Lasse Nilsson

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Lasse Nilsson
Personal information
Full name	Lars Nilsson
Date of birth	January 3, 1982 (1982-01-03) (age 26)
Place of birth	Borlänge, Sweden
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	AS Saint-Étienne
Number	25
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2001 2002-2004 2004-2007 2007-present 2008	IK Brage IF Elfsborg SC Heerenveen AS Saint-Étienne → AaB (loan)	45 (15) 73 (16) 76 (22) 05 0(0) 12 0(2)
National team2
2002-2004 2004-present	Sweden U-21 Sweden	10 0(0) 02 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 May 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of August 22, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Lars "Lasse" Nilsson (born January 3, 1982 in Borlänge) is a Swedish footballer who currently plays for AS Saint-Étienne. His former teams are IK Brage, IF Elfsborg, sc Heerenveen and Aalborg Boldspilklub. He has played for the Sweden national football team.

Nilsson signed for St. Etienne on August 8, 2007 after leaving Heerenveen in a 4 year deal worth up to 3 million euros.^[1]

Since he has had few chances to play any matches rumors are now circulating that he will leave the club in the January transfer window. According to Swedish media, he has been linked with FC Lorient as well as a handful of Dutch clubs. He is now officially on his way to AaB on a 6 month loan-contract.

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Persondata
NAME	Nilsson, Lars
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Nilsson, Lasse
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Swedish footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	January 3, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH	Borlänge, Sweden
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH