Jesper Gunnar Fernando Nyholm(born September 10, 1993) is a professionalfootballerwho plays as acenter backforMalaysia Super LeaguesidePerakand thePhilippines national team.[2]Born in Sweden, he plays for the Philippines internationally.
 Nyholm playing forDalkurdin 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 | Perak | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| 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– | Perak | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Philippines | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2024 | |||
International career
editBorn in Sweden, Nyholm is of Filipino descent through his mother.[3]In early March 2017, he was contacted by thePhilippine Football Federationregarding playing for thePhilippines national team.[4][5]A month later, Nyholm revealed that upon speaking with his club coachRikard Norling,he was told that he had great potential and should wait for the possibility to play for theSweden national team.[3]
He was called up to the Philippines in May 2021.[6]He scored on his debut againstTimor-Lestein their 7–0 win.[7]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- 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
editInternational goals
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 December 2021 | National Stadium,Kallang,Singapore |  East Timor |
5–0 | 7–0 | 2020 AFF Championship |
References
edit- ^"FINAL REGISTRATION OF PLAYERS"(PDF).Asean Football.p. 1.RetrievedDecember 28,2021.
- ^"Jesper Nyholm klar för DIF"(in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. June 13, 2020.RetrievedJune 13,2020.
- ^ab"Filippinernas landslag ute efter AIK:s Nyholm"(in Swedish). Expressen. April 13, 2017.RetrievedApril 19,2017.
- ^Cedelf Tupas (March 8, 2017)."Azkals want foreign born Pinoy booters".Philippine Daily InquirerInquirer.RetrievedApril 19,2017.
- ^"Azkals looking at Fil-German, Fil-Swedish prospects to boost AFC Asian Cup roster".The Philippine Star.RetrievedApril 13,2018.
- ^Salajeno, Ivan (May 20, 2021)."Etheridge named Azkals vice captain for WCQ as training pool finally revealed".
- ^"Philippines thrash Timor-Leste 7–0 in second Suzuki Cup game".Channel News Asia. December 11, 2021.RetrievedDecember 11,2021.
- ^"Jesper Nyholm".elitefootball.Elitefootball.RetrievedFebruary 23,2017.
External links
edit- Jesper Nyholmat theSwedish Football Association(in Swedish)
- Jesper Nyholmat Soccerway