Casper Nilsson
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Full name
Casper Hugo Nilsson
Date of birth
26 November 2003
Place of birth
Sweden
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
| 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 | 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 | 13 | (1) |
| 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 01:34, 9 November 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]
