David Erik Johan Mitov Nilsson ( mk, Давид Ерик Јохан Митов Нилсон; born 12 January 1991) is a professional

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who plays for

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as a

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. Born in

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, he represents the North Macedonia national team.

International career

After making his senior debut for

in a January 2014

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against

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, Mitov Nilsson decided On 25 September 2015 to switch national teams to Macedonia, which he is eligible for since his mother was born in Macedonia. He made his first appearance for the

Macedonia national football team The North Macedonia national football team ( mk, Фудбалска репрезентација на Северна Македонија, Fudbalska reprezentacija na Severna Makedonija) represents North Macedonia in men's international footbal ...

on 12 October 2015 against

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in the

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qualifiers.

Career statistics

References

External links

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Profile at Macedonian Football
1991 births Living people People from Norrköping Swedish people of Macedonian descent Association football goalkeepers Swedish footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers Sweden youth international footballers Sweden international footballers Mitov Nilsson Mitov Nilsson Dual internationalists (football) IFK Norrköping players IF Sylvia players GIF Sundsvall players Sarpsborg 08 FF players Allsvenskan players Superettan players Ettan Fotboll players Mitov Nilsson Expatriate footballers in Norway Mitov Nilsson Sportspeople from Östergötland County {{Sweden-footy-goalkeeper-stub