Joakim Nilsson
Personal information
Full name Jörgen Joakim Nilsson
Date of birth (1994-02-06) 6 February 1994
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 9 (0)
2023– St. Louis City SC 2 2 (2)
International career
2013 Sweden U19 6 (0)
2015–2017 Sweden U21/O 11 (0)
2016– Sweden 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 12 2024
‡ 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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

Personal life

He is younger brother to the former Sweden national team player Per Nilsson.[2]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
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

References

  1. "Officiellt: GIF Sundsvall flyttar upp Joakim Nilsson". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 30 November 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  2. 1 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). Retrieved 7 February 2022.


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