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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
19
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1059
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 13.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 222nd of 231 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (58.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.21 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 43rd of 45 of the 45 centre-backs in the Eliteserien, on 1 clean sheet and 2.21 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, 43rd of 45 of the 45 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
13.5
Ratingi
43rd of 45 centre-backs
8.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
58.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.21
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Aalesund finished 15th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

19
Apps
2.21
Def. / 90
16
Tackles
8
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 19 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 58.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • 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 13.5, Nessø carries the 43rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eliteserien of 45, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Aalesund finished 15th 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 (2.21 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
Shots8

Passing

Assists0
Chances created9
Passes355
Pass accuracy77%

Possession

Successful dribbles4
Dribble success36.4%
Duels won47
Duels won %58%
Fouls won20

Defending

Tackles16
Interceptions8
Blocks2
Fouls committed9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.