Real Madrid has been reinforced this summer with Hanna Benninson, from Juventus, until June 30, 2028. The 22 -year -old Swedish midfielder is one of the most projection players of European football and arrives so that the white team can step forward both in the F Moeve League and in the Champions League. He debuted as a professional with only 15 years and is called to mark an era. What many people do not know is that the Nordic has other hidden weapons: it does meditation from adolescent, he is learning Spanish to quickly integrate his new country and is a fan of neuroscience.
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In 2018, Benninson He became one of the youngest players with debuting with Rosengård, one of the strongest clubs in Sweden. Already at 17, UEFA included it among the “10 young promises to follow” in Europe. It was a bud talent and was considered by the country's press as “the future of Sweden.”
In 2020, she was chosen Young player of the year in Sweden, Above more experienced players. The former Swedish selector Pia Sundhage She called her “a different player, with unusual tactical intelligence.”
Among his hobbies, he emphasizes that he likes technology and video games. In interviews, he has revealed that he is a fan of video games such as FIFA and Animal Crossing. In fact, during the pandemic, he confessed that video games helped him keep calm and disconnect from sports pressure.
It also stands out for being an applied student and science lover. Although he left school to devote himself to football, he continued studying online and has been interested in neuroscience and sports nutrition, two issues that passionate her outside the countryside.
On the other hand, he has confessed that his prepared ritual is musical. Always Listen to Scandinavian Pop Music Before the games, especially songs by Swedish artists like Tove Lo or Zara Larsson.
Another of its peculiarities is that it practices meditation and visualization to relax as a habit of life. Thus, as part of its mental preparation, performs breathing and concentration exercises before the parties. He adopted this practice after working with a sports psychologist in the U19 team and has so far maintained it as one of his most precious weapons.
In addition to Swedish, he dominates English thanks to his stage in Everton and explained that he is learning Spanish to better adapt to the Real Madrid environment. Despite his youth, he has played in four countries (Sweden, England, Italy and now Spain), something very unusual between players of his age.
“It's amazing, I'm very excited. I know it's a big step and that I come to a very big club,” he said when he sealed his signing for Real Madrid. “I have always supported Madrid, since I was twelve years old … I have seen many games of Madrid, I even came to see the male team against the Malmö. I feel that this is the right place for me,” he added. “It made me very happy when I knew that Madrid was interested in me … I was clear that I wanted to be here,” concluded this player who defines himself as a fan of Modric. A safe bet.
