Personal information | |||
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Full name | Markus Lund Nakkim | ||
Date of birth | 21 July 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Moss, Norway | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Valur | ||
Number | xy | ||
Youth career | |||
KFUM Oslo | |||
Vålerenga | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2019 | Vålerenga 2 | 61 | (10) |
2015–2020 | Vålerenga | 29 | (1) |
2016 | → Strømmen (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2018 | → Viking (loan) | 28 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Mjøndalen | 69 | (5) |
2022 | HamKam | 5 | (0) |
2023–2025 | Orange County SC | 52 | (3) |
2025– | Valur | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Norway U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2017 |
Markus Lund Nakkim (born 21 July 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Orange County SC. [2]
Nakkim joined Vålerenga's youth academy in his mid teens, having previously been at KFUM Oslo. [3] In 2012, he won the NTF U16 Cup while playing for Vålerenga's youth team. He signed his first professional contract with the first team ahead of the 2015 season. [4] On 17 April 2015, Nakkim made his league debut against Haugesund.
In February 2018, Nakkim joined Viking on loan until the end of the 2018 season. [5]
In January 2025 news started to emerge that Icelandic giants Valur were interested in Nakkims services, his arrival was announced on January 15 2025. [6]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vålerenga | 2015 | Eliteserien | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
2016 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
2017 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2019 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
Total | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
Strømmen (loan) | 2016 | 1. divisjon | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
Viking (loan) | 2018 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
Mjøndalen | 2020 | Eliteserien | 30 | 2 | — | — | 1 [a] | 1 | 31 | 3 | ||
2021 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||||
2022 | OBOS-ligaen | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
Total | 69 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 73 | 8 | |||
Valur | 2025 | Besta Deildin | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Career total | 140 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 10 |
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