Who is Maja Nylén Persson?

Maja Nylén Persson is a defender from Sweden who plays for New York Sirens in the PWHL (W).

What team does Maja Nylén Persson play for?

Maja plays for New York Sirens in the PWHL (W).

How tall is Maja Nylén Persson?

Maja Nylén Persson is 164 cm (5'5") tall.

How much does Maja Nylén Persson weigh?

Maja Nylén Persson weighs 67 kg (148 lbs).

When was Maja Nylén Persson born?

Maja Nylén Persson was born on 2000-11-20 in Avesta, SWE.

How old is Maja Nylén Persson?

Maja Nylén Persson is 25 years old.

What is Maja Nylén Persson's nationality?

Maja Nylén Persson is from Sweden.

Does Maja Nylén Persson shoot left or right?

Maja Nylén Persson shoots right.

Maja Nylén Persson

#8 New York Sirens / PWHL (W) - 26/27

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Date of Birth: Nov 20, 2000
Age: 25
Place of Birth: Avesta, SWE
Nation: Sweden
Youth Team: Skogsbo SK
Position: D
Height: 164 cm / 5'5"
Weight: 67 kg / 148 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: 27/28

Drafted: 2024 round 2 #10 overall by PWHL New York
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Brother: Simon Nyhlén Persson

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Maja Nylén Persson — Career Statistics
S	Team	League	Regular Season						Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
14-15	Leksands IF	Riksserien (W)	22	0	4	4	0	8	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	0	2
14-15	Leksands IF 2	Division 1 (W)	1	0	0	0	2	-
14-15	Sandvikens IK	Division 1 (W)	2	0	1	1	0	-
15-16	Leksands IF	Riksserien (W)	27	1	10	11	2	22	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-2
15-16	Sweden U18	WJC-18 (W)	6	0	3	3	0	2
15-16	Sweden U18 (all)	International-Jr (W)	13	0	4	4	0	4
16-17	Leksands IF	SDHL (W)	34	8	11	19	8	2	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	1
16-17	Sweden U18	WJC-18 (W)	6	0	0	0	2	-3
16-17	Sweden U18 (all)	International-Jr (W)	14	1	0	1	2	-4
16-17	Sweden	WC (W)	5	0	0	0	0	1
16-17	Sweden (all)	International (W)	7	0	0	0	0	1
17-18	Leksands IF	SDHL (W)	33	4	10	14	2	-4	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-1
17-18	Sweden U18	WJC-18 (W)	5	0	2	2	4	-3
17-18	Sweden U18 (all)	International-Jr (W)	6	0	2	2	4	-
17-18	Sweden Olympics	OG (W)	6	1	3	4	0	1
17-18	Sweden (all)	International (W)	22	2	8	10	0	11
18-19	Leksands IF"A"	SDHL (W)	35	8	11	19	4	3	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	0	0
18-19	Sweden	WC (W)	5	0	1	1	0	-1
18-19	Sweden (all)	International (W)	20	1	8	9	6	5
19-20	Brynäs IF"A"	SDHL (W)	36	9	17	26	4	18	Playoffs	5	1	2	3	0	3
19-20	Sweden (all)	International (W)	6	1	1	2	2	1
20-21	Brynäs IF"A"	SDHL (W)	36	9	19	28	8	27	Playoffs	7	0	3	3	2	7
20-21	Sweden (all)	International (W)	2	0	2	2	0	2
21-22	Brynäs IF	SDHL (W)	35	15	32	47	6	59	Playoffs	10	4	9	13	2	12
21-22	Sweden Olympics"A"	OGQ (W)	3	0	5	5	0	7
21-22	Sweden Olympics"A"	OG (W)	5	1	1	2	4	-2
21-22	Sweden"A"	WC (W)	6	3	1	4	4	-3
21-22	Sweden (all)	International (W)	21	5	8	13	6	13
22-23	Brynäs IF"A"	SDHL (W)	32	16	32	48	8	43	Playoffs	8	3	3	6	0	2
22-23	Sweden	WC (W)	7	0	7	7	2	1
22-23	Sweden (women) (all)	International (W)	16	1	9	10	2	2
23-24	Brynäs IF"C"	SDHL (W)	36	11	27	38	8	20	Playoffs	7	2	2	4	0	8
23-24	Sweden"A"	WC (W)	5	0	3	3	0	1
23-24	Sweden (all)	International (W)	21	2	6	8	8	8
24-25	Brynäs IFLoan	SDHL (W)	5	0	5	5	0	2
24-25	New York Sirens	PWHL (W)	23	2	4	6	2	-1
24-25	Sweden (all)	International (W)	9	1	4	5	0	4
24-25	Sweden Olympics	OGQ (W)	3	0	2	2	0	5
25-26	New York Sirens	PWHL (W)	30	2	9	11	16	-8
25-26	Sweden Olympics	OG (W)	7	0	3	3	0	-1
25-26	Sweden (all)	International (W)	7	0	3	3	0	-1
26-27	New York Sirens	PWHL (W)	-	-	-	-	-	-
26-27	Sweden (all)	International (W)	-	-	-	-	-	-

