Marcus Nilsson

Helsingborg

Born in Rydebäck, Sweden, Nilsson played for his hometown club, Rydebäcks IF, before joining Helsingborg in 2003 when he was thirteen years old. After progressing through the ranks at Helsingborg, Nilsson was called up to the first team for the 2007 season and was involved in the first team pre-season matches. Nilson appeared as an unused substitute in the Svenska Supercupen, as the club lost 1–0 against Elfsborg on 31 March 2007. Manager Stuart Baxter gave Nilsson his debut on 1 May 2007, starting and playing 70 minutes before being substituted, in a 1–0 loss against IF Elfsborg, With two appearances in the 2007 season, Nilsson signed a contract with the club in September 2007. The 2008 season saw Nilsson struggling to make a breakthrough in the first team, with the likes of Joel Ekstrand, Andreas Granqvist and Samir Beloufa established himself in the central defence position. Following the departure of Granqvist and the arrival of Hannu Patronen, he made his first appearance of the season, starting the whole game, in a 1–1 draw against Göteborg on 8 July 2008. From July to October, Nilsson had a handful of first team appearances and formed a central defence partnership with youngsters, Ekstrand. However by October, he lost his first team place and was demoted to the substitute bench for the rest of the season. At the end of the 2008 season, Nilsson went on to make eleven appearances in all competitions. At the start of the 2009 season, Nilsson helped…

Sweden Youth

Having represented Sweden U16, Nilsson was called up to the Sweden U17 for the first time in June 2005. He made his U17 national team debut, starting the whole game, in a 1–0 loss against Norway U17 on 19 July 2005. Nilsson went on to make five appearances for Sweden U17, including scoring his first goal against Croatia U17 on 24 Augiust 2005. In December 2005, Nilsson was called up to the Sweden U18 squad for the first time. He had to wait until on 8 June 2006 to make his debut for the U18 national team against United States U18. By the end of the year, Nilsson went on to make five more appearances by the end of the year. In October 2006, Nilsson was called up to the Sweden U19 squad for the first time. He made his debut for the U19 national team, starting the whole game, in a 4–1 win against Faroe Islands U19 on 6 October 2006. Two days later on 8 October 2006, Nilsson scored his first goal for Sweden U19, in a 2–0 win against Iceland U18. He then appeared the U19 national team in a number of matches for the following year. In March 2009, Nilsson was called up by Sweden U21 for the first time. He made his U21 national team debut on 31 March 2009, starting the whole game, in a 2–1 win over Belgium U21, having previously been on the bench in the previous game. Nilsson scored his first goal on 12 August 2009, he scored his first goal for Sweden U21, in a 4–2 win over Denmark U21. Nilsson went on to make six appearances for the U21 national team by the end…

As of 18 April 2023

Nilsson is in a relationship with his girlfriend, Elin. In addition to speaking his native language, Swedish, he speaks Dutch and English.