Casper Nilsson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Casper Hugo Nilsson | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | BK Olympic | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2020 | Malmö FF | ||
| 2020–2024 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2025 | Ängelholms FF | 11 | (0) |
| 2025– | BK Olympic | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Sweden U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Sweden U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | Sweden U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:32, 20 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:07, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Casper Hugo Nilsson (born 26 November 2003) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for Swedish third tier side BK Olympic. Nilsson has previously played with Ängelholms FF, as well as having had a loan spell with Scottish club Partick Thistle.[2]
Nilsson is a native of Ystad, Sweden.[3] Nilsson joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Brighton at the age of sixteen.[4]
Nilsson debuted for the Sweden national under-21 football team in March 2023.[3] Nilsson mainly operates as a right-back.[5]
Club career
Brighton & Hove Albion
Nilsson made the step up from academy to under 23 with Brighton in 2022.[6] On 3 February 2025 Nilsson was released by Brighton.[7]
Partick Thistle (loan)
Nilsson made his first move into senior football, signing on a season long loan with Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle in August 2024.[8][9][10] On 3 February 2025 his loan agreement was ended.[11]
Ängelholms FF
Following his departure from Brighton, Nilsson signed for Swedish third tier side Ängelholms FF[12]
References
- ^ Casper Nilsson at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Chouchane, Nilsson and Ifill impress". tehargus.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Nilsson: "Det vore dumt att lämna"". sydsvenskan.se.
- ^ "Casper Nilsson närmar sig Premier League hos topplaget". aftonbladet.se.
- ^ "Casper Nilsson drömmer om laget". expressen.se.
- ^ https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/20003059.chouchane-nilsson-ifill-impress-albion-youth-boss-andrew-crofts/
- ^ "Casper Nilsson released". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/casper-nilsson-signs-on-loan-from-brighton/
- ^ https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/24514100.brightons-casper-nilsson-joins-partick-thistle-loan/
- ^ https://www.tribalfootball.com/article/soccer-world-championship-brighton-defender-joins-partick-thistle-on-season-long-loan-02f9a202-c985-4a21-81ff-15899da286a6
- ^ https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/loan-agreement-for-casper-nilsson-ended/
- ^ https://fotbolltransfers.com/nyheter/officiellt-casper-nilsson-till-angelholms-ff/198790