Goal efficiency
How clinical and direct the player was in front of goal — volume, accuracy, and conversion.
Arsenal · Community Shield · Attacker · #14 · Sweden · 28 yrs
Viktor Gyökeres plays as an attacker for Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres is a Swedish international, 28 years old, attacker, currently at Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres wears shirt number 14 for Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres was born in Stockholm, Sweden on 1998-06-04. Viktor Gyökeres is 189 cm tall and weighs 90 kg. Viktor Gyökeres's Sportra profile tracks season statistics across Community Shield, Euro Championship - Qualification, World Cup - Qualification Europe, UEFA Nations League, and other leagues. Viktor Gyökeres's page brings together career clubs, trophies, injury history, multi-competition stats, and related news headlines. On Sportra you can explore Viktor Gyökeres season statistics, transfer history, trophies, injury updates, and related news across every competition tracked in the profile.
| Season | Team |
|---|---|
| 2025 |  Arsenal ARS |
| 2025 |  Sweden SWE |
| 2024 |  Sporting CP SPO |
| 2024 | Sweden SWE |
| 2023 | Sporting CP SPO |
| Date | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-26 | Transfer | Sporting CP SPO | Arsenal ARS |
| 2023-07-13 | € 20M |  Coventry COV | Sporting CP SPO |
| 2021-07-09 | N/A |  Brighton BRI | Coventry COV |
Season intelligence
Profile as Forward: balanced output without a single dominant trait. Archetype: Balanced contributor. Season rating 6.3.
Scaled 0–99 from season output — map to fantasy, comparisons, or scouting cards.
Per-90 rates, efficiency ratios, and Sportra indices from season totals.
How clinical and direct the player was in front of goal — volume, accuracy, and conversion.
Playmaking output: assists, key passes, and custom chance-creation signals.
Shot-stopping, goals conceded, and penalty saves.
Minutes, availability, and how central they were to the team.
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Former Arsenal player Paul Merson (Picture: Sky Sports) Paul Merson believes that Arsenal’s decision to sell Gabriel Martinelli will hold them back from winning the Champions League this season. Martinelli’s move to Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal was confirmed on Thursday, with the Brazilian winger joining for a fee of £60million. That figure marks a club-record sale for the Gunners, who also let Leandro Trossard depart for Besiktas earlier in the summer. Arsenal brought in Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge as a replacement, but the defending champions ultimately failed in their bid to sign a marquee left winger in the summer window. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Morgan Rogers was a key target for Mikel Arteta but instead chose to join Chelsea, while Vinicius Junior opted to extend his contract at Real Madridafter interest from the Gunners. And while Merson believes Arsenal are still the team to beat in the league, the former Gunners midfielder thinks their transfer business in forward areas could cost them when they face the elite sides on the continent. ‘I think they’ll win the Premier League, but I think they’ll fall short in the Champions League because of not having that extra person up front,’ Merson told Sky Sports. Gabriel Martinelli’s departure to Al Hilal was confirmed on Thursday (Picture: Getty) ‘Havertz and Gyokeres, I like those two, but they are not going to give you sleepless nights. ‘And you look on the left, you have Tzolis and Eze. Eze is a good footballer, but I think I like him more in the middle than out on the left and Tzolis is a very hard-working left winger, a manager’s dream. ‘My picture is when you’re playing against PSG away and Bayern Munich away and Inter Milan away and Real Madrid and Barcelona, I can’t imagine the right-back having a sleepless night. ‘I can’t imagine him tossing and turning in bed thinking, oh my god, I’ve got to play against him tonight.’ Chistos Tzolis was signed to replace Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli (Picture: Getty) Merson continued: ‘I wouldn’t have let Trossard go, in my opinion, I think he’s a good footballer. I think he’s a clever player and has played in the big games. ‘When you’re at the top, you buy players, you buy players and you stay at the top. The thing with what you’re saying about Arsenal’s forward line and the players they’ve got in their position, they’re very good in the Premier League, because teams sit back against Arsenal in the Premier League, so they haven’t got any runners. ‘No one runs off the ball, Arsenal, the front players; you never see them going that way. But they’re alright, because teams sit ten behind the ball and they’ll have the guile and they’ll have the patience to break a team down. ‘When you go and play PSG away and Bayern Munich away and they come and have a go at you, they won’t have that fear of that pace of Martinelli on the counter-attack, and that will cost them.’ Arsenal incoming and outgoings INCOMINGS Guimaraes put pen to paper on a four-year deal in north London (Picture: Getty) Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle) – £75m Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) – £51m Piero Hincapie (Bayer Leverkusen) – £35m Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) – £34m Illan Meslier (Leeds) – free transfer OUTGOINGS Trossard ended his stay with the Gunners to join Besiktas (Picture: Getty) Gabriel Martinelli (Al-Hilal) – £56m Leandro Trossard (Besiktas) – £17m Jakub Kiwior (Porto) – £14.8m Gabriel Jesus (Barcelona) – £8.6m Fabio Vieira (Hamburg) – £8.6m Christian Norgaard (Everton) – £7m Speaking earlier in the week, Arteta insisted Arsenal had no regrets about their decision to sell Martinelli and Trossard after failing to sign another attacker in the latter stages of the window. ‘The selling of players can come from different aspects as well,’ the Spaniard said. ‘It’s not always the same one. That’s part of the responsibility we have at the football club. ‘I unde
Arteta wanted another centre forward this summer (Picture: Getty) Viktor Gyokeres has been told he is ‘lucky’ to still be an Arsenal player after the summer transfer window. The Sweden international scored 21 goals in his debut campaign in England following his £64million move from Sporting CP last summer. But questions over whether he is the man to lead the Gunners attack remain with the club pursuing a move for Julian Alvarez all summer. Arsenal were desperate to sign the Argentina international from Atletico Madrid with Mikel Arteta personally reaching out to the former Manchester City star in efforts to convince him to return to the Premier League. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Barcelona were also eager to sign Alvarez but their public pursuit of the player infuriated Atletico who refused to do business with their La Liga rivals. Atletico were willing to negotiate with Arsenal with the possibility of Gyokeres being included as part of the deal floated at one stage. Ultimately, Alvarez was not interested in joining Arsenal and was still an Atletico player when the transfer window closed this week. Arsenal considered other options to strengthen up front, exploring a move for Galatasaray star Victor Osimhen while Lautaro Martinez was reportedly discussed on deadline day. Gyokeres’ goals helped Arsenal to the title (Picture: Arsenal FC via Getty Images) Kai Havertz has started both of Arsenal’s Premier League games this season ahead of Gyokeres, as was the case in last season’s Champions League final and several other high profile games. Given Arsenal’s interest in some of Europe’s elite forward players this summer, Deeney believes the Sweden international can count himself lucky to still be at the Emirates. ‘I think he knows he’s lucky to be there, personally,” he said on the Premier League All Access podcast for talkSPORT. Havertz is Arteta’s first choice up front (Picture: John Walton/PA Wire) ‘I think when you look at his career, look at his attributes, he’s probably going, “I’m at a team here, I’ve won the Premier League, this is unbelievable”. ‘He will be used in the Champions League, but also there’s a business element to this where sometimes, things just get swept under the rug now. ‘He’ll have a conversation, I wouldn’t be surprised if we start seeing over the next two, three weeks, he gets more minutes and more time now the window’s closed. ‘Mikel is not stupid enough to just keep him on the outside, he’ll be like, “Alright, you’re still here, you’re part of the squad, let’s move forward.”’ Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
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Mikel Arteta was delighted after Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Aston Villa (Picture: AFP) Mikel Arteta has promised there will be ‘enough minutes for everyone’ after Viktor Gyokeres was an unused substitute for the second week in a row. Arsenal continued their flawless start to the defence of their Premier League title following a narrow 1-0 win at Villa Park last night. Bukayo Saka’s goal, just before the hour mark, ultimately proved the difference as the Gunners again leaned into their defensive solidity to record a sixth clean sheet in their last seven top flight matches, dating back to last season’s run-in. Arteta was able to demonstrate the depth of options he has at his disposal during the closing stages, having already introduced Eberechi Eze at the break after a disappointing 45 minutes for summer recruit Christos Tzolis. