David Erik Johan Mitov Nilsson ( mk, Давид Ерик Јохан Митов Нилсон; born 12 January 1991) is a professional

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who plays for

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as a

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. Born in Sweden, he represents the North Macedonia national team.

International career

After making his senior debut for Sweden in a January 2014

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against

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, Mitov Nilsson decided On 25 September 2015 to switch national teams to

Macedonia Macedonia most commonly refers to: * North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia * Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity * Macedonia (Greece), a traditional geographic reg ...

, which he is eligible for since his mother was born in

. He made his first appearance for the

Macedonia national football team The North Macedonia national football team ( mk, Фудбалска репрезентација на Северна Македонија, Fudbalska reprezentacija na Severna Makedonija) represents North Macedonia in men's international footbal ...

on 12 October 2015 against

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in the

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qualifiers.

Career statistics

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Profile at Macedonian Football
1991 births Living people People from Norrköping Swedish people of Macedonian descent Association football goalkeepers Swedish footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers Sweden youth international footballers Sweden international footballers Mitov Nilsson Mitov Nilsson Dual internationalists (football) IFK Norrköping players IF Sylvia players GIF Sundsvall players Sarpsborg 08 FF players Allsvenskan players Superettan players Ettan Fotboll players Mitov Nilsson Expatriate footballers in Norway Mitov Nilsson Sportspeople from Östergötland County {{Sweden-footy-goalkeeper-stub