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 | 8 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2016 | Sweden U19 | 10 | (5) |
2015–2018 | Sweden U21 | 6 | (0) |
2018– | Sweden | 7 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:34, 22 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:22, 9 September 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
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
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
Club
- As of match played 22 September 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Falkenbergs FF | 2014 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
2015 | Allsvenskan | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 24 | 6 | ||
2016 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
Total | 31 | 8 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 38 | 8 | |||
Brøndby | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
Silkeborg (loan) | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 34 | 4 | |
Vejle BK | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
BK Häcken | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
2020 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
Total | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
Falkenbergs FF (loan) | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Wehen Wiesbaden | 2020–21 | 3. Liga | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||
2021–22 | 3. Liga | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 14 | |||
2022–23 | 3. Liga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 45 | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 18 | ||||
Union SG | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 30 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9[c] | 2 | — | 44 | 10 | |
2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 35 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 10[d] | 1 | — | 49 | 17 | ||
Total | 65 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 27 | ||
Club Brugge | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 9 | 2 |
Career total | 230 | 59 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 283 | 65 |
- ^ Appearances in Relegation play-off
- ^ a b Appearances in Danish Superliga Championship play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
International
- As of match played 8 September 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Sweden | 2018 | 2 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | |
2020 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | 0 | 0 | |
2023 | 0 | 0 | |
2024 | 5 | 2 | |
Total | 7 | 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
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
SV Wehen Wiesbaden
References
- ^ "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
- Gustaf Nilsson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Gustaf Nilsson at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Swedish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Falkenbergs FF players
- Brøndby IF players
- Silkeborg IF players
- Vejle Boldklub players
- BK Häcken players
- SV Wehen Wiesbaden players
- Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players
- Club Brugge KV players
- Allsvenskan players
- Danish Superliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Sweden men's youth international footballers
- Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
- Sweden men's international footballers
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Swedish football forward stubs