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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.

Joakim Nilsson

Personal information
Full name	Jörgen Joakim Nilsson
Date of birth	(1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth	Härnösand, Sweden
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	St. Louis City SC
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)
2022–	St. Louis City SC	0	(0)
National team‡
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 11:18, 4 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:54, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

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

External links

• Joakim Nilsson at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
• Joakim Nilsson at Soccerway
• Joakim Nilsson at National-Football-Teams.com
• Joakim Nilsson at the International Olympic Committee
• Joakim Nilsson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

На других языках

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[de] Joakim Nilsson (Fußballspieler, 1994)

Jörgen Joakim Nilsson (* 6. Februar 1994 in Härnösand) ist ein schwedischer Fußballspieler. Der Innenverteidiger steht bei St. Louis City unter Vertrag und debütierte 2016 in der schwedischen Nationalmannschaft.

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- [en] Joakim Nilsson (footballer, born 1994)

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[es] Joakim Nilsson (futbolista, nacido en 1994)

Joakim Nilsson (Härnösand, Suecia, 6 de febrero de 1994) es un futbolista sueco que juega de defensa en el Arminia Bielefeld de la 1. Bundesliga de Alemania. Fue internacional absoluto por la selección de Suecia entre 2016 y 2018, con la que disputó 4 encuentros.[1]

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[fr] Joakim Nilsson (football, 1994)

Jörgen Joakim Nilsson, abrégé Joakim Nilsson, né le 6 février 1994 à Härnösand en Suède, est un footballeur international suédois. Il évolue au poste de défenseur à l'Arminia Bielefeld.

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[it] Joakim Nilsson (calciatore 1994)

Joakim Jörgen Nilsson (Härnösand, 6 febbraio 1994) è un calciatore svedese, difensore del St. Louis City.

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[ru] Нильссон, Йоаким (футболист, 1994)

Йо́рген Йоаки́м Ни́льссон (швед. Jörgen Joakim Nilsson; 6 февраля 1994, Хернёсанд) — шведский футболист, защитник клуба «Арминия (Билефельд)» и сборной Швеции. Участник Олимпийских игр 2016 года в Рио-де-Жанейро. Младший брат Пера Нильссона, который сейчас занимает руководящую должность в клубе «РБ Лейпциг».

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