Malkolm_Nilsson
Malkolm Nilsson Säfqvist
Swedish footballer
Malkolm Johan Henrik Nilsson Säfqvist (born 3 August 1993) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Djurgårdens IF.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malkolm Johan Henrik Nilsson Säfqvist | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-08-03) 3 August 1993 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Djurgårdens IF | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IS Örnia | |||
| BK Astrio | |||
| 2010–2012 | Halmstads BK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2023 | Halmstads BK | 161 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Lunds BK (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Östers IF (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Östers IF (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2024– | Djurgårdens IF | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2023 | |||
Malkolm Nilsson was born in Stockholm, but grew up in Halmstad.[3] Nilsson has only played in Halmstad throughout his career. He first played for IS Örnia, before moving to BK Astrio after a couple of seasons. In 2010, he transferred to Halmstads BK and in 2013 he wrote his first senior contract with the club.[4] He made his debut March 10, 2013, after coming on as a substitute against Syrianska FC in Svenska Cupen. Following seasons he's been out on loan in both Lunds BK and Östers IF, both clubs playing in Swedish Division 1 at the time.
Nilsson's Allsvenskan-debut came in Halmstads 2–1-win against Hammarby on October 31, the last game of the 2015 season. At that point, Halmstad were already relegated to Superettan.
Club
- As of 31 January 2023[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Halmstads BK | 2013 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Lunds BK (on loan) | 2013 | Division 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Halmstads BK | 2014 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Östers IF (on loan) | 2015 | Division 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Division 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Halmstads BK | 2016 | Superettan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Superettan | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Superettan | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Superettan | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Superettan | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 154 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 170 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 1 | ||
- "Malkolm utlånad". Halmstads BK. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- "Malkolm Nilsson". Svenska Fotbollsförbundet. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- "Malkolm Nilsson". Halmstads BK. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- "HBK förlänger med talangfull duo". Kvastarna. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- "Malkolm Nilsson Säfqvist". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- Malkolm Nilsson Säfqvist at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Halmstads BK profile
- Malkolm Nilsson Säfqvist at Soccerway