Niklas Vesterlund
Defender - Right-Back
at FC Utrecht
at FC Utrecht
844 days · joined 2024-01-31
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€1.00m
Right-Back Defender
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.07
goals / match
Tromsø IL
top club · 86 apps
Career highs
€1.20m
peak value · 2023
€600k
top transfer fee · 23/24
5
best season · 2023
1 · 6.7%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1999-06-06 · 6 players total
216Appearances
15Goals
18Assists
15Yellow cards
0Red cards
51Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Niklas Vesterlund |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen |
| Date of birth | 1999-06-06 (26 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Kopenhagen, Denmark |
| Citizenship |  Denmark |
| Position | Defender - Right-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | FC Utrecht |
| Joined | 2024-01-31 |
| Contract expires | 2027-06-30 |
| Agent | People In Sport |
Jul 2025
25/26 — FC Utrecht
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2025
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Jul 2024
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — FC Utrecht
10 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2024
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jan 2024
Transfer: Tromsø → FC Utrecht
23/24 · Transfer · €600k
Jul 2023
2023 — Tromsø IL
33 matches · 5 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — FC Utrecht
10 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
2022 — Tromsø IL
27 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
2021 — Tromsø IL, Trelleborgs FF
30 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
May 2021
Transfer: Trelleborg → Tromsø
20/21 · Transfer · €20k
Jul 2020
20/21 — Trelleborgs FF
5 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
2020 — Trelleborgs FF, Trelleborgs FF U21
27 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Trelleborgs FF
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
2019 — Trelleborgs FF
21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2019
Transfer: Copenhagen U19 → Trelleborg
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Copenhagen Reserves, FC Copenhagen, FC Copenhagen U19
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Copenhagen Reserves, FC Copenhagen U19
23 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Copenhagen U19, FC Copenhagen UEFA U19
15 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: FCK Youth → Copenhagen U19
16/17 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.20m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
FC Utrecht
13.8%
Tromsø IL
49.5%
Trelleborgs FF
25.1%
Trelleborgs FF U21
0.0%
FC Copenhagen
0.0%
FC Copenhagen U19
0.0%
FC Copenhagen Reserves
0.0%
FC Copenhagen UEFA U19
11.7%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Utrecht | 3 | 23/24 | 25/26 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 639 |
| Tromsø IL | 3 | 2021 | 2023 | 86 | 10 | 12 | 2,294 |
| Trelleborgs FF | 5 | 19/20 | 2021 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 1,161 |
| Trelleborgs FF U21 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Copenhagen | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Copenhagen U19 | 3 | 16/17 | 18/19 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Copenhagen Reserves | 2 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FC Copenhagen UEFA U19 | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 540 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Eredivisie | FC Utrecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | Europa League Qualifying | FC Utrecht | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Eredivisie | FC Utrecht | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 639 |
| 24/25 | KNVB Beker | FC Utrecht | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Eredivisie | FC Utrecht | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Play-Offs Conference League | FC Utrecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Eliteserien | Tromsø IL | 30 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 540 |
| 2023 | NM-Cup | Tromsø IL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Eliteserien | Tromsø IL | 23 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 983 |
| 2022 | NM-Cup | Tromsø IL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Eliteserien | Tromsø IL | 25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 681 |
| 2021 | NM-Cup | Tromsø IL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2021 | Superettan | Trelleborgs FF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Relegation Superettan | Trelleborgs FF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Superettan | Trelleborgs FF | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 754 |
| 2020 | U21 Allsvenskan Södra | Trelleborgs FF U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Superettan | Trelleborgs FF | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Svenska Cupen | Trelleborgs FF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 407 |
| 19/20 | Svenska Cupen | Trelleborgs FF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Reserveligaen | FC Copenhagen Reserves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Sydbank Pokalen | FC Copenhagen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | U19 Boys League | FC Copenhagen U19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Reserveligaen | FC Copenhagen Reserves | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | U19 Boys League | FC Copenhagen U19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | U19 Boys League | FC Copenhagen U19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | UEFA Youth League | FC Copenhagen UEFA U19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 540 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | FCK Youth | Copenhagen U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-02-07 | Copenhagen U19 | Trelleborg | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-05-11 | Trelleborg | Tromsø | Transfer | 100000 | €20k |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-31 | Tromsø | FC Utrecht | Transfer | 1200000 | €600k |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | unknown injury | 2024-04-04 | 2024-05-04 | 31 | 3 |
| 24/25 | unknown injury | 2024-07-01 | 2024-10-19 | 111 | 7 |
| 24/25 | Ankle injury | 2025-01-14 | 2025-04-21 | 98 | 14 |
Current€1.00m
Peak€1.20m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€950k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Wind | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Vegard Erlien | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oscar Johansson Schellhas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Morten Hjulmand | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lasse Nilsen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Håkansson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Haris Brkic | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Erik Andersson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| August Mikkelsen | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Carlo Holse | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Casper Øyvann | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben Yttergård Jenssen | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Isak Jönsson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Kitolano | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luka Racic | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mads Roerslev | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Haugaard | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Felix Winther | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent-Are Antonsen | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jostein Gundersen | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Eliteserien | Tromsø IL | 5 | 30 |