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S	Team	League	Regular Season						Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
12-13	WSI Selects U14	WSI U14 (W)	7	0	1	1	0	-
13-14	Dalarna	Stålbucklan (W)	6	6	5	11	2	-
13-14	Sweden Selects U15	WSI U15 (W)	6	3	0	3	2	-
14-15	Dalarna/Örebro"C"	Stålbucklan (W)	6	11	5	16	0	-
15-16	Dalarna/Örebro	Stålbucklan (W)	4	7	3	10	2	-
15-16	Team Väst	U18 Region (W)	4	1	0	1	0	-
15-16	Sweden U16"C"	YOG (W)	6	1	3	4	0	7
16-17	Team Väst	U18 Region (W)	4	1	1	2	0	-
26-27	Sweden	EHT (W)	5	1	3	4	4	-

Maja Nylén Persson Game Log

2026-2027

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Maja Nylén Persson — 2026-2027 Game Log
Date	Team	Opp	Score	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	SOG	PPG	SHG	TOI
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Fri 02/10		@
Wed 30/09		vs
Sat 22/08		@
Fri 21/08		vs

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Maja Nylén Persson — Career Totals
League	Regular Season								Postseason
League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Division 1 (W) (NDHL (W))	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	2	-	0
EHT (W)	1	5	1	3	4	0.80	4	-	0
International (W)	11	131	13	49	62	0.47	24	46	0
International-Jr (W)	3	33	1	6	7	0.21	6	0	0
OG (W)	3	18	2	7	9	0.50	4	-2	0
OGQ (W)	2	6	0	7	7	1.17	0	12	0
PWHL (W)	3	53	4	13	17	0.32	18	-9	0
SDHL (W) (Riksserien (W))	11	331	81	178	259	0.78	50	200	10	53	12	21	33	0.62	4	32
Stålbucklan (W)	3	16	24	13	37	2.31	4	-	0
U18 Region (W)	2	8	2	1	3	0.38	0	-	0
WC (W)	5	28	3	12	15	0.54	6	-1	0
WJC-18 (W)	3	17	0	5	5	0.29	6	-4	0
WSI U14 (W)	1	7	0	1	1	0.14	0	-	0
WSI U15 (W)	1	6	3	0	3	0.50	2	-	0
YOG (W)	1	6	1	3	4	0.67	0	7	0

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Maja Nylén Persson — Career Totals

League

Division 1 (W)

EHT (W)

International (W)

131

International-Jr (W)

OG (W)

OGQ (W)

PWHL (W)

SDHL (W)

331

178

259

Stålbucklan (W)

U18 Region (W)

WC (W)

WJC-18 (W)

WSI U14 (W)

WSI U15 (W)

YOG (W)

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Maja Nylén Persson — Awards by Season
Season	Awards by Season
2013-2014	Stålbucklan (W) Most Assists by Defenseman (5)
2014-2015	Stålbucklan (W) Best Defenseman Stålbucklan (W) Most Goals (11) Stålbucklan (W) Most Goals by Defenseman (11) Stålbucklan (W) Most Points (16) Stålbucklan (W) Most Points by Defenseman (16)
2015-2016	Stålbucklan (W) Best Defenseman Stålbucklan (W) Most Goals by Defenseman (7) Stålbucklan (W) Most Points by Defenseman (10) U18 Region (W) Bronze Medal U18 WJC (W) Bronze Medal U18 WJC (W) Top 3 Player on Team YOG (W) Gold Medal
2017-2018	U18 WJC (W) All-Star Team U18 WJC (W) Silver Medal U18 WJC (W) Top 3 Player on Team
2018-2019	SDHL (W) Best Junior (EliteProspects.com Award) World Championship (W) Top 3 Player on Team
2019-2020	SDHL (W) Best Junior (EliteProspects.com Award) SDHL (W) Most Assists by Junior (17) SDHL (W) Most Points by Junior (26)
2020-2021	SDHL (W) SM-silver Medal
2021-2022	SDHL (W) Defender of the Year SDHL (W) Most Goals by Defenseman (15) SDHL (W) Most Points by Defenseman (47) SDHL (W) SM-silver Medal Swedish Defenseman of the Year (Salming Trophy) Swedish Player of the Year (W) World Championship (W) Top 3 Player on Team
2022-2023	SDHL (W) Defender of the Year SDHL (W) Most Goals by Defenseman (16) SDHL (W) Most Points by Defenseman (48) SDHL (W) SM-silver Medal Sweden (W) All-Star Team
2023-2024	SDHL (W) Defender of the Year SDHL (W) Most Assists by Defenseman (27) SDHL (W) Most Points by Defenseman (38) Sweden (W) All-Star Team World Championship (W) Top 3 Player on Team

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Maja Nylén Persson — Transactions
Date	Status	From	To	Source
09/25/2025	Extension	New York Sirens	New York Sirens	Details
07/11/2024	Confirmed	Brynäs IF	New York Sirens	Details
05/04/2022	Extension	Brynäs IF	Brynäs IF	Details
05/29/2019	Confirmed	Leksands IF	Brynäs IF	Details

Maja Nylén Persson Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2024, 2 #10 by PWHL New York in the PWHL Draft