Nikolai Hopland

Hopland's current-season form is level with last season (Season 5→5), while his Rating held around 61. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 24).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Heerenveen · 9th	1	0	0	6.6	61	5
2025/26	Heerenveen · 8th	18	1	0	6.71	61	5
2024/25	HeerenveenLoan · 9th	30	2	0	6.94	72	24
2024/25	Aalesund · 9th	12	0	0	—	32	5
2023/24	Aalesund · 16th	24	0	1	6.69	42	18
2022/23	Aalesund	1	0	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Kristiansund BK · 15th	5	0	0	6.87	35	5

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

Norway · international

Side	Apps	G
Norway U21	1	0
Norway U19	12	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

N. Hopland is a 22-year-old central defender at Heerenveen, rated 60.5 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.69 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hopland.

On the season, Hopland graded 5 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 2.694 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 5 → 5). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 61. At 22 Hopland is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 26.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downInjury-hit 2025/26

60.5

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

4.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

18%

Minutes

limited game time

2.69

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Heerenveen finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.69

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 18 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 18% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 60.5 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %18%

Available fixtures35 of 35

Goals / 900.158

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.158

Defensive actions / 902.694

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.158

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 (~28), then tapers with age. At 22, Hopland sits on 26.5, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Hopland's projected Rating — 60.5 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 centre-backs in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles10

Interceptions7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

HeerenveenJun 2025 – now

Aalesund(back from loan)Jun 2025 – Jun 2025

HeerenveenJan 2025 – Jun 2025

Aalesund(back from loan)May 2022 – Jan 2025

Kristiansund BK(on loan)May 2022 – May 2022

Aalesunduntil May 2022

About N. Hopland

Nikolai Søyset Hopland is a 22-year-old centre-back who plays for Heerenveen, born on July 24, 2004, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Norway. Heerenveen currently sit 9th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, N. Hopland has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 13 minutes, averaging a 6.6 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 9, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Twente (13 minutes, 6.6 rating)

N. Hopland's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Heerenveen face Willem II away in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Hopland at 60.5 with a Season form score of 4.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, N. Hopland has totalled 106 club appearances with 3 goals and 1 assist for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 30 appearances for Heerenveen.

N. Hopland's career has also included time at Aalesund and Kristiansund BK.

On the international stage, N. Hopland has represented Norway U21 and Norway U19 — 13 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.