Joakim Nilsson (footballer, born 1994)

Joakim Nilsson
Personal information
Full name	Jörgen Joakim Nilsson
Date of birth	6 February 1994 (age 30)
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
2009–2010	IF Älgarna
2011–2015	GIF Sundsvall
2016–2019	IF Elfsborg
2019–2022	Arminia Bielefeld
2023–	St. Louis City SC
2023–	St. Louis City 2
International career‡
2013	Sweden U19
2015–2017	Sweden U21/O
2016–2022	Sweden
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:28, 30 June 2024 (UTC); ‡ 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
Sweden	2016	1
	2017	2
	2018	1
	2019	0
	2020	0
	2021	6
	2022	4
Total		14

Honors

St. Louis City SC

Western Conference (regular season): 2023^[5]

References

^ "Officiellt: GIF Sundsvall flyttar upp Joakim Nilsson". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 30 November 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Joakim Nilsson ist Arminias Neuer". Westfalen Blatt (in German). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
^ "St. Louis CITY SC Signs Swedish International Defender Joakim Nilsson". stlcitysc.com. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
^ "Joakim Nilsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
^ "St. Louis CITY dominate Sporting KC to set another MLS record". Major League Soccer. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

External links

Joakim Nilsson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
Joakim Nilsson at Soccerway
Joakim Nilsson at National-Football-Teams.com
Joakim Nilsson at Olympics.com
Joakim Nilsson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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

[bielefeld-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). Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

[5] "St. Louis CITY dominate Sporting KC to set another MLS record". Major League Soccer. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

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