Malkolm Nilsson Säfqvist

Malkolm Nilsson Säfqvist
Personal information
Full name Malkolm Johan Henrik Nilsson Säfqvist
Date of birth (1993-08-03) 3 August 1993 (age 31)
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 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024

Malkolm Johan Henrik Nilsson Säfqvist (born 3 August 1993) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Djurgårdens IF.[1][2]

Career

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.

Career statistics

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

References

  1. ^ "Malkolm utlånad". Halmstads BK. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Malkolm Nilsson". Svenska Fotbollsförbundet. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Malkolm Nilsson". Halmstads BK. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. ^ "HBK förlänger med talangfull duo". Kvastarna. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Malkolm Nilsson Säfqvist". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 31 January 2023.