Paul Arne Niclas Nylén (born Paul Arne Niclas Larsson on 21 March 1966) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He won eight caps for the Sweden national team and was a squad member at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Arne Niclas Nylén | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984 | BK Olympic | 7 | (1) |
| 1984–1985 | FK Vojvodina | 2 | (0) |
| 1985–1987 | BK Olympic | 42 | (8) |
| 1987–1994 | Malmö FF | 159 | (15) |
| 1994–1995 | Ayr United | 2 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Malmö FF | 38 | (1) |
| 1996 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 12 | (1) |
| 1997 | Cosenza | 7 | (0) |
| 1997 | Dalian Wanda FC | 15 | (2) |
| 1998 | Halmstads BK | 9 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | VfB Leipzig | 32 | (2) |
| Total | 325 | (32) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Sweden | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editAfter some early experiences at local BK Olympic and Yugoslav FK Vojvodina he signed in 1987 with Malmö FF, a stronghold of Swedish football. He played almost a decade with Malmö winning three Swedish championships and one cup. In 1994, he had a one-season spell with Scottish second league Ayr United F.C. In 1996, he left Malmö and decide to play abroad spending first six months of the 1996–97 season playing in German 2. Bundesliga club Stuttgarter Kickers before moving to Italy to play the rest of the season with Cosenza Calcio 1914. In 1997, he accepted the challenge to join his former Malmö and national team colleague Jens Fjellström to sign with Dalian Wanda FC. After this one year Chinese adventure, he still played one season back in Sweden with Halmstads BK before retiring in 1999 playing with German lower league VfB Leipzig.[1]
In 1990, he changed his name to Nylén, before that he was known as Niclas Larsson.[1]
International career
editNylén played for the Sweden national team between 1989 and 1990, and played a total of eight matches and scored once.[2] He was member of the Swedish team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1989 | 5 | 1 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nyhlén goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 May 1989 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |  Poland
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2–1 | 2–1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier | [4] |
Honours
edit- Malmö FF
- Dalian Wanda FC
- Jia A: 1997
- Chinese Super Cup: 1997
References
edit- ^ a b "Niclas Nyhlén". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Niclas Nyhlén". National-Football-Teams.com.
- ^ "Niclas Nylén - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Polen - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 7 May 1989. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
External links
edit- Profile and stats at KickersArchiv.de (in German)