Sporting CP's 26-year-old Swede forward Viktor Gyokeres has become a name synonymous with goalscoring in recent times.
Although not a young prodigy, the forward's rise is quite intriguing as he is blossoming at a late age; safe to say, at 26, he is at the peak of his powers.Singed from Coventry City ahead of the 2023-24 season for €21m, Gyokeres' performance in his one-and-a-half-year stay in Portugal has repaid the trust Sporting CP's recruitment team showed in him to splurge the cash.His performance in Tuesday night's Uefa Champions League tie against Manchester City, has the forward attracting suitors all over Europe.At the moment, he is well sought after, with teams like Arsenal, Barcelona, Manchester United, and Chelsea, not ruling out potential moves for his service.But how did Gyokeres burst onto the scene without anyone taking notice of his talent, where did his story begin, and how did he end up in Sporting CP? The coldest Viktor Gyokeres vid you will ever see 🥶pic.twitter.com/Mc0GolkjwF- 𝑪𝑯𝑹𝑰𝑺 (@Rockoldcfc) November 5, 2024Gyokeres' rise to Sporting CPGyokeres began his career with Swedish club Brommapojkarna in 2013, where he joined the club's U-17 side.
He came through the ranks and joined the senior team two years later.After bagging a brace for the club in August 2015 in a Cup game, the team failed to turn around its woeful league run as they were relegated at the end of the season.
But the young Gyokeres scored seven times in the season after dropping to the lower tier of Swedish football to secure promotion for the club before departing to England to begin a new journey with Brighton and Hove Albion.The striker officially joined Brighton on January 1, 2018, where he began training with the club's U-23 side.