| 2021 | Eliteserien | Tromsø IL | 2 | 25 |
| 2020 | Superettan | Trelleborgs FF | 2 | 24 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Eliteserien | Tromsø IL | 5 | 30 |
| 2022 | Eliteserien | Tromsø IL | 3 | 23 |
| 24/25 | Eredivisie | FC Utrecht | 2 | 8 |
Last 50 matches for FC Utrecht while Niklas Vesterlund was at the club (joined 2024-01-31). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-17 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | – | Fortuna Sittard | TIMED |
| 2026-05-10 | NL1 |
AFC Ajax | 1–2 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2026-05-10 | NL1 |
AFC Ajax | 1–2 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2026-05-02 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 2–0 | NAC Breda | Available |
| 2026-05-02 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 2–0 | NAC Breda | Available |
| 2026-04-26 | NL1 |
SBV Excelsior | 5–0 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2026-04-26 | NL1 |
SBV Excelsior | 5–0 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2026-04-11 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 4–1 | Telstar 1963 | Available |
| 2026-04-04 | NL1 |
PSV | 4–3 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2026-03-22 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 2–0 | Go Ahead Eagles | Available |
| 2026-03-15 | NL1 |
FC Twente '65 | 0–2 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2026-03-06 | NL1 |
Heracles Almelo | 0–0 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2026-03-01 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 2–0 | AZ | Available |
| 2026-02-22 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 1–1 | PEC Zwolle | Available |
| 2026-02-14 | NL1 |
FC Groningen | 1–2 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2026-02-11 | NL1 |
NEC | 1–3 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2026-02-08 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 0–1 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Available |
| 2026-02-01 | NL1 |
SC Heerenveen | 1–1 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2026-01-25 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 0–1 | Sparta Rotterdam | Available |
| 2026-01-18 | NL1 |
FC Volendam | 2–1 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2025-12-21 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 1–2 | PSV | Available |
| 2025-12-14 | NL1 |
NAC Breda | 1–1 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2025-12-07 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 1–1 | FC Twente '65 | Available |
| 2025-11-30 | NL1 |
Go Ahead Eagles | 2–2 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2025-11-23 | NL1 |
Telstar 1963 | 1–1 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2025-11-09 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 2–1 | AFC Ajax | Available |
| 2025-11-02 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 1–0 | NEC | Available |
| 2025-10-26 | NL1 |
AZ | 4–1 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 3–1 | FC Volendam | Available |
| 2025-10-05 | NL1 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam | 3–2 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2025-09-28 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 2–2 | SC Heerenveen | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | NL1 |
Fortuna Sittard | 1–0 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2025-09-14 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 0–1 | FC Groningen | Available |
| 2025-08-31 | NL1 |
PEC Zwolle | 0–2 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2025-08-24 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 4–1 | SBV Excelsior | Available |
| 2025-08-17 | NL1 |
Sparta Rotterdam | 2–1 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2025-08-10 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 4–0 | Heracles Almelo | Available |
| 2025-05-18 | NL1 |
Fortuna Sittard | 0–0 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2025-05-14 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 1–1 | Sparta Rotterdam | Available |
| 2025-05-11 | NL1 |
FC Twente '65 | 2–0 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2025-04-25 | NL1 |
RKC Waalwijk | 0–4 | FC Utrecht | Available |
| 2025-04-20 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 4–0 | AFC Ajax | INJURED Ankle injury |
| 2025-04-13 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 3–1 | FC Groningen | INJURED Ankle injury |
| 2025-04-06 | NL1 |
Go Ahead Eagles | 2–2 | FC Utrecht | INJURED Ankle injury |
| 2025-03-30 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 2–0 | SC Heerenveen | INJURED Ankle injury |
| 2025-03-15 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 0–1 | NEC | INJURED Ankle injury |
| 2025-03-09 | NL1 |
Willem II Tilburg | 2–3 | FC Utrecht | INJURED Ankle injury |
| 2025-03-01 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 1–0 | NAC Breda | INJURED Ankle injury |
| 2025-02-15 | NL1 |
PSV | 2–2 | FC Utrecht | INJURED Ankle injury |
| 2025-02-09 | NL1 |
FC Utrecht | 0–1 | Almere City FC | INJURED Ankle injury |
Teams faced most often by Niklas Vesterlund's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RKC Waalwijk | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 100% |
| Heracles Almelo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 40% |
| PEC Zwolle | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 25% |
| AFC Ajax | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 25% |
| Fortuna Sittard | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 25% |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 50% |
| FC Groningen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 50% |
| Willem II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 100% |
| FK Bodø/Glimt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0% |
| FC Twente | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100% |
| Fredrikstad FK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 50% |
| PSV Eindhoven | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Senior debut season | |
| 16/17 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | 10 | 639 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 23/24 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 33 | 540 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 2022 | 27 | 983 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 2021 | 30 | 771 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 2020 | 27 | 754 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 2019 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 15 | 540 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Eliteserien
78 apps
9 G
9 A
Superettan
49 apps
2 G
1 A
Eredivisie
17 apps
1 G
3 A
NM-Cup
8 apps
1 G
3 A
Svenska Cupen
5 apps
1 G
1 A
UEFA Youth League
6 apps
1 G
0 A
Reserveligaen
6 apps
0 G
1 A
U19 Boys League
37 apps
0 G
0 A
More on Niklas Vesterlund
Explore this player's career through different angles.
Similar players
Same position, similar age, sorted by market value.
Frequently asked about Niklas Vesterlund
Who is Niklas Vesterlund?
Niklas Vesterlund is a Denmark professional footballer who plays as a right-back for FC Utrecht.
How old is Niklas Vesterlund?
Niklas Vesterlund is 26 years old. He was born on June 6, 1999 in Kopenhagen.
What position does Niklas Vesterlund play?
Niklas Vesterlund plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).
What club does Niklas Vesterlund play for?
Niklas Vesterlund currently plays for FC Utrecht.
How many career goals has Niklas Vesterlund scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Niklas Vesterlund has scored 15 goals in 216 appearances.
What is Niklas Vesterlund's market value?
Niklas Vesterlund's most recent reported market value is €1.00m.