Lukas Nilsson

Lukas Eric Oliver Nilsson (born 16 November 1996) is a Swedish handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Swedish national team.^[1]

Lukas Nilsson
Nilsson with THW Kiel in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Lukas Eric Oliver Nilsson
Born	(1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 (age 28) Ystad, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Aalborg Håndbold
Number	3
Youth career
Years	Team
0000–2013	Ystads IF
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2013–2016	Ystads IF
2016–2020	THW Kiel
2020–2023	Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2023–	Aalborg Håndbold
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	Sweden	71	(215)
Medal record European Championship 2018 Croatia

Club career

Nilsson started his career at Ystads IF.

THW Kiel

On 20 January 2016 THW Kiel announced that Lukas Nilsson would be joining the club on a three-year deal starting on 1 July 2016. On 16 March 2018, his contract was extended until 2021.^[2] Here he won the DHB-Pokal in 2017 and 2019, the EHF Cup in 2019 and the German Championship in 2020.^[3]

Rhein-Neckar Löwen

In 2020 he joined league rivals Rhein-Neckar Löwen.^[4]

Aalborg Håndbold

After his contract with 'die löwen' ran out in 2023, he joined Danish side Aalborg Håndbold.^[5] In March 2024 he extended his contract with Aalborg until 2027.^[6] The same season he won the Danish Championship with the club. In 2025 he won the Danish Cup.^[7] Later the same season he won the Danish championship.^[8]

National team

Nilsson played 33 for the Swedish youth teams.

He competed at the 2016 European Championship, where Sweden finished 8th.^[9] Later the same year he represented Sweden at the 2016 Olympics. The year after he played at the 2017 World Championship.

In 2018 he won silver medals at the 2018 European Championship, losing to Spain in the final.^[10][11]