Malkolm Nilsson Säfqvist

Malkolm Johan Henrik Nilsson Säfqvist (born 3 August 1993) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Djurgårdens IF.^[1][2]

Malkolm Nilsson Säfqvist

Personal information
Full name	Malkolm Johan Henrik Nilsson Säfqvist
Date of birth	(1993-08-03) 3 August 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Djurgårdens IF
Number	30
Youth career
	IS Örnia
	BK Astrio
2010–2012	Halmstads BK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2023	Halmstads BK	161	(1)
2013	→ Lunds BK (loan)	10	(0)
2015	→ Östers IF (loan)	5	(0)
2016	→ Östers IF (loan)	12	(0)
2024–	Djurgårdens IF	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 August 2024

Career

Malkolm Nilsson was born in Stockholm, but grew up in Halmstad.^[3] Nilsson has only played in Halmstad throughout his career. He first played for IS Örnia, before moving to BK Astrio after a couple of seasons. In 2010, he transferred to Halmstads BK and in 2013 he wrote his first senior contract with the club.^[4] He made his debut March 10, 2013, after coming on as a substitute against Syrianska FC in Svenska Cupen. Following seasons he's been out on loan in both Lunds BK and Östers IF, both clubs playing in Swedish Division 1 at the time.

Nilsson's Allsvenskan-debut came in Halmstads 2–1-win against Hammarby on October 31, the last game of the 2015 season. At that point, Halmstad were already relegated to Superettan.

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 January 2023^[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Halmstads BK	2013	Allsvenskan	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Lunds BK (on loan)	2013	Division 1	10	0	0	0	—		10	0
Halmstads BK	2014	Allsvenskan	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2015	Allsvenskan	1	0	2	0	—		3	0
Östers IF (on loan)	2015	Division 1	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2016	Division 1	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		16	0	4	0	0	0	20	0
Halmstads BK	2016	Superettan	1	0	2	0	—		3	0
	2017	Allsvenskan	4	0	4	0	—		8	0
	2018	Superettan	30	0	5	0	—		35	0
	2019	Superettan	30	0	3	0	—		33	0
	2020	Superettan	30	0	3	0	—		33	0
	2021	Allsvenskan	29	0	2	0	—		31	0
	2022	Superettan	30	1	0	0	—		30	1
	2023	Allsvenskan	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		154	1	19	0	0	0	173	1
Career total			170	1	23	0	0	0	193	1