Melker Nilsson

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Melker Nilsson
Personal information
Full name Melker Nilsson
Date of birth (2000-04-26) 26 April 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Sweden
Position Defensive midfielder [1]
Team information
Current team
 Falkenbergs FF
Number 28
Youth career
Glumslövs FF
–2019 Malmö FF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– Falkenbergs FF 141 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 November 2025

Melker Nilsson (born 26 April 2000) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Falkenbergs FF. [2] [3]

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Career

Club career

Nilsson started his career at Glumslövs FF, [4] [5] before joining Malmö FF, where he was promoted to the U19 squad in August 2017. [6]

In August 2019, Nilsson was signed by Falkenbergs FF on a 2.5-year contract. [7] He made his competitive debut on 22 August 2019 in a 4–0 win over Vårgårda IK in the Svenska Cupen, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Christoffer Carlsson. [8] Nilsson made his Allsvenskan debut on 2 July 2020 in a 2–1 loss to IK Sirius, coming on in the 83rd minute for Marcus Mathisen. [9] In total, he made seven league appearances during the 2020 season. In December 2021, Nilsson extended his contract by three years. [10]

Private life

His father, Joakim Nilsson, is a former international footballer. [11]

References

  1. ↑ Melker Nilsson at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Sweden - M. Nilsson - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "28. Melker Nilsson - Falkenbergs FF". Fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. ↑ GFF-talang klar för Falkenbergs FF, glumslovsff.se, 13 August 2019
  5. ↑ BoIS hoppas på det unga MFF-löftet, hd.se, 29 July 2019
  6. ↑ Fyra MFF-spelare flyttas upp från U17 till U19, skanesport.se, 14 August 2017
  7. ↑ MFF-talang klar för Falkenberg, expressen.se, 5 August 2019
  8. ↑ Vårgårda vs. Falkenberg 0 - 4, soccerway.com, 22 August 2019
  9. ↑ Falkenberg vs. Sirius 1 - 2, soccerway.com, 2 July 2020
  10. ↑ Melker Nilsson förlänger med FFF!, svenskafans.com, 30 December 2021
  11. ↑ Sådan far sådan son – ytterligare en MFF-påg kan göra debut i dag, sydsvenskan.se, 27 February 2018


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