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Eze played a big role in the decisive moment of the match, but impressive cameos from Mikel Merino, Bruno Guimaraes and Ezri Konsa, who replaced the injury-stricken Cristhian Mosequera, helped seal another three points. Gyokeres, meanwhile, was left to stew on the bench as he was against Coventry last Friday night, while he was only brought on with 15 minutes remaining in the Community Shield victory over Manchester City. The Sweden international scored 22 goals in all competitions last term following his high-profile move from Sporting Lisbon, but failed to fully convince and ultimately lost his place to Kai Havertz once the former Chelsea star returned to full fitness. Viktor Gyokeres was left on the bench against Aston Villa (Picture: Getty) Gyokeres has been linked with a move to Barcelona this summer and has been touted as a potential makeweight in a deal that could involve Julian Alvarez moving from Atletico Madrid to Arsenal. Whether there is any movement on deadline day remains to be seen, but in terms of Gyokeres’ lack of involvement last night, Arteta hinted he was influenced by the physical condition of players who were unable to complete 90 minutes. He said: ‘It was a squad victory and we knew it was going to be a long match. The game was going to shift and they were going to have moments because they are very capable of doing that, especially when you lose the ball in certain areas. {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Arteta praises Arsenal's maturity in 1-0 win over Aston Villa","contentUrl":"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/09\/01\/1030376710448723935\/480x270_MP4_1030376710448723935.mp4","description":"Arteta also stressed the importance of squad depth after Konsa was substituted on for his debut for a Mosquera struggling with an injury.","duration":"T4M26S","height":270,"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/09\/01\/07\/110968591-0-image-a-1_1788244180392.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-09-01T07:29:49+0100","width":480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener('metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded', function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === 'undefined') { return; } var player = data.detail.carousel.el_; var container = player.closest('.metro-video-player'); var placeholder = container.querySelector('.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder'); if (placeholder) { container.removeChild(placeholder); container.classList.add('metro-video-player--related-videos-loaded'); } }); ‘There are still things to improve but I loved the attitude of every single player that was on the pitch. ‘It was a squad performance and a squad victory today and I’m sad for the ones that didn’t have the chance to play because they all want to be participating. ‘But sometimes you have certain issues with players physica
Bruno Guimaraes missed the win over Coventry (Picture: Getty Images (Picture: Getty) Ezri Konsa is in line to make his Arsenal debut against his former club when the Gunners take on Aston Villa tonight. The England international completed his £55 million move to the Emirates last week, unveiled to the fans ahead of the season-opening victory over Coventry City last Friday night. Konsa has trained with the first-team this week and will be available to face his former employers. Mikel Arteta remains without half of his regular back four with Jurrien Timber and William Saliba still sidelined. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Timber has not started a game since March due to a troublesome groin injury and while he is stepping up his return plans in training, he will not be available this weekend. Saliba is a long-term absentee as he recovers from his back injury. Bruno Guimaraes started for the Gunners in the Community Shield victory over Manchester City earlier this month but was forced off at the break, later seen with an icepack strapped to his thigh. The Brazil international sat out of the Coventry game and has not been spotted in first-team training this week but Arteta suggested in Friday’s press conference he could yet be involved this evening. Arsenal XI to face Aston Villa – Metro prediction If there are any lingering doubts over Guimaraes’ fitness, Arteta will be tempted to stick with the same starting XI that eased past Coventry last time out. It would mean Myles Lewis-Skelly keeping his place in midfield with his future looking increasingly likely to lie in north London. Kai Havertz was preferred to Viktor Gyokeres up top against Frank Lampard’s side, taking just 15 minutes to open his account for the season. Aston Villa vs Arsenal TV channel, live stream and kick-off time Villa host Arsenal tonight (Monday 31 August) with kick-off scheduled for 4:30pm. You can watch the match live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event with streaming also available through the Sky Go app and NOW TV for subscribers. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
