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Niklas Vesterlund

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Niklas Vesterlund
Personal information
Full name Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen
Date of birth (1999-06-06) 6 June 1999 (age 25)
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) 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 1 (0)
International career
2016 Denmark U17 6 (0)
2017–2018 Denmark U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2021

Niklas Vesterlund (born 6 June 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Dutch Eredivisie club Utrecht.[2]

Career

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Tromsø

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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

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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

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As of 5 February 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Trelleborgs 2019 Superettan 21 0 0 0 21 0
2020 24 2 5 1 2[a] 0 31 3
2021 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 23 2 3 0 26 2
2023 30 5 2 0 32 5
Total 78 9 5 0 83 9
Utrecht 2023/2024 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 128 11 10 1 2 0 140 12
  1. ^ Appearances in Superettan Playoffs

References

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  1. ^ Fotbolltransfers
  2. ^ a b "Rechtsback vastgelegd: Niklas Vesterlund naar FC Utrecht" (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Den perfekte historien" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  4. ^ Niklas Vesterlund at Soccerway