Viktor Gyokeres has extended his Nations League scoring record to seven consecutive games after putting Sweden ahead against Romania on Monday night. The Arsenal striker scored the only goal in Sweden’s 1-0 win over Romania in Bucharest, continuing a run which had already taken him beyond every other player in the history of the competition, as reported by Yahoo Sports.
His second-half goal against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday made him the first player to score in six successive Nations League matches, moving him clear of Aleksandar Mitrovic and Benjamin Sesko, who had both previously managed five. Sweden eventually drew 1-1 in Zenica, but Gyokeres arrived in Romania with the chance to add to a record which was already his.
Sweden began the evening top of their League B group after taking seven points from their opening three matches, while Romania were still looking for their first point of the campaign. Gyokeres’ early goal gave Graham Potter’s side another strong start and made it four goals in four Nations League appearances for the Arsenal forward this season.
Gyokeres’ tally began in 2024, scoring in Sweden’s 3-0 win away to Estonia before finding the net against Slovakia the following month. He then produced one of the standout performances of the entire 2024/25 Nations League campaign, scoring four times in a 6-0 victory over Azerbaijan. Those goals helped him finish that edition as the competition’s leading scorer with nine goals.
Almost two years later, his run resumed immediately when Sweden began their latest Nations League campaign. Gyokeres scored the winner in the first meeting with Romania on September 25, added another in the 3-1 victory over Poland and then struck in Bosnia to claim the outright record.