Victor Nelsson
Danish footballer (born 1998)
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Victor Enok Nelsson (born 14 October 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Hellas Verona, on loan from Süper Lig club Galatasaray, and the Denmark national team.
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Nelsson with Galatasaray in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Enok Nelsson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hornbæk, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Galatasaray | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002-2010 | Hornbæk IF | ||
| 2010–2016 | Nordsjælland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Nordsjælland | 90 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Copenhagen | 63 | (1) |
| 2021– | Galatasaray | 112 | (3) |
| 2025 | → Roma (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 38 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Denmark U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Denmark U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Denmark U21 | 34 | (3) |
| 2020– | Denmark | 18 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:56, 25 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:28, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Early career
Nelsson started playing football when he was 4 years old with local youth club Hornbæk IF, where his father also was coaching. Later, he got contacted by scouts from fellow club FC Nordsjælland, and joined the club on 25 March 2010.[2]
Club career
FC Nordsjælland
Nelsson made his debut for FC Nordsjælland on 12 September 2016. Having started on the bench, he replaced compatriot Mathias Jensen in the 87nd minute in a 3–1 defeat against AGF in the Danish Superliga.[3] On 14 October 2016, Nelsson signed his first professional contract with the club and was promoted to the first team squad.[4] He played 23 league games for FCN in the 2016–17 season. Nelsson played the first two league games at the midfield, but was subsequently retrained to centre-back.[5] He became a regular starter from the 2017–18 season.
At the age of 19 and after a great period in the first half part of the 2017–18 season, Nelsson got called up to the Denmark B national team by Åge Hareide, so he could look him forward and consider to pick him to the A national team.[6] In the winter break 2017–18, he changed his shirt number from 36 to 4.
FC Copenhagen
On 5 July 2019, Nelsson signed for fellow Danish side FC Copenhagen, signing a five-year contract until 2024.[7]
Galatasaray
On 11 August 2021, Turkish club Galatasaray announced that they had reached an agreement with Copenhagen that acquired Nelsson to join the club, for a reported transfer fee of €7 million to be paid within five years. In addition, according to the agreement, the unilateral release fee for him was determined as €25 million.[8][9]
Nelsson became the champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season with the Galatasaray team. Defeating Ankaragücü 4–1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with two weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.[10]
Loan to Roma
On February 3, 2025, on transfer deadline day, it was confirmed that Nelsson joined Serie A club Roma on a season-long loan from Galatasaray, with an option to buy if obligations were met.[11][12]
Loan to Hellas Verona
On 21 August 2025, Galatasaray announced that Nelsson had joined fellow Italian side Hellas Verona on loan for the rest of the 2025–26 season, with an option to buy at the end of the latter season.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 May 2026[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||
| Total | 90 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 98 | 1 | |||
| Copenhagen | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16[c] | 0 | — | 52 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 63 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | — | 86 | 1 | |||
| Galatasaray | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | — | 45 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 46 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[g] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 112 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 4 | ||
| Roma (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2025–26 | Serie A | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 307 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 371 | 6 | ||
- Includes Danish Cup, Turkish Cup, Coppa Italia
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Nine appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
