Niklas Sandberg (Norwegian footballer)

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Niklas Sandberg
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Sandberg in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-18) 18 May 1995 (age 28)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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 11 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2023

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

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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 13 November 2022 [5] [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sandnes Ulf 2014 Eliteserien 4000––40
2015 1. divisjon 4010––50
2016 1. divisjon10030––130
Total18040––220
Sola (loan) 2015 2. divisjon 13600––136
Nest-Sotra (loan) 2016 2. divisjon10100––101
Ullensaker/Kisa 2017 1. divisjon261133–1 [lower-alpha 1] 03014
2018 1. divisjon1000––10
Total271133–103114
Start 2018 Eliteserien15061––211
Haugesund 2019 Eliteserien196626 [lower-alpha 2] 2–3110
2020 Eliteserien247–––247
2021 Eliteserien28310––293
Total71167262–8420
Viking 2022 Eliteserien242636 [lower-alpha 3] 1–366
Career total178362691231019748
  1. ↑ Appearance in promotion play-offs.
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

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References

  1. ↑ Niklas Sandberg at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Niklas Sandberg at Soccerway
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 "Niklas Sandberg". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Start henter Sandberg fra Ull/Kisa". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 4 April 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 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.
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