Casper Hugo Nilsson (born 26 November 2003) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle on loan from English Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]

Casper Nilsson
Personal information
Full name Casper Hugo Nilsson
Date of birth (2003-11-26) 26 November 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Sweden
Position(s) Right Back
Team information
Current team
Partick Thistle
(on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
Number 2
Youth career
2015–2020 Malmö FF
2020–2024 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2024–Partick Thistle (loan) 3 (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
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:07, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Nilsson is a native of Ystad, Sweden.[2] Nilsson joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Brighton at the age of sixteen.[3]

Nilsson debuted for the Sweden national under-21 football team in March 2023.[2] Nilsson mainly operates as a right-back.[4]

Club career

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Brighton & Hove Albion

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Nilsson made the step up from academy to under 23 with Brighton in 2022.[5]

Partick Thistle (loan)

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Nilsson made his first move into senior football, signing on a season long loan with Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle in August 2024.[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Chouchane, Nilsson and Ifill impress". tehargus.co.uk.
  2. ^ a b "Nilsson: "Det vore dumt att lämna"". sydsvenskan.se.
  3. ^ "Casper Nilsson närmar sig Premier League hos topplaget". aftonbladet.se.
  4. ^ "Casper Nilsson drömmer om laget". expressen.se.
  5. ^ https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/20003059.chouchane-nilsson-ifill-impress-albion-youth-boss-andrew-crofts/
  6. ^ https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/casper-nilsson-signs-on-loan-from-brighton/
  7. ^ https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/24514100.brightons-casper-nilsson-joins-partick-thistle-loan/
  8. ^ https://www.tribalfootball.com/article/soccer-world-championship-brighton-defender-joins-partick-thistle-on-season-long-loan-02f9a202-c985-4a21-81ff-15899da286a6