Niklas Vesterlund

Vesterlund's current-season form is level with last season (Season 15→15), while his Rating held around 53. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 30).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Utrecht · 15th	3	0	1	6.57	53	15
2025/26	Utrecht · 6th	20	1	2	6.69	53	15
2024/25	Utrecht · 4th	15	1	2	6.81	62	9
2023/24	Utrecht · 7th	10	0	0	6.75	56	5
2023/24	Tromso · 3rd	30	5	5	6.94	50	30
2022/23	Tromso · 7th	23	2	3	6.71	44	8

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Denmark · international

Side	Apps	G
Denmark U19	2	0
Denmark U17	6	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

N. Vesterlund is a 27-year-old full-back at Utrecht, rated 53.2 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (45.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.08 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vesterlund.

On the season, Vesterlund graded 15 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 2.084 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 15). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 53. At 27 Vesterlund is in his prime years, and a market index of 24.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26

53.2

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

14.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

45.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.08

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Utrecht finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.08

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 45.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 53.2 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %45.3%

Available fixtures36 of 36

Goals / 900.061

Assists / 900.123

Goal contribution / 900.184

Defensive actions / 902.084

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.123

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~25), then tapers with age. At 27, Vesterlund sits on 24.5, at or near its peak. The blue line is Vesterlund's projected Rating — 53.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles26

Interceptions5

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

UtrechtJan 2024 – now

TromsoMay 2021 – Jan 2024Free

Ttrelleborgs FFFeb 2019 – May 2021

FC Copenhagenuntil Feb 2019

About N. Vesterlund

Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen is a 27-year-old full-back who plays for Utrecht, born on June 6, 1999 in København, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Denmark. Utrecht currently sit 15th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, N. Vesterlund has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 270 minutes, averaging a 6.57 match rating over his last 3 rated games. Though primarily a full-back, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

Recent matches

August 22, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Sparta Rotterdam (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.2 rating)
August 15, 2026: 1-4 loss at home vs AZ Alkmaar (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)
August 9, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Groningen (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)

N. Vesterlund's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Utrecht face PSV Eindhoven at home in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Vesterlund at 53.2 with a Season form score of 14.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, N. Vesterlund has totalled 181 club appearances with 14 goals and 14 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 30 appearances for Tromso.

N. Vesterlund's career has also included time at Tromso, Ttrelleborgs FF and FC Copenhagen.

On the international stage, N. Vesterlund has represented Denmark U19 and Denmark U17 — 8 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.