Marcus Nilsson

Not to be confused with Marcus Nilson.

Marcus Nilsson

Personal information
Full name	Marcus Åke Jens-Erik Nilsson
Date of birth	26 February 1988 (1988-02-26) (age 23)
Place of birth	Rydebäck, Sweden
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Utrecht
Number	23
Youth career
1994–2002	Rydebäcks IF
2003–2006	Helsingborgs IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007–2011	Helsingborgs IF	83	(2)
2011–	Utrecht	4	(0)
National team‡
2009–2010	Sweden U21	13	(1)
2011–	Sweden	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 December 2010

Marcus Nilsson (born 26 February 1988) is a Swedish footballer, currently playing as a central defender for Utrecht in the Eredivisie.

He made his first appearance in Helsingborgs IF 2007 and became a first team regular in 2009. Since then, his progress has been steady and he is now a regular for the Sweden national under-21 football team, where he plays alongside his HIF partner Joel Ekstrand. Together, Ekstrand and Nilsson constituted a couple considered one of the strongest of the Allsvenskan central defenders.

External links

• Profile at Svenskfotboll.se
• Guardian's Stats Centre

Persondata
Name	Nilsson, Marcus
Alternative names
Short description	Swedish footballer
Date of birth	26 February 1988
Place of birth	Rydebäck, Sweden
Date of death
Place of death