Jörgen Joakim Nilsson (born 6 February 1994) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club St. Louis City SC.

Career

In November 2012 Nilsson was handed his first professional contract by

GIF Sundsvall Gymnastik- och Idrottsföreningen Sundsvall, more commonly known as GIF Sundsvall (), Giffarna or simply Sundsvall, is a Swedish professional football club based in Sundsvall. The club is affiliated with Medelpads Fotbollförbund and plays its h ...

. In February 2016 he signed a five-year contract with

IF Elfsborg Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spent ...

for a fee around €500,000 (5 million SEK). In July 2019, Nilsson joined 2. Bundesliga side

Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld (; full name: ; commonly known as Arminia Bielefeld (), also known as ''Die Arminen'' or ''Die Blauen'' ), or just Arminia (), is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of ...

having agreed a three-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Elfsborg was estimated at €400,000. In June 2022, Nilsson agreed to a free transfer to St. Louis City SC. He joined the club in July 2022 and the club itself will begin playing in the

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in 2023.

Personal life

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

Career statistics

International

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* * * * * 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Härnösand Men's association football defenders Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Sweden Allsvenskan players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players GIF Sundsvall players IF Elfsborg players Arminia Bielefeld players St. Louis City SC players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Footballers from Västernorrland County MLS Next Pro players {{Sweden-footy-defender-stub