Niklas Vesterlund
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1999 | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Utrecht | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vanløse[1] | |||
| Copenhagen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Trelleborg | 49 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | Tromsø | 78 | (9) |
| 2024– | Utrecht | 41 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Denmark U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U20 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 June 2021 | |||
Niklas Vesterlund (born 6 June 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club Utrecht.[2]
Career
[edit]Tromsø
[edit]In May 2021, Vesterlund signed for Norwegian team Tromsø. Originally he signed a contract lasting until the end of the 2023 season, but in late 2022 he extended his contract with an additional two years, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2025 season.[3]
Utrecht
[edit]At the start of 2024, Vesterlund signed for Eredivisie club Utrecht. He signed a contract until mid-2027 with an option to extend the contract one additional year.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 20 September 2026[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Trelleborg | 2019 | Superettan | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Superettan | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | Superettan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 49 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 56 | 3 | |||
| Tromsø | 2021 | Eliteserien | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 5 | |||
| Total | 78 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 83 | 9 | ||||
| Utrecht | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| 2026–27 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 168 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 192 | 13 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Superettan Playoffs
- ↑ Appearance in Eredivisie European playoffs
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in European play-offs
References
[edit]- ↑ Fotbolltransfers
- 1 2 "Rechtsback vastgelegd: Niklas Vesterlund naar FC Utrecht" (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ↑ "Den perfekte historien" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ↑ Niklas Vesterlund at Soccerway
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