Kristopher Da Graca

Kristopher Da Graca (born 16 January 1998) is a Swedish football player who plays as centre back for the Eredivisie club VVV-Venlo.[1]

Kristopher Da Graca
Personal information
Full name Kristopher Santos Da Graca
Date of birth (1998-01-16) 16 January 1998
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 VVV-Venlo
Number 44
Youth career
0000–2013 Hisingsbacka FC
2013–2017 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 IFK Göteborg 51 (0)
2021– VVV-Venlo 0 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Sweden U17 4 (1)
2015–2016 Sweden U19 3 (0)
2020– Sweden 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 January 2020

Club career

On January 6, 2021, Da Graca was transferred from Swedish side IFK Goteborg, to dutch club VVV-Venlo.[2]

International career

Da Graca was born in Sweden, and is of Cape Verdean descent.[3] He was a youth international for Sweden. In January 2020, he was selected for the Swedish national a-team's international training matches in Doha, Qatar against Moldavia and Kosovo by head coach, Janne Andersson. He is still eligble to represent Cape Verde due to his heritage.

He made his international debut for the Sweden national team on 12 January 2020 in a friendly game against Kosovo.[4]

References
  1. Kristopher Da Graca at Soccerway
  2. "VVV-Venlo sign Swedish centre-back with Arsenal past". Football Oranje. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  3. "Kristopher da Graça o filho de cabo-verdiano que joga no Arsenal - DTudo1Pouco". dtudo1pouco.com.
  4. "Kristopher Da Graca — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 2020-03-05.


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