Lasse Nilsen

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Lasse Nilsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-21) 21 February 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Bleik, Norway
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Tromsdalen
Number 3
Youth career
Høken
Andenes
2012–2014 Tromsø
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2024 Tromsø 180 (6)
2017Tromsdalen (loan) 15 (1)
2025– Tromsdalen 3 (0)
International career
2013 Norway U18 [1] 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 July 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.

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Career

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]

Career statistics

As of 7 July 2025 [1] [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tromsø 2014 1. divisjon 130304 [a] 0200
2015 Eliteserien 11020130
2016 11010120
2017 12010130
2018 26320283
2019 23131262
2020 1. divisjon151151
2021 Eliteserien17020190
2022 27120291
2023 8040120
2024 170203 [b] 0220
Total1806221702097
Tromsdalen (loan) 2017 1. divisjon15100151
Tromsdalen 2025 2. divisjon 300030
Career total1987221702278
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. 1 2 Lasse Nilsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. "Lasse Nilsen fikk ønsket om TIL-kontrakt oppfylt - skrev under for tre år". Nordlys (in Norwegian). 4 April 2014. p. 30.
  3. 1 2 Robertsen, Rune (4 March 2015). "Lynvingen fra havgapet som kan bli TIL-back". iTromsø (in Norwegian). p. 32.
  4. Olaussen, Leif-Morten; Johansen, Torje D. (31 May 2015). "Ung og rutinert løpskraft". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 22.
  5. "Slutt for Lasse Nilsen" (in Norwegian). NRK. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  6. Elvevold, Lars; Robertsen, Rune (6 June 2025). "Han forsvant fra rampelyset: Nå gjør Lasse (30) comeback" [He dissapeared from the limelight: Now Lasse (30) makes his comeback] (in Norwegian). iTromsø. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  7. Lasse Nilsen at Soccerway