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Kristoffer Nessø

Experienced headAalesund · 33 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameKristoffer Nessø
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNorway
Age33
Date of birth6 Jul 1993
BirthplaceKabelvåg
Height176 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubAalesund
Centre-backalso played MID
22
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1329
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Aalesund.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien12006326.44

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

K. Nessø is a 33-year-old central defender at Aalesund, rated 14.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 236th of 246 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (64.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.17 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nessø.

Judged on this season alone, Nessø graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 45th of 49 of the 49 centre-backs in the Eliteserien, on 1 clean sheet and 2.167 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 6 → 8). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 46th of 49 of the 49 centre-backs in the Eliteserien. At 33 Nessø is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.9 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2026/27
14.2
Ratingi
46th of 49 centre-backs
8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
64.2%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.17
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Aalesund finished 14th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

22
Apps
2.17
Def. / 90
19
Tackles
10
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 22 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 64.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 14.2, Nessø carries the 46th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eliteserien of 49, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Aalesund finished 14th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Eliteserien with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target4
Shots9

Passing

Assists0
Chances created12
Passes450
Pass accuracy76%

Possession

Successful dribbles7
Dribble success50%
Duels won61
Duels won %59.8%
Fouls won25

Defending

Tackles19
Interceptions10
Blocks3
Fouls committed11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.