Victor Nelsson
![]() Nelsson in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Victor Enok Nelsson | ||
Date of birth | 14 October 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Hornbæk, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Galatasaray | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002-2010 | Hornbæk IF | ||
2010–2016 | Nordsjælland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Nordsjælland | 98 | (1) |
2019–2021 | Copenhagen | 87 | (1) |
2021– | Galatasaray | 27 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | Denmark U-18 | 1 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Denmark U-19 | 8 | (0) |
2017–2021 | Denmark U-21 | 35 | (2) |
2020– | Denmark | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:20, 15 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:07, 3 July 2021 (UTC) |
Victor Enok Nelsson (born 14 October 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Denmark national team.
Youth career[]
Nelsson started playing football when he was 4 years old in Hornbæk IF, where his father also was coaching. Later, he got contacted by scouts from FC Nordsjælland, and joined the club on 25 March 2010.[1]
Club career[]
FC Nordsjælland[]
Nelsson got his debut for FC Nordsjælland on 12 September 2016. Having started on the bench, he replaced Mathias Jensen in the 87nd minute in a 3–1 defeat against AGF in the Danish Superliga.[2] On 14 October 2016, Nelsson signed his first professional contract and was promoted to the first team squad.[3] He played 23 league games for FCN in the 2016–17 season. Nelsson played the first two league games at the midfield, but then he was retrained as a centre back.[4] He also became a regular starter from the 2017–18 season.
At the age of 19 and after a great period in the first half part of the 2017–18 season, Nelsson got called up to the Denmark B national team by Åge Hareide, so he could look him forward and consider to pick him to the A national team.[5] In the winter break 2017–18, he changed his shirt number from 36 to 4.
FC Copenhagen[]
On 5 July 2019, Nelsson joined FC Copenhagen signing a contract until 2024.[6]
Galatasaray[]
Galatasaray announced on 11 August 2021 that it had reached an agreement with Copenhagen for a transfer fee of €7 million to be paid within five years. In addition, according to the agreement, the unilateral release fee of the football player was determined as €25 million.[7][8]
References[]
- ^ "Fokus På: Victor Nelsson – Ét opkald: Fra Hornbæk til Farum". dbold.dk. 21 March 2016.
- ^ "AGF VS. NORDSJÆLLAND 3 - 1". soccerway.com. 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Ung midtbanemand forlænger med FCN". bold.dk. 14 October 2016.
- ^ Victor Nelsson er klar på ny position‚ bold.dk, 31 July 2017
- ^ Glad FCN-stopper: Ikke nok bare at være med‚ bold.dk, 12 December 2017
- ^ FCK henter Victor Nelsson‚ fck.dk, 5 July 2019
- ^ "Victor Nelsson Galatasaray'da!". Galatasaray S.K. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Hoş geldin Victor Nelsson!". Galatasaray S.K. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links[]
- Victor Nelsson at Soccerway
- Victor Nelsson at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Danish people of Swedish descent
- People from Helsingør Municipality
- Danish footballers
- Association football forwards
- Denmark international footballers
- Denmark youth international footballers
- Denmark under-21 international footballers
- Danish Superliga players
- Süper Lig players
- FC Nordsjælland players
- F.C. Copenhagen players
- Galatasaray S.K. footballers
- Danish expatriate footballers
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey