fees · 4 moves

IFK VarnamoJul 2026 – nowFree

FC CopenhagenMar 2022 – Jul 2026

FC KrasnodarJan 2017 – Mar 2022€ 2M

IF ElfsborgJan 2012 – Jan 2017€ 120K

IFK Varnamountil Jan 2012

About V. Claesson

Viktor Johan Anton Claesson is a 34-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for IFK Varnamo, born on January 2, 1992 in Värnamo, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Sweden. IFK Varnamo currently sit 11th of 16 in the Superettan.

This season

In the current season, V. Claesson has made 30 appearances with 6 goals and 1 assist across 1,344 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

V. Claesson's next match is on October 11, 2026, when IFK Varnamo face Falkenbergs FF at home in the Superettan.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates V. Claesson at 13 with a Season form score of 25.3, ranking 59th of 63 attacking midfielders in the Superettan. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 11 career titles — among them the Superliga and the DBU Pokalen. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, V. Claesson has totalled 403 club appearances with 107 goals and 36 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 30 appearances for FC Krasnodar.

V. Claesson's career has also included time at FC Copenhagen, FC Krasnodar and IF Elfsborg.

On the international stage, V. Claesson has represented Sweden, Sweden U21, Sweden U19 — 75 caps and 14 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · IFK Varnamo finished 11th of 16 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points