Position Defenceman Name Mattias Nilsson Career start 2013 Shoots Left Role Ice hockey player | SHL team Leksands IF Height 1.75 m National team Sweden Weight 73 kg | |
Born 23 January 1994 (age 30)
Visby, Sweden ( 1994-01-23 ) | ||
Current team Leksands IF (Defenseman) | ||
Mattias Johan Nilsson (born 23 January 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for Leksands IF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top-tier league in Sweden.
Playing career
Nilsson was born in Visby on the island of Gotland, Sweden. His youth team was Visby/Roma HK. He moved to Leksands IF prior to the 2010–11 season, playing for the club's J18 team in J18 Allsvenskan, the top-tier J18 league in Sweden. He appeared in the Swedish national junior team as well, playing 6 games for the U18 team at the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships and earning a silver medal, as well as playing a further 10 exhibition games for the team. In the 2012–13 season, he played 41 games for Leksand's J20 team in J20 SuperElit, scoring 23 points. For the 2013–14 season, Nilsson was put in the roster of Leksand's senior team in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top-tier senior ice hockey league in Sweden. He has played 12 games for the team.