Casper Nilsson

Casper Nilsson
Personal information
Full name Casper Hugo Nilsson
Date of birth (2003-11-26) 26 November 2003
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Right back
Team information
Current team
 BK Olympic
Youth career
2015–2020 Malmö FF
2020–2022 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2025 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2024–2025 → Partick Thistle (loan) 3 (0)
2025 Ängelholms FF 11 (0)
2025– BK Olympic 13 (1)
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 as of 01:34, 9 November 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:07, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Casper Hugo Nilsson (born 26 November 2003) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for Swedish third tier side BK Olympic. Nilsson has previously played with Ängelholms FF, as well as having had a loan spell with Scottish club Partick Thistle.[2]

Nilsson is a native of Ystad, Sweden.[3] Nilsson joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Brighton at the age of sixteen.[4]

Nilsson debuted for the Sweden national under-21 football team in March 2023.[3] Nilsson mainly operates as a right-back.[5]

Club career

Brighton & Hove Albion

Nilsson made the step up from academy to under 23 with Brighton in 2022.[6] On 3 February 2025 Nilsson was released by Brighton.[7]

Partick Thistle (loan)

Nilsson made his first move into senior football, signing on a season long loan with Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle in August 2024.[8][9][10] On 3 February 2025 his loan agreement was ended.[11]

Ängelholms FF

Following his departure from Brighton, Nilsson signed for Swedish third tier side Ängelholms FF[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 November 2025[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2022–23[14] ———1[c]010
2023–24[15] ———5[c]050
2024–25[16] ———0000
Total ———6060
Partick Thistle (loan) 2024–25[16] Scottish Championship 3000001[d]040
Ängelholms FF 2025 Ettan 11000——110
BK Olympic 2025 Ettan 13100——131
Career total 271000070341
  1. ↑ Includes Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. ↑ Casper Nilsson at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Chouchane, Nilsson and Ifill impress". tehargus.co.uk.
  3. 1 2 "Nilsson: "Det vore dumt att lämna"". sydsvenskan.se.
  4. ↑ "Casper Nilsson närmar sig Premier League hos topplaget". aftonbladet.se.
  5. ↑ "Casper Nilsson drömmer om laget". expressen.se.
  6. ↑ https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/20003059.chouchane-nilsson-ifill-impress-albion-youth-boss-andrew-crofts/
  7. ↑ "Casper Nilsson released". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  8. ↑ https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/casper-nilsson-signs-on-loan-from-brighton/
  9. ↑ https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/24514100.brightons-casper-nilsson-joins-partick-thistle-loan/
  10. ↑ https://www.tribalfootball.com/article/soccer-world-championship-brighton-defender-joins-partick-thistle-on-season-long-loan-02f9a202-c985-4a21-81ff-15899da286a6
  11. ↑ https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/loan-agreement-for-casper-nilsson-ended/
  12. ↑ https://fotbolltransfers.com/nyheter/officiellt-casper-nilsson-till-angelholms-ff/198790
  13. ↑ Casper Nilsson at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Casper Nilsson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Casper Nilsson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Casper Nilsson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
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