Kristopher Da Graca

Kristopher Santos Da Graca (born 16 January 1998) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a centre back for Allsvenskan club IK Sirius.[1]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Da Graca.
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
 IK Sirius
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2013 Hisingsbacka FC
2013–2017 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 IFK Göteborg 51 (0)
2021–2022 VVV-Venlo 35 (0)
2022– IK Sirius 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 01:14, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:14, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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

On 29 January 2022, Da Graca returned to Sweden and signed with IK Sirius.[3]

International career

Da Graca was born in Sweden, and is of Cape Verdean descent.[4] 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 eligible 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.[5]

References
  1. Kristopher Da Graca at Soccerway
  2. "VVV-Venlo sign Swedish centre-back with Arsenal past". Football Oranje. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Kristopher Da Graca klar för Sirius Fotboll" (Press release) (in Swedish). IK Sirius. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  4. "Kristopher da Graça o filho de cabo-verdiano que joga no Arsenal - DTudo1Pouco". dtudo1pouco.com.
  5. "Kristopher Da Graca — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
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