Mikael Nilsson

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, Mikael BIF 11-12 WP.JPG
Nilsson with Bröndby IF in 2011
Personal information
Full nameMikael Nilsson[1]
Date of birth24 June 1978 (aged 47)
Place of birthOvesholm, Sweden
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionMidfielder, defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1998Ovesholms IF18(3)
1999Åhus Horna BK22(11)
2000–2004Halmstads BK103(17)
2004–2005Southampton16(0)
2005–2009Panathinaikos82(0)
2009–2012Brøndby IF77(3)
2012Fremad Amager1(0)
Total319(34)
National team
2002–2009Sweden64(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

International

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

Halmstads BK

References

  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 svenska). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2021-06-08.