Mikael Nilsson

Swedish footballer (born 1978)

Mikael "Micke" Nilsson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmîːkaɛl ˈnɪ̌lːsɔn]; born 24 June 1978) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and defender.

Mikael Nilsson
Nilsson with Bröndby IF in 2011
Personal information
Full name Mikael Nilsson[1]
Date of birth (1978-06-24) 24 June 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Ovesholm, Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Ovesholms IF 18 (3)
1999 Åhus Horna BK 22 (11)
2000–2004 Halmstads BK 103 (17)
2004–2005 Southampton 16 (0)
2005–2009 Panathinaikos 82 (0)
2009–2012 Brøndby IF 77 (3)
2012 Fremad Amager 1 (0)
Total 319 (34)
National team
2002–2009 Sweden 64 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]

National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden
2002 1 2
2003 10 1
2004 13 0
2005 1 0
2006 8 0
2007 10 0
2008 12 0
2009 9 0
Total 64 3

International goals[2]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 November 2002 Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic   Czech Republic 1–1 3–3 Friendly
2. 2–1
3. 10 September 2003 Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland   Poland 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

Honours

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Halmstads BK

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References

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  1. "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Sweden" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Mikael Nilsson – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2021-06-08.