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Nicolai Næss

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Nicolai Næss
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-01-18) 18 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Stabæk
Number 3
Youth career
Klemetsrud
Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Vålerenga 5 (0)
2013–2016 Stabæk 90 (2)
2016–2017 Columbus Crew SC 31 (0)
2017–2018 Heerenveen 10 (0)
2019–2022 Sarpsborg 08 62 (1)
2022– Stabæk 79 (5)
International career
2012 Norway U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:20, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

Nicolai Næss (born 18 January 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Stabæk.

Career

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Club

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Næss made his debut for Vålerenga on 31 March 2012 against Strømsgodset, they lost the game 3–2.[1]

Stabæk

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Prior to the start of the 2013 season, Næss signed for Stabæk.[2]

Columbus Crew SC

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On 21 July 2016, Næss signed with Columbus Crew.[3] He made his club debut on 13 August 2016 in a 3–3 draw against New York City FC.[4]

Heerenveen

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On 30 August 2017, Næss transferred to Eredivisie side Heerenveen for an undisclosed fee.[5]

Career statistics

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As of matches played 30 May 2021[1][6][7]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vålerenga 2012 Tippeligaen 5 0 3 0 8 0
Stabæk 2013 Adeccoligaen 21 0 3 0 24 0
2014 Tippeligaen 24 1 5 0 29 1
2015 Tippeligaen 29 1 5 1 34 2
2016 Tippeligaen 16 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 22 0
Total 90 2 17 1 2 0 0 0 109 3
Columbus Crew SC 2016 MLS 13 0 0 0 13 0
2017 18 0 1 0 0 0 19 0
Total 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
Heerenveen 2017–18 Eredivisie 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
2018–19 Eredivisie 1 0 1 0 2 0
Total 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Sarpsborg 08 2019 Eliteserien 20 1 3 0 23 1
2020 29 0 0 0 29 0
2021 13 0 0 0 13 0
Total 62 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 65 1
Stabæk Fotball 2022 OBOS-ligaen 30 3 3 1 33 4
2023 Eliteserien 19 0 5 0 24 0
Total 49 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 57 4
Career total 247 3 31 1 2 0 0 0 280 4
  1. ^ Includes the Norwegian Football Cup, U.S. Open Cup, and KNVB Cup
  2. ^ All appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nicolai Næss". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). 20 February 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  2. ^ Sætre, Marius Dalseg (12 February 2013). "Signerte kontrakt med fansen" (in Norwegian). Budstikka. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Crew SC adds Norwegian defender Nicolai Naess". columbuscrewsc.com. Columbus Crew. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Nicolai Naess ESPNFC". espnfc.com. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  5. ^ Sam Stejskal (30 August 2017). "Columbus Crew SC sell defender Nico Naess to Dutch club SC Heerenveen". MLS. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  6. ^ Nicolai Næss at Soccerway
  7. ^ Nicolai Næss at Major League Soccer
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