Joakim Nilsson (footballer, born 1994)

Joakim Nilsson

Personal information
Full name	Jörgen Joakim Nilsson
Date of birth	(1994-02-06) 6 February 1994
Place of birth	Härnösand, Sweden
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Arminia Bielefeld
Number	4
Youth career
0000–2009	IF Älgarna
2011–2012	GIF Sundsvall
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	IF Älgarna	19	(0)
2011–2015	GIF Sundsvall	30	(2)
2016–2019	IF Elfsborg	84	(5)
2019–	Arminia Bielefeld	29	(1)
International career‡
2013	Sweden U19	6	(0)
2015–2017	Sweden U21/O	11	(0)
2016–2018	Sweden	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:55, 15 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:30, 11 July 2019 (UTC)

Joakim Nilsson (born 6 February 1994) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Arminia Bielefeld as a centre back.

Career

In November 2012 Nilsson was handed his first professional contract by GIF Sundsvall.

In February 2016 he signed a five-year contract with IF Elfsborg for a fee around €500,000 (5 million SEK). He is considered by many pundits to be one of Elfsborg's best ever defenders.

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.

Personal life

He is younger brother to the former Swedish national team player Per Nilsson.

External links

• Joakim Nilsson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
• 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)