Casper Nilsson

Casper Hugo Nilsson (born 26 November 2003) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for Swedish third tier side Ängelholms FF. Nilsson has previously had a loan spell with Scottish club Partick Thistle.^[2]

Casper Nilsson

Personal information
Full name	Casper Hugo Nilsson
Date of birth	(2003-11-26) 26 November 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Sweden
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right Back
Team information
Current team	Ängelholms FF
Youth career
2015–2020	Malmö FF
2020–2024	Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2025	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	(0)
2024–2025	→ Partick Thistle (loan)	3	(0)
2025–	Ängelholms FF	6	(0)
International career‡
2019–2020	Sweden U17	13	(0)
2021–2023	Sweden U19	6	(0)
2023	Sweden U21	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:33, 23 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:07, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Nilsson is a native of Ystad, Sweden.^[3] Nilsson joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Brighton at the age of sixteen.^[4]

Nilsson debuted for the Sweden national under-21 football team in March 2023.^[3] Nilsson mainly operates as a right-back.^[5]

Club career

Brighton & Hove Albion

Nilsson made the step up from academy to under 23 with Brighton in 2022.^[6] On 3 February 2025 Nilsson was released by Brighton.^[7]

Partick Thistle (loan)

Nilsson made his first move into senior football, signing on a season long loan with Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle in August 2024.^[8][9][10] On 3 February 2025 his loan agreement was ended.^[11]