Lasse Nilsen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Bleik, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tromsdalen | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Høken | |||
| Andenes | |||
| 2012–2014 | Tromsø | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2024 | Tromsø | 180 | (6) |
| 2017 | → Tromsdalen (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2025– | Tromsdalen | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Norway U18[1] | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 February 2024 | |||
Lasse Nilsen (born 21 February 1995) is a Norwegian football defender who plays plays for Tromsdalen.
He hails from Bleik and started his youth career in Høken, moving on to Andenes around his early teens. He then went to the regional great team Tromsø IL, with whom he signed a professional contract in April 2014. He plays as a left back or winger.[2][3]
He made his first team debut in the 2014 Norwegian First Division, which ended with Tromsø being promoted, and made his first-tier debut in May 2015 against Odd.[3][4]
In April 2018, he scored his first goal against Ranheim IL in a 4-0 win. He also scored the deciding goal in a 2-1 win against Rosenborg BK in June 2018.
At the end of the 2024 season, it was confirmed that Nilsen's contract with Tromsø expired after the season and would not be extended.[5]
After half a year without a club, Tromsdalen announced that they had signed Nilsen in June 2025, reuniting him with the club he was previously loaned out to after eight years. Nilsen signed an amateur contract so that he would have the possibility to sign for another club if the opportunity came.[6]
