N. Hopland · career
Nikolai Søyset Hopland
Center Back · Heerenveen · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
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
The record covers 5 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 91 appearances with 4 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Heerenveen — Season rating 24, 2 goals and 0 assists in 30 games. Form has slipped 12 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 18 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 5 fixtures missed through injury or absence.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Heerenveen | 18 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 6 |
| 2024/25 | HeerenveenLoan | 30 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | Aalesund | 12 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | Aalesund II | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Aalesund | 24 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 18 |
| 2022/23 | Aalesund | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Kristiansund BK | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 |
| 2021/22 | Aalesund | 14 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway U21 | 2025/26 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 1 | 0 |
| Norway U19 | 2023/24 | UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | 4 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | UEFA U19 Championship | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | 4 | 0 |
Honours
1. Division×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eredivisie | 18 | 568 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Norway U21 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 0 | — |
| KNVB Beker | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Schedule · 2025/26
20 played13 unused sub5 injured7 not in squad· 589 min, 1g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6 | Friendlies Clubs | A SC Paderborn 07 | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 3 | Friendlies Clubs | H Almere City FC | 4-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 11 | Friendlies Clubs | H Telstar | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A QPR | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H Olympiakos Piraeus | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Eredivisie | H FC Volendam | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Aug 16 | Eredivisie | A Groningen | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Aug 24 | Eredivisie | H Twente | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 30 | Eredivisie | H GO Ahead Eagles | 2-2 | Played | 83 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Sep 13 | Eredivisie | A Feyenoord | 0-1 | Played | 15 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 21 | Eredivisie | H NEC Nijmegen | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 28 | Eredivisie | A Utrecht | 2-2 | Injury | — | |||
| Oct 4 | Eredivisie | H Excelsior | 2-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Oct 9 | Friendlies Clubs | H PEC Zwolle | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 19 | Eredivisie | A Telstar | 3-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 24 | Eredivisie | H NAC Breda | 3-3 | Played | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 28 | KNVB Beker | A VVV Venlo | 3-0 | Played | 6 | — | ||
| Nov 1 | Eredivisie | A Ajax | 1-1 | Played | 8 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 8 | Eredivisie | A Fortuna Sittard | 0-2 | Played | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 23 | Eredivisie | H AZ Alkmaar | 3-1 | Played | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| Nov 28 | Eredivisie | A PEC Zwolle | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 6 | Eredivisie | H PSV Eindhoven | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 14 | Eredivisie | A Sparta Rotterdam | 3-0 | Played | 10 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 17 | KNVB Beker | A Feyenoord | 3-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 20 | Eredivisie | A Heracles | 3-0 | Played | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 11 | Eredivisie | H Feyenoord | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 15 | KNVB Beker | H Waalwijk | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 18 | Eredivisie | H Groningen | 0-2 | Played | 73 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 1 | Eredivisie | H Utrecht | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 4 | KNVB Beker | A PSV Eindhoven | 1-4 | Played | 15 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 7 | Eredivisie | A Twente | 0-5 | Played | 21 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 11 | Eredivisie | A GO Ahead Eagles | 3-1 | Played | 17 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 15 | Eredivisie | H PEC Zwolle | 4-2 | Played | 8 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 21 | Eredivisie | A PSV Eindhoven | 1-3 | Inactive | — | |||
| Feb 28 | Eredivisie | H Sparta Rotterdam | 2-1 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Mar 7 | Eredivisie | A Excelsior | 2-1 | Played | 10 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 14 | Eredivisie | H Telstar | 3-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 22 | Eredivisie | A NEC Nijmegen | 2-2 | Played | 13 | 7.3 | ||
| Apr 5 | Eredivisie | H Heracles | 4-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 12 | Eredivisie | A AZ Alkmaar | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 25 | Eredivisie | H Fortuna Sittard | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 3 | Eredivisie | A FC Volendam | 2-0 | Inactive | — | |||
| May 11 | Eredivisie | A NAC Breda | 0-2 | Inactive | — | |||
| May 17 | Eredivisie | H Ajax | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 21 | Eredivisie | A Utrecht | 2-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — |