Håkan Gustaf Nilsson (born 23 May 1997) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

The son of

Falkenbergs FF Falkenbergs Fotbollsförening, also known simply as Falkenbergs FF, Falkenberg or (especially locally) FFF, is a Swedish football club based in Falkenberg. Formed on 3 January 1928, the club plays in the second highest Swedish league, Superetta ...

second highest ever goal scorer Håkan Nilsson, Gustaf followed in his father’s footsteps and started his career at Falkenbergs FF. He got promoted to the first team in 2014 and made his senior debut in July in a

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match against

Mjällby AIF Mjällby Allmänna Idrottsförening, also known simply as Mjällby AIF, Mjällby or (especially locally) MAIF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Hällevik in Sölvesborg Municipality. The club is affiliated to Blekinge Fo ...

. In the upcoming fixture he scored his first goal in a 4-1 victory against AIK. On 22 January 2016 he signed a four-year pre-contract with the Danish team

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starting from the summer of 2016. On 5 January 2021 Nilsson signed for

SV Wehen Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden is a German association football club based in Wiesbaden, Hesse. The club was previously known as ''SV Wehen'' but added ''Wiesbaden'' to its name during the summer of 2007. They left their previous ground, the Taunusstein, t ...

in the German

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. On 28 July 2022, Nilsson signed a three-year contract with

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in Belgium. On 12 July 2024,

announced they had signed Nilsson from Union on a four-year contract.

International career

Nilsson made his debut for

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on 7 January 2018 in a

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against

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. On 11 January 2018, he scored in the 90th minute to give his country a 1–0 victory in a friendly against

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. More than six years later, on 21 March 2024, Nilsson played his third match for Sweden and scored in a 5–2 defeat away against Portugal. Four days later, Nilsson scored the winning goal against Albania in a 1–0 home win.

Career statistics

Club

International

: ''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nilsson goal.''

Honours

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise *

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: 2023–24 SV Wehen Wiesbaden *

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Club Brugge *

: 2024–25

References

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* * 1997 births Living people Swedish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Falkenbergs FF players Brøndby IF players Silkeborg IF players Vejle Boldklub players BK Häcken players SV Wehen Wiesbaden players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players Club Brugge KV players Allsvenskan players Danish Superliga players 3. Liga players Belgian Pro League players Sweden men's youth international footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Sweden men's international footballers Swedish expatriate men's footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium 21st-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-footy-forward-1990s-stub