Harald Nilsen Tangen
Norwegian footballer (born 2001)
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Harald Nilsen Tangen (born 3 January 2001) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Notts County on loan from Sarpsborg 08.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harald Nilsen Tangen | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Stavanger, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Notts County | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Stavanger IF | ||
| 2014 | Vaulen | ||
| 2015–2016 | Stavanger IF | ||
| 2016–2019 | Viking | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Viking | 101 | (11) |
| 2019 | → Tromsdalen (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Åsane (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 2024– | Sarpsborg 08 | 30 | (2) |
| 2026– | → Notts County (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Norway U15 | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | Norway U16 | 13 | (4) |
| 2018 | Norway U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | Norway U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Norway U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Norway U20 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:38, 29 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
In 2016, Nilsen Tangen signed for Viking FK. He made his league debut for the club in a 4–1 win over FK Jerv on 22 July 2018.[2] On 29 May 2019, he was loaned out to 1. divisjon club Tromsdalen.[3] On 26 August 2020, he was loaned out for a second time, this time to Åsane.[4] He scored his first goal for Viking against Mjøndalen on 27 May 2021.[5] On 5 August 2021, he signed a contract extension until the end of the 2024 season.[6]
On 26 January 2026, Nilsen Tangen joined EFL League Two club Notts County on loan for the remainder of the season with the option to make the move permanent.[7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viking | 2018 | 1. divisjon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 27 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Total | 101 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 122 | 12 | ||
| Tromsdalen (loan) | 2019 | 1. divisjon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 2 | |
| Åsane (loan) | 2020 | 1. divisjon | 17 | 5 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 19 | 5 | |
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2024 | Eliteserien | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 21 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 154 | 20 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 186 | 21 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in Eliteserien play-offs