Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen
Full Back · Utrecht · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 140 appearances with 27 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Tromso — Season rating 30, 5 goals and 5 assists in 30 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 22 points at Tromso. Form has slipped 15 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 15 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 6 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (Eliteserien) and kept playing — 25 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Utrecht | 3 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 15 |
| 2025/26 | Utrecht | 20 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 15 |
| 2024/25 | Utrecht | 15 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | Utrecht | 10 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | Tromso | 30 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | Tromso | 23 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | Tromso | 25 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 18 |
| 2021/22 | Trelleborg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | Trelleborg | 24 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 6 |
| 2019/20 | Trelleborg | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | København U19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark U19 | 2018/19 | UEFA U19 Championship | 2 | 0 |
| Denmark U17 | 2016/17 | UEFA U17 Championship | 6 | 0 |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eredivisie | 1 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2026/27
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9 | Eredivisie | A Groningen | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 15 | Eredivisie | H AZ Alkmaar | 1-4 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Aug 22 | Eredivisie | A Sparta Rotterdam | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.2 |