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Swedish footballer Not to be confused with Joakim Nilsson (footballer, born 1966).

Joakim Nilsson
Personal information
Full name Jörgen Joakim Nilsson
Date of birth (1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Härnösand, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team St. Louis City SC
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2009 IF Älgarna
2011–2012 GIF Sundsvall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 IF Älgarna 19 (0)
2011–2015 GIF Sundsvall 30 (2)
2016–2019 IF Elfsborg 84 (5)
2019–2022 Arminia Bielefeld 85 (3)
2023– St. Louis City SC 23 (1)
2023– St. Louis City 2 2 (2)
International career
2013 Sweden U19 6 (0)
2015–2017 Sweden U21/O 11 (0)
2016–2022 Sweden 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:28, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:54, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Jörgen Joakim Nilsson (born 6 February 1994) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC.

Career

In November 2012 Nilsson was handed his first professional contract by GIF Sundsvall.

In February 2016 he signed a five-year contract with IF Elfsborg for a fee around €500,000 (5 million SEK).

In July 2019, Nilsson joined 2. Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld having agreed a three-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Elfsborg was estimated at €400,000.

In June 2022, Nilsson agreed to a free transfer to St. Louis City SC. He joined the club in July 2022 and the club itself will begin playing in the MLS in 2023.

Personal life

He is younger brother to the former Sweden national team player Per Nilsson.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2016 1 0
2017 2 0
2018 1 0
2019 0 0
2020 0 0
2021 6 0
2022 4 0
Total 14 0

Honors

St. Louis City SC

References

  1. "Officiellt: GIF Sundsvall flyttar upp Joakim Nilsson". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 30 November 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Joakim Nilsson ist Arminias Neuer". Westfalen Blatt (in German). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  3. "St. Louis CITY SC Signs Swedish International Defender Joakim Nilsson". stlcitysc.com. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. "Joakim Nilsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  5. "St. Louis CITY dominate Sporting KC to set another MLS record". Major League Soccer. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

External links

St. Louis City SC – current squad
Sweden men's football squad – 2016 Summer Olympics
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