Niklas Vesterlund

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Niklas Vesterlund
Hammarby-Trelleborg 20210401 Niklas Westerlund.jpg
Personal information
Full name Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen
Date of birth (1999-06-06) 6 June 1999 (age 26)
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Utrecht
Number 23
Youth career
Vanløse [1]
Copenhagen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Trelleborg 49 (2)
2021–2024 Tromsø 78 (9)
2024– Utrecht 18 (1)
International career
2016 Denmark U17 6 (0)
2017–2018 Denmark U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2021

Niklas Vesterlund (born 6 June 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Dutch Eredivisie club Utrecht. [2]

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Career

Tromsø

In May 2021, Vesterlund signed for Norwegian team Tromsø. Originally he signed a contract lasting until the end of the 2023 season, but in late 2022 he extended his contract with an additional two years, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2025 season. [3]

Utrecht

At the start of 2024, Vesterlund signed for Eredivisie club Utrecht. He signed a contract until mid-2027 with an option to extend the contract one additional year. [2]

Career statistics

As of 5 February 2024 [4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Trelleborg 2019 Superettan 21000210
2020 242512 [a] 0313
2021 400040
Total4925120563
Tromsø 2021 Eliteserien 25200252
2022 23230262
2023 30520325
Total78950839
Utrecht 2023/2024 Eredivisie 10000010
Career total128111012014012
  1. Appearances in Superettan Playoffs

References

  1. Fotbolltransfers
  2. 1 2 "Rechtsback vastgelegd: Niklas Vesterlund naar FC Utrecht" (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  3. "Den perfekte historien" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  4. Niklas Vesterlund at Soccerway