Mikael Nilsson
1987–2001
Swedish championPlayer profile
Overview
Jan Mikael Nilsson was born on 28 September 1968 in Falköping. His IFK Göteborg first-team career began in the 1987 season. He came through IFK Göteborg's youth system before the senior debut and is regarded by the club as a home-grown player. He made his competitive debut on 11 April 1988 against IK Brage in Allsvenskan, a match that finished 3–0.
He spent 15 seasons with IFK Göteborg's first team and made 609 appearances and scoring 48 goals. Of those 609 appearances, 284 came in Allsvenskan.
Nilsson won the Swedish championship with IFK Göteborg in 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996. He was part of an IFK Göteborg Swedish Cup-winning side in 1991. He was named IFK Göteborg's Archangel of the Year in 1994. In 1994, he won World Cup bronze with the national team. Nilsson made 22 senior international appearances for Sweden.
Transfers
Club records
- Most games 609
- Most Champions League games 44
- Most games against IK Oddevold 5
- Most games against Västra Frölunda IF 20
- Most games against Örebro SK 28
- Most games in the 1990s 471
- Most games at Eyravallen 15
- Most games at Rambergsvallen 6
- Most games at Vångavallen 10
- Most competitive games 407
Record rankings
- Most Swedish Cup games 2nd
- Most European cup games 3rd
- Most Allsvenskan games 4th
- Most goals in the 1990s 11th
- Most seasons 11th
- Most European cup goals 13th
- Most games in a season 13th
- Most goals by an academy product 13th
- Most Allsvenskan goals by an academy product 14th
- Most yellow cards in Allsvenskan 17th
- Most UEFA Cup games 23rd
- Most goals in the 1980s 28th
- Most games in the 1980s 30th
- Most Swedish Cup goals 30th
- Most goals in competitive games 43rd
- Most games in the 2000s 44th
- Oldest goalscorer 44th
- Youngest Allsvenskan goalscorer 47th
- Most Allsvenskan goals 49th
- Oldest player in the Swedish Cup 49th
- Most games in a season 53rd
- Youngest player in a European cup game 53rd
- Most goals in the 2000s 54th
- Most goals 60th
- Most games in a season 64th
- Most games in a season 64th
- Most games in a season 64th
- Highest win percentage in Allsvenskan 64th
- Oldest player in Allsvenskan 67th
- Oldest player 68th
- Most international caps 71st
- Oldest Allsvenskan goalscorer 71st
- Oldest player in a competitive game 71st
- Youngest goalscorer 87th
- Highest cards-per-game rate in Allsvenskan 99th
Career at IFK Göteborg
Statistics
Statistics are partly incomplete. The total is 609 games, while game-by-game data is available for 486. Starts, substitute appearances, results, cards and the game list are based on registered game records.
Games and goals
Breakdown by competition
Win percentage
Starts and substitute appearances
Season by season
| Season | # | Games | Starts | Substitute appearances | Goals | Assist | Yellow cards | Red cards | W–D–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 2–2–0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 24–14–6 |
| 1999 | 13 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 16–6–10 |
| 1998 | 13 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | 0 | 18–8–11 |
| 1997 | 13 | 52 | 46 | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | 0 | 29–10–9 |
| 1996 | 13 | 52 | 43 | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | 0 | 23–9–11 |
| 1995 | 13 | 52 | 46 | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | 0 | 24–12–10 |
| 1994 | 13 | 48 | 41 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 0 | 25–8–8 |
| 1993 | 13 | 53 | 36 | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | 0 | 24–6–6 |
| 1992 | 13 | 46 | 32 | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | 16–3–15 |
| 1991 | 13 | 58 | 40 | 0 | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | 23–10–7 |
| 1990 | 13 | 40 | 26 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 14–7–5 |
| 1989 | 13 | 40 | 24 | 3 | 7 | – | 1 | 0 | 14–4–9 |
| 1988 | 13 | 49 | 24 | 3 | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | 15–6–6 |
| 1987 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0–0–1 |
Game archive
Games for Mikael Nilsson
IFK Göteborg
AC MilanMassaro 70′
IFK Göteborg
Chelsea FC
IFK GöteborgNilsson 2′Ekström 45′Martinsson 47′
PSV Eindhoven
PSV EindhovenNuman 8′
IFK GöteborgNilsson 20′Ekström 35′, 45′
AJ Auxerre
IFK Göteborg
Örgryte ISLeksell 33′Bengtsson 75′
IFK GöteborgAugustsson
IFK GöteborgEriksson 86′
FC Porto
FC København
IFK Göteborg
AC Milanvan Basten 33′, 52′, 61′, 63′
IFK Göteborg
Barnsley FC
IFK Göteborg
Lech Poznan
IFK GöteborgEkström 28′Nilsson 47′Mild 82′
Östers IF
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
Malmö FF
Trelleborgs FF
IFK Göteborg
IFK Norrköping
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
Trelleborgs FF
IFK Göteborg
Östers IF
BK Häcken
IFK Göteborg
Malmö FF
IFK Göteborg
ABK Hudiksvall
IFK Göteborg
Djurgårdens IF
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
Örebro SK
IFK Göteborg
AIK
IFK Norrköping
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
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