Alexander Nilsson (footballer, born 1992)
 Nilsson playing for Malmö FF in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgios Alexander Nilsson Likourentzos | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Qrendi | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | BK Olympic | ||
| 2007–2008 | Malmö FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Malmö FF | 25 | (4) |
| 2009 | → IFK Malmö (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Landskrona BoIS (loan) | 22 | (8) |
| 2014 | → Trelleborgs FF (loan) | 22 | (11) |
| 2015 | Qormi | 22 | (11) |
| 2016–2019 | Tarxien Rainbows | 63 | (17) |
| 2017 | → Birkirkara (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Hamrun Spartans (loan) | 10 | (5) |
| 2019– | Qrendi | 8 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Sweden U17 | 10 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Sweden U19 | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2018 | |||
Georgios Alexander Nilsson Likourentzos (born 23 October 1992 in Malmö) is a Greek-Swedish footballer who plays for Qrendi as a forward.
Club career
Malmö FF
Nilsson made his debut for Malmö FF in 2008 only 15 years of age. On 24 May 2010 he made his debut in the starting 11 and scored two goals in the game. He has only been given limited match time since being promoted to the first team, however he is still one of the youngest players in the first team squad.
On 14 May 2012 he scored a late equaliser against IFK Göteborg to draw the game at 2-2. On 24 May he scored his 4th goal in Allsvenskan against GIF Sundsvall, a game in which he both came on as a substitute early and was later substituted himself. On 19 July, Nillson scored the winning goal in friendly match over Premier League side West Bromwich Albion. The 2012 season was an overall breakthrough for Nilsson as he played 17 matches in the league and scored two league goals.
Landskrona BoIS
It was announced on 19 December 2012 that Nilsson would be on loan to Superettan side Landskrona BoIS for the duration of the 2013 season.[1] Nilsson played 22 league matches and scored eight goals during his loan spell at Landskrona.
Trelleborgs FF
On 14 February 2014 Malmö FF announced that Nilsson would go on loan to Division 1 side Trelleborgs FF for the duration of the 2014 season.[2] Nilsson made 22 league appearances for the club during the loan spell, scoring 11 goals.
Qrendi
Ahead of the 2019-20 season, Nilsson joined Maltese club Qrendi.[3]
Career statistics
- As of 1 November 2014.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Malmö FF | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| IFK Malmö | 2009 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||
| Total | 8 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
| Malmö FF | 2010 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Total | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
| Landskrona BoIS | 2013 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 26 | 9 | |
| Total | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 26 | 9 | ||
| Trelleborgs FF | 2014 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 11 | |
| Total | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | |
| Career total | 77 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 27 | |
References
- ^ "Alex och Tobias lånas ut till BoIS" (in Swedish). mff.se. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ "Alexander Nilsson lånas ut till TFF" (in Swedish). mff.se. 14 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ It-trasferimenti tal-Kampjonat Premier li seħħew f’dan is-sajf, netnews.com.mt, 12 September 2019
- ^ "Alexander Nilsson". soccerway.com (in Swedish). Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
External links
- Malmö FF profile (in Swedish)
- Alexander Nilsson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Alexander Nilsson at Soccerway
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- 1992 births
- Swedish footballers
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Swedish people of Greek descent
- Sweden youth international footballers
- Living people
- Malmö FF players
- Landskrona BoIS players
- Trelleborgs FF players
- Qormi F.C. players
- Tarxien Rainbows F.C. players
- Birkirkara F.C. players
- BK Olympic players
- Ħamrun Spartans F.C. players
- Allsvenskan players
- Superettan players
- Maltese Premier League players
- Footballers from Skåne County
- Association football forwards
- Expatriate footballers in Malta
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Malta
- Swedish football forward stubs