Jesper Nyholm
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Jesper Gunnar Fernando Nyholm (born September 10, 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a center back for Thai League 1 club PT Prachuap.[2] Born in Sweden, he plays for the Philippines internationally.
.jpg) Nyholm playing for Dalkurd in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesper Gunnar Fernando Nyholm[1] | ||
| Date of birth | September 10, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Uppsala, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Center back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PT Prachuap | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Funbo IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | IK Sirius | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Gamla Upsala SK (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2014 | Gamla Upsala SK | 19 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Dalkurd | 54 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | AIK | 22 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Djurgården | 21 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Muangthong United | 34 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Perak | 29 | (0) |
| 2024– | PT Prachuap | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Philippines | 9 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:10; 25 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
International career
Born in Sweden, Nyholm is of Filipino descent through his mother.[3] In early March 2017, he was contacted by the Philippine Football Federation regarding playing for the Philippines national team.[4][5] A month later, Nyholm revealed that upon speaking with his club coach Rikard Norling, he was told that he had great potential and should wait for the possibility to play for the Sweden national team.[3]
He was called up to the Philippines in May 2021.[6] He scored on his debut against Timor-Leste in their 7–0 win.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 May 2017[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sirius | 2011 | Division 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Gamla Upsala | 2013 | Division 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| Dalkurd | 2015 | Division 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| 2016 | Superettan | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| Total | 54 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 56 | 2 | |||
| AIK | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Career total | 100 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 4 | ||
International
International goals
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 December 2021 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore |  Timor-Leste | 5–0 | 7–0 | 2020 AFF Championship |
References
External links
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