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Gustaf Nilsson (footballer, born 1997)

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Gustaf Nilsson
Gustaf Nilsson in 2023.
Personal information
Full name Håkan Gustaf Nilsson
Date of birth (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 (age 27)
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 10 (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 15:27, 15 December 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

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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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 15 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
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 10 3 1 0 2[e] 0 1[f] 0 13 2
Career total 232 59 24 3 21 3 10 0 287 65
  1. ^ Appearances in Relegation play-off
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Danish Superliga Championship play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

International

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As of match played 8 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
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.
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 [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

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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

SV Wehen Wiesbaden

References

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  1. ^ "Näsblod och nostalgi". Hallands Nyheter. 8 January 2016.
  2. ^ Brøndby IF skriver med svensk angrebstalent, Brøndby IF, 22 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Welcome Gustaf Nilsson". Union SG. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Club Brugge sign Gustaf Nilsson on four-year deal". Club Brugge. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Sweden v Estonia game report". ESPN. 7 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Sweden v Denmark game report". ESPN. 11 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Gustaf Nilsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Portugal - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Sverige - Albanien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
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