Jesper Nyholm

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.

Jesper Nyholm

Nyholm playing for Dalkurd in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Jesper Gunnar Fernando Nyholm[1]
Date of birth	(1993-09-10) September 10, 1993 (age 31)
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
0000–2011	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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals 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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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