Jesper Gunnar Fernando Nyholm (born September 10, 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a center back for Thai League 1 club Muangthong United and the Philippines national team.[2] Born in Sweden, he represents the Philippines internationally.
![]() Nyholm playing for Dalkurd in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jesper Gunnar Fernando Nyholm[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1993-09-10) September 10, 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Uppsala, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Center back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Muangthong United | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2011 | Funbo IF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | IK Sirius | 4 | (0) |
2013 | → Gamla Upsala SK (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2014 | Gamla Upsala SK | 19 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Dalkurd | 54 | (2) |
2017–2019 | AIK | 22 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Djurgårdens | 21 | (1) |
2022– | Muangthong United | 17 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Philippines | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 December 2021 |
Born in Sweden, Nyholm is of Filipino descent through his mother.[3] In early March 2017, he was contacted by the Philippine Football Federation regarding playing for the Philippines national team.[4][5] A month later, Nyholm revealed that upon speaking with his club coach Rikard Norling, he was told that he had great potential and should wait for the possibility to play for the Swedish national team.[3]
He was called up to the Philippines in May 2021.[6] He scored on his debut against Timor-Leste in a 7–0 win.[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
IK Sirius | 2011 | Division 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Gamla Upsala SK | 2013 | Division 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
2014 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
Total | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
Dalkurd FF | 2015 | Division 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
2016 | Superettan | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
Total | 54 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 56 | 2 | |||
AIK | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Career total | 100 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 4 |
International goals
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 11 December 2021 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 5–0 | 7–0 | 2020 AFF Championship |
Muangthong United F.C. – current squad | |
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