Gustaf Nilsson (footballer, born 1997)

Håkan Gustaf Nilsson (born 23 May 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Union SG.

Gustaf Nilsson
Gustaf Nilsson in 2023.
Personal information
Full name Håkan Gustaf Nilsson
Date of birth (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997
Place of birth Falkenberg, Sweden
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Union SG
Number 29
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– Union SG 55 (17)
International career‡
2014–2016 Sweden U19 10 (5)
2015–2018 Sweden U21 6 (0)
2018– Sweden 4 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:08, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Signed on 22 January 2016 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.[1]

On 28 July 2022, Nilsson signed a three-year contract with Union SG in Belgium.[2]

International career

Nilsson made his debut for Sweden national football team on 7 January 2018 in a friendly game against Estonia.[3] On 11 January 2018, he scored in the 90th minute to give his country a 1–0 victory in a friendly against Denmark.[4]

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

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 201821
2019 0 0
2020 0 0
2021 0 0
2022 0 0
2023 0 0
202422
Total43
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nilsson goal.
List of international goals scored by Gustaf Nilsson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 11 January 2018 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Denmark 1–0 1–0 Friendly [6]
2 21 March 2024 Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal  Portugal 2–5 2–5 Friendly [7]
3 25 March 2024 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Albania 1–0 1–0 Friendly [8]

References
  1. Brøndby IF skriver med svensk angrebstalent, Brøndby IF, 22 January 2016.
  2. "Welcome Gustaf Nilsson". Union SG. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. "Sweden v Estonia game report". ESPN. 7 January 2018.
  4. "Sweden v Denmark game report". ESPN. 11 January 2018.
  5. "Gustaf Nilsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  6. "Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  7. "Portugal - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  8. "Sverige - Albanien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 March 2024.


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