Ivan Näsberg

Ivan Näsberg
Personal information
Full name	Ivan Tarek Fjellstad Näsberg
Date of birth	22 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Viborg
Number	2
Youth career
2005–2014	Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2022	Vålerenga
2016	→ Varbergs BoIS (loan)
2022–2024	PAOK
2024–	Viborg
International career‡
2012	Norway U16
2013	Norway U17
2014	Norway U18
2014–2015	Norway U19
2014–2018	Norway U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018

Ivan Tarek Fjellstad Näsberg (born 22 April 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Viborg FF.

Career

Vålerenga

Ivan Näsberg was born in Vålerenga, grew up in Vålerenga, and apart from a year in Swedish Varbergs BoIS, he played his entire career in Vålerenga. In other words: He is a real Vålerenga boy. Ivan is a defensive player and is used both in center and as a left back. Näsberg made his league debut in July 2013 against Viking.^[1]

Born in Oslo on 22 April 1996, he started playing football in Valerenga at the age of 5, a lifetime, he is in the same team doing all the steps from the bottom up. Somehow he made his debut in the first division in 2013 at the age of just 17 years old. In his early seasons he did not play a significant role, but for the last four seasons he has established himself as a key player playing in 85 games out of a total of 141 appearances with the Oslo team jersey.With a height of 1.86m. Näsberg was on the transfer lists of Crystal Palace and Fulham, having stood out for his ability to "build" the game from the defense, with his appearances during that time not going unnoticed and the English press characterizing him "A very good solution at a low cost and with an eye on the future."

At that time the sale price was set at 1.2 million euros, around these numbers were traded by the people of Valerenga and Crystal Palace, however in the winter of 2021 the Londoners turned to other cases of defense and the issue of the Norwegian stopper remained aside.^[2]

PAOK

The Norwegian Ivan Näsberg comes with a free transfer, to sign for the Thessaloniki team of PAOK.^[3]

Viborg FF

On 2 September 2024 the Danish Superliga club Viborg FF confirmed that Näsberg joined the club on a deal until June 2027.^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 November 2024^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vålerenga	2013	Tippeligaen	5	0	0	0	-		5	0
	2014		4	0	1	0	-		5	0
	2015		9	0	1	0	-		10	0
	2017	Eliteserien	15	1	4	0	-		19	1
	2018		14	0	3	0	-		17	0
	2019		22	0	1	0	-		23	0
	2020		29	2	-		-		29	2
	2021		26	0	1	0	2	1	29	1
	2022		8	0	-		-		8	0
Total			132	3	11	0	2	1	145	5
Varbergs BoIS (loan)	2016	Superettan	27	1	4	0	-		31	1
PAOK	2022–23	Super League Greece	12	1	2	0	0	0	14	1
	2023–24		8	0	2	1	0	0	10	1
	2024–25		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		21	1	4	1	0	0	25	2
Viborg	2024–25	Danish Superliga	5	0	2	0	—		7	0
Career total			185	5	21	1	2	1	208	6

Honours

PAOK

Super League Greece: 2023–24^[6]

References

^ Kolstad, Are (8 July 2013). "Keeper-Kongshavn reddet VIF". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). p. 26-27.
^ "Η συμφωνία με τον Νέσμπεργκ δείχνει προγραμματισμό". www.gazzetta.gr. 30 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ "ΠΑΟΚ: Έρχεται Ελλάδα ο Νάσμπεργκ - Το συμβόλαιο που υπογράφει". .onsports.gr. 31 May 2022. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ VFF henter Ivan Näsberg, vff.dk, 2 September 2024
^ "Ivan Näsberg". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
^ "ΠΑΟΚ 4Χ4 και... 1,2, 4 ως αουτσάιντερ: από 75–68 το έκανε 78–80!". Gazzetta (in Greek). 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[1] Kolstad, Are (8 July 2013). "Keeper-Kongshavn reddet VIF". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). p. 26-27.

[2] "Η συμφωνία με τον Νέσμπεργκ δείχνει προγραμματισμό". www.gazzetta.gr. 30 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[3] "ΠΑΟΚ: Έρχεται Ελλάδα ο Νάσμπεργκ - Το συμβόλαιο που υπογράφει". .onsports.gr. 31 May 2022. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.

[4] VFF henter Ivan Näsberg, vff.dk, 2 September 2024

[5] "Ivan Näsberg". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 6 July 2019.

[6] "ΠΑΟΚ 4Χ4 και... 1,2, 4 ως αουτσάιντερ: από 75–68 το έκανε 78–80!". Gazzetta (in Greek). 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

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