After Atletico Madrid blocked Julian Alvarez's transfer to FC Barcelona, the Blaugrana made an unexpected move for Gabriel Jesus to secure a center forward for the 2026–27 season. FC Barcelona have found their center forward. Following Atletico Madrid’s refusal to let Julian Alvarez join the Blaugrana, the Catalans have signed Gabriel Jesus from Arsenal to bolster their attack. In recent days, Atletico Madrid insisted that while Julian Alvarez could be available for transfer, Barcelona were excluded from the list of potential suitors. The Blaugrana wanted the Argentine striker, but the Colchoneros felt Barcelona’s approach was improper. Following the rejection, Barcelona were not expected to sign a center forward. However, they found an affordable solution in London, as Arsenal were willing to let Gabriel Jesus move to the Spanish side. Barcelona reach agreement with Arsenal for Gabriel Jesus With Alvarez off the table, Barcelona sought a low-cost option for the striker position. Offering a $10 million package, they convinced Arsenal to let Gabriel Jesus join their campaign for the 2026–27 season. Julian Alvarez of Atletico Madrid. While the move secures Barcelona a seasoned center forward, Jesus is not intended to be a direct starter. He has struggled for form in recent seasons, prompting Arsenal to bring in Viktor Gyokeres to replace him. Nevertheless, Jesus adds valuable depth to the squad. Karim Adeyemi, Anthony Gordon, and Raphinha have all rotated through the center-forward role, though it is not their natural position. With Jesus, manager Hansi Flick can rotate his frontline and rely on a player who naturally understands the position. Barcelona maintain interest in Julian Alvarez According to reports, Barcelona are well aware of how difficult it will be to convince Atletico Madrid to part with Julian Alvarez. However, hope remains alive for the Catalans. Reports suggest that Barcelona plan to revisit Alvarez’s situation during the winter transfer window. If the striker has a slow start to the season, the Colchoneros may decide to move on from him while he is still valued at over $100 million.
Barcelona have agreed a deal with Arsenal (Picture: Getty) Barcelona have agreed a shock deal with Arsenal to sign striker Gabriel Jesus, according to reports. Jesus was left out of Arsenal’s first two games of the new season and has been training away from Mikel Arteta’s first team. Much was expected of Jesus following his £45m move from Manchester City in 2022 given he hit double figures in five successive seasons at the Etihad Stadium and helped Pep Guardiola’s side win four Premier League titles. But Jesus has struggled with form and fitness during his four-year spell at the Emirates Stadium, missing 45 Premier League games over the last two seasons. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Arsenal spent £64m to sign Viktor Gyokeres last summer and remain interested in signing a new striker this summer. Arteta hinted earlier in the week that Jesus could leave Arsenal and Barcelona have now agreed a deal to sign the Brazilian on a permanent transfer. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano says Barcelona will pay around 10m euros plus add-ons for Jesus, who is now set to travel to Spain to undergo a medical. Arsenal have agreed to sell Gabriel Jesus (Picture: Getty) Jesus was open to leaving Arsenal given his reduced influence in north London and quickly approved a surprising move to Barca on a two-year deal. The La Liga champions have been linked with several strikers after Robert Lewandowski’s departure but have seemingly given up in their pursuit of Julian Alvarez, the Atletico Madrid striker who ironically is a top target for Arsenal. Atletico reportedly placed Jesus on their list of possible targets should Alvarez secure his desired move away from Madrid. But barring any medical mishaps Jesus will be joining Barcelona, who havestarted their La Liga title defence with two straight wins. Jesus is not the only Arsenal star set for a late move before the summer transfer window shuts, with Gabriel Martinelli closing in on a lucrative switch to Al Hilal. Al Hilal have offered Arsenal around £56m for the Brazilian winger, while Martinelli could earn over £20m-a-year after being offered a four-year deal. Arsenal began their Premier League title defence with a 3-0 win over Coventry City last week and return to action on Monday night against Aston Villa. For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
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