Swedish forward Gustaf Nilsson was born on 23 May 1997. Now aged 27, Nilsson currently plies his trade for Club Brugge, a team based in Belgium, primarily in the role of a striker. A tall and imposing figure, Nilsson stands at 6ft 5in (1.97m) and tips the scales at 13st 7lb (86kg). Fans can typically spot him on the pitch sporting the number 19 jersey. Apart from his club contributions, Nilsson has also donned the yellow and blue for the national side, Sweden.
As of the current market scenario, Nilsson holds an estimated worth in the region of £5.9m, as per Transfermarkt. His ongoing stint at Club Brugge marks the time left on his contract as three years and eight months, with its term ending on 30 June 2028.
The season 2014 marked the debut of Nilsson with Falkenbergs FF in Sweden, making five appearances and pushing in one goal. A year later, in 2015 with the same club, he was a more regular feature, with 21 appearances and six goals to his credit. Come 2016, Nilsson sparked off with five appearances and a goal.
The 2016 - 2017 season witnessed Nilsson transferring on to Brondby in Denmark and featuring in a single match. Nilsson then settled with Silkeborg in Denmark for the 2017 - 2018 season, during which he made 22 appearances and scored four goals. The following season in 2018 - 2019 saw him at Vejle in Denmark, where from 17 appearances he netted two.
In 2019, Nilsson returned to Swedish soil, joining BK Hacken where he made 11 appearances and scored once. He featured eight times and netted a goal in the subsequent 2020 season with BK Hacken. The same year saw him back at Falkenbergs FF in Sweden for a short run spanning six games.
The 2020 - 2021 season marked his move to Wehen Wiesbaden in Germany. Over the span of the season and the following one in 2021 - 2022, Nilsson emerged as a key player, with 44 combined appearances and 17 goals to his record. He etched one appearance and a goal for the club in the 2022 - 2023 season.
Nilsson continued his journey in Belgium with Union Saint-Gilloise for the 2022 - 2023 and 2023 - 2024 seasons, contributing five and 12 goals from 24 and 25 appearances respectively. For the ongoing 2024 - 2025 season, he has donned the Club Brugge jersey nine times, scoring thrice.
Apart from his club contributions, Nilsson's national duties so far include an appearance as a substitute for Sweden in the Nations League 2024 - 2025. Likewise, he featured as a substitute in the Super Cup 2024 - 2025 for Club Brugge, and also started a match for the club in the Champions League 2024 - 2025.
