Niclas Nyhlén

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.

Niclas Nyhlén
Personal information
Full name Paul Arne Niclas Nylén
Date of birth (1966-03-21) 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

After 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

Nyhlén 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

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
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.
List of international goals scored by Niclas Nyhlén
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 7 May 1989 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Poland 2–1 2–1 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier [4]

Honours
Malmö FF
Dalian Wanda FC
  • Jia A: 1997
  • Chinese Super Cup: 1997

References
  1. "Niclas Nyhlén". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  2. "Niclas Nyhlén". National-Football-Teams.com.
  3. "Niclas Nylén - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. "Sverige - Polen - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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