Niklas Sandberg (Norwegian footballer)

Niklas Sandberg

Sandberg in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-05-18) 18 May 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Sandnes, Norway [1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sarpsborg 08
Number	23
Youth career
	Lura
	Sandnes Ulf
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Sandnes Ulf	18	(0)
2015	→ Sola (loan)	13	(6)
2016	→ Nest-Sotra (loan)	10	(1)
2017–2018	Ullensaker/Kisa	27	(11)
2018	Start	15	(0)
2019–2021	Haugesund	71	(16)
2022–2023	Viking	35	(4)
2023–	Sarpsborg 08	35	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2025

Niklas Sandberg (born 18 May 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien side Sarpsborg 08.

Career

He started his youth career in Lura, but later joined the city's major team Sandnes Ulf. He made his senior debut in 2014. ^[3] After not being able to establish himself in the first team, he moved to Ull/Kisa in January 2017. ^[4] He finished the 2017 First Division season with 11 goals and 10 assists. ^[5] In April 2018, he joined Eliteserien club Start. ^[6] He made his Eliteserien debut on 9 April 2018 against Lillestrøm. ^[7] In January 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Haugesund. ^[8] In January 2021, Viking tried to sign Sandberg, but Haugesund did not want to sell him. ^[9] One year later, in January 2022, Viking succeeded in their attempt to sign Sandberg. He signed a four-year contract with the club. ^[10] On 12 March 2022, he made his debut for Viking in a 2–0 cup win against Kongsvinger. One week later, Viking won 5–0 against KFUM Oslo and Sandberg scored two of the goals. ^[7]

Personal life

He hails from Sandnes, and is the son of former athletes Richard Sandberg Hansen and Anne Brit Skjæveland; his mother was even an Olympian. His twin brother Joachim is an athlete. ^[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 July 2025 ^{[5] [7] [2]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sandnes Ulf	2014	Eliteserien	4	0	0	0	–		4	0
	2015	1. divisjon	4	0	1	0	–		5	0
	2016	1. divisjon	10	0	3	0	–		13	0
	Total		18	0	4	0	–		22	0
Sola (loan)	2015	2. divisjon	13	6	0	0	–		13	6
Nest-Sotra (loan)	2016	2. divisjon	10	1	0	0	–		10	1
Ullensaker/Kisa	2017	1. divisjon	26	11	3	3	1 [a]	0	30	14
	2018	1. divisjon	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	Total		27	11	3	3	1	0	31	14
Start	2018	Eliteserien	15	0	6	1	–		21	1
Haugesund	2019	Eliteserien	19	6	6	2	6 [b]	2	31	10
	2020	Eliteserien	24	7	–		–		24	7
	2021	Eliteserien	28	3	1	0	–		29	3
	Total		71	16	7	2	6	2	84	20
Viking	2022	Eliteserien	24	2	6	3	6 [c]	1	36	6
	2023	Eliteserien	11	2	3	2	–		14	4
	Total		35	4	9	5	6	1	50	10
Sarpsborg 08	2023	Eliteserien	11	3	0	0	–		11	3
	2024	Eliteserien	16	3	3	1	–		19	4
	2025	Eliteserien	8	0	4	0	–		12	0
	Total		35	6	7	1	–		42	7
Career total			224	44	36	12	13	3	273	59

1. Appearance in Eliteserien play-offs
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

1. Niklas Sandberg at WorldFootball.net
2. Niklas Sandberg at Soccerway
3. Larsen, Jan-Erik (9 July 2014). "Inspirerer hverandre til suksess" (PDF). Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). pp. 22–23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
4. Karstensen, Pål (10 January 2017). "Niklas Sandberg har signert for Ull/Kisa". Rogalands Avis (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 December 2021.
5. "Niklas Sandberg". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
6. "Start henter Sandberg fra Ull/Kisa". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 4 April 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
7. Niklas Sandberg at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
8. "Niklas Sandberg til FKH". NRK (in Norwegian). 27 January 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
9. Flygind, Kjetil (28 January 2021). "Viking dropper Niklas Sandberg: – Haugesund ønsker ikke å selge, det må vi akseptere". Stavanger Aftenblad. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
10. Nilssen, Stig (11 January 2022). "Sandberg klar for Viking i fire år". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 January 2022.