Snorre Strand Nilsen

Snorre Strand Nilsen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-01-14) 14 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Gjøvik, Norway
Position(s)	defender
Team information
Current team	HamKam
Number	22
Youth career
2002–2012	Gjøvik-Lyn
2013	Raufoss
2013–2016	Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Gjøvik-Lyn	8	(0)
2017–2020	Raufoss	83	(12)
2021–2023	Kristiansund	84	(9)
2024–	HamKam	38	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2025

Snorre Strand Nilsen (born 14 January 1997) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right back for HamKam.

Career

He is a son of Harald Christian Strand Nilsen and hails from Gjøvik. He started his career in Gjøvik-Lyn at the age of 5, moving on to Raufoss after the 2012 season and to the English club Portsmouth's academy in the summer of 2013. ^{[1] [2]}

He returned to Norway in the summer of 2016 and the senior team of Gjøvik-Lyn. From 2017 to 2020 he played for Raufoss again, helping them cement a spot in the 1. divisjon, before he was signed by Kristiansund BK ahead of the 2021 season. He made his Eliteserien debut in May 2021 against Molde. One week later, he scored his first Eliteserien goal against Vålerenga. ^[2]

Career statistics

As of 3 August 2025 ^[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
Gjøvik-Lyn	2016	PostNord-ligaen	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
	Total		8	0	0	0	—		8	0
Raufoss	2017	PostNord-ligaen	15	1	0	0	2 [a]	1	17	2
	2018		24	3	1	1	—		25	4
	2019	OBOS-ligaen	26	7	2	1	—		28	8
	2020		18	1	—		1 [b]	0	19	1
	Total		83	12	3	2	3	1	89	15
Kristiansund	2021	Eliteserien	28	6	3	0	—		31	6
	2022		30	1	2	0	—		32	1
	2023	OBOS-ligaen	26	1	2	0	4 [b]	0	32	1
	Total		84	8	7	0	4	0	95	8
HamKam	2024	Eliteserien	23	1	1	0	0	0	24	1
	2025		15	1	3	0	—		18	1
	Total		38	2	4	0	0	0	42	2
Career Total			213	22	14	2	7	1	234	25

1. Appearances in the PostNord-ligaen promotional play-offs
2. Appearances in the Eliteserien play-offs

References

1. Thelen, Stian (30 June 2015). "Sønnen til norsk OL-helt fikk proffkontrakt med engelsk klubb" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
2. Snorre Strand Nilsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)