Niklas Vesterlund
Danish footballer (born 1999)
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Niklas Vesterlund (born 6 June 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Dutch Eredivisie club Utrecht.[2]
Full name
Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen
Date of birth
6 June 1999
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position
Right back
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1999 | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Utrecht | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vanløse[1] | |||
| Copenhagen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Trelleborg | 49 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | Tromsø | 78 | (9) |
| 2024– | Utrecht | 28 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Denmark U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U20 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 June 2021 | |||
Career
Tromsø
In May 2021, Vesterlund signed for Norwegian team Tromsø. Originally he signed a contract lasting until the end of the 2023 season, but in late 2022 he extended his contract with an additional two years, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2025 season.[3]
Utrecht
At the start of 2024, Vesterlund signed for Eredivisie club Utrecht. He signed a contract until mid-2027 with an option to extend the contract one additional year.[2]
Career statistics
- As of 22 February 2026[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Trelleborg | 2019 | Superettan | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Superettan | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | Superettan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 49 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 56 | 3 | |||
| Tromsø | 2021 | Eliteserien | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 5 | |||
| Total | 78 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 83 | 9 | ||||
| Utrecht | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 154 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 177 | 12 | ||
- Appearances in Superettan Playoffs
- Appearance in Eredivisie European playoffs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
