| Jesper Nyholm | |
| Caption: | Nyholm playing for Dalkurd in 2015 |
| Fullname: | Jesper Gunnar Fernando Nyholm[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Uppsala, Sweden |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Center back |
| Currentclub: | Perak |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Youthyears1: | –2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Funbo IF |
| Years1: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs1: | IK Sirius |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013 |
| Clubs2: | → Gamla Upsala SK (loan) |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014 |
| Clubs3: | Gamla Upsala SK |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs4: | Dalkurd |
| Caps4: | 54 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs5: | AIK |
| Caps5: | 22 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Djurgården |
| Caps6: | 21 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs7: | Muangthong United |
| Caps7: | 34 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | Perak |
| Caps8: | 9 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam1: | Philippines |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 30 April 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 12 June 2024 |
Jesper Gunnar Fernando Nyholm (born September 10, 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a center back for Malaysia Super League side Perak and the Philippines national team.[2] Born in Sweden, he plays for the Philippines internationally.
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]
| 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 goals