Markus Nakkim

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Markus Nakkim
Personal information
Full name Markus Lund Nakkim
Date of birth (1996-07-21) 21 July 1996 (age 28)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2019 Vålerenga 2 61 (10)
2015–2020 Vålerenga 29 (1)
2016Strømmen (loan) 14 (0)
2018Viking (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]

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Club career

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]


Career statistics

As of match played 4 July 2022 [7] [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vålerenga 2015 Eliteserien 8020100
2016 601070
2017 8020100
2018 000000
2019 712091
Total29170361
Strømmen (loan) 2016 1. divisjon 14031171
Viking (loan) 2018 28010290
Mjøndalen 2020 Eliteserien3021 [a] 1313
2021 29322315
2022 OBOS-ligaen 10010110
Total6953211738
Valur 2025 Besta Deildin000000
Total00000000
Career total1406143001115510
Notes
  1. Appearance in relegation play-offs.

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References

  1. Markus Nakkim at WorldFootball.net
  2. USLChampionship com Staff (9 February 2023). "Orange County adds Norwegian defender Markus Nakkim". USL Championship.
  3. Monn-Iversen, Øivind; et al. (31 May 2009). "- Ta ungene av banen". Dagbladet (in Norwegian).
  4. "Signerte for VIF". Dagsvaisen (in Norwegian). 24 December 2014. p. 49.
  5. "Markus Nakkim klar for Viking". viking-fk.no (in Norwegian). 19 February 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  6. "Markus Nakkim til Vals". Fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  7. Markus Nakkim at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  8. "Markus Nakkim". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). NTB.