Gustaf Nilsson (footballer, born 1997)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Håkan Gustaf Nilsson | ||
Date of birth | 23 May 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Falkenberg, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Falkenbergs FF | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Falkenbergs FF | 31 | (8) |
2016–2018 | Brøndby IF | 11 | (1) |
2017–2018 | → Silkeborg IF (loan) | 26 | (4) |
2018–2019 | Vejle BK | 19 | (2) |
2019–2020 | BK Häcken | 19 | (2) |
2020 | → Falkenbergs FF (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 45 | (18) |
2022–2024 | Union SG | 65 | (21) |
2024– | Club Brugge | 5 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2016 | Sweden U19 | 10 | (5) |
2015–2018 | Sweden U21 | 6 | (0) |
2018– | Sweden | 6 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:40, 25 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:51, 11 June 2024 (UTC) |
Håkan Gustaf Nilsson (born 23 May 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge.
Club career
[edit]The son of Falkenbergs FF second highest ever goal scorer Håkan Nilsson, Gustaf followed in his father’s footsteps and started his career at Falkenbergs FF.[1]He got promoted to the first team in 2014 and made his senior debut in July in a Allsvenskan match against Mjällby AIF. In the upcoming fixture he scored his first goal in a 4-1 victory against AIK.
On 22 January 2016 he signed a four-year pre-contract with the Danish team Brøndby IF starting from the summer of 2016. On 5 January 2021 Nilsson signed for SV Wehen Wiesbaden in the German 3. Liga.[2]
On 28 July 2022, Nilsson signed a three-year contract with Union SG in Belgium.[3]
On 12 July 2024, Club Brugge announced they had signed Nilsson from Union on a four-year contract.[4]
International career
[edit]Nilsson made his debut for Sweden men's national football team on 7 January 2018 in a friendly game against Estonia.[5] On 11 January 2018, he scored in the 90th minute to give his country a 1–0 victory in a friendly against Denmark.[6]
More than six years later, on 21 March 2024, Nilsson played his third match for Sweden and scored in a 5–2 defeat away against Portugal. Four days later, Nilsson scored the winning goal against Albania in a 1–0 home win.
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 2018 | 2 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | |
2020 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | 0 | 0 | |
2023 | 0 | 0 | |
2024 | 4 | 2 | |
Total | 6 | 3 |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nilsson goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 11 January 2018 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Denmark | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | [8] |
2 | 21 March 2024 | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal | Portugal | 2–5 | 2–5 | Friendly | [9] |
3 | 25 March 2024 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Albania | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | [10] |
Honours
[edit]Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
SV Wehen Wiesbaden
References
[edit]- ^ "Näsblod och nostalgi". Hallands Nyheter. 8 January 2016.
- ^ Brøndby IF skriver med svensk angrebstalent, Brøndby IF, 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Welcome Gustaf Nilsson". Union SG. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Club Brugge sign Gustaf Nilsson on four-year deal". Club Brugge. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Sweden v Estonia game report". ESPN. 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Sweden v Denmark game report". ESPN. 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Gustaf Nilsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Portugal - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Sverige - Albanien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Gustaf Nilsson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Gustaf Nilsson at National-Football-Teams.com
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