Lasse Nilsen (born 21 February 1995) is a Norwegian

football defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

. He last played for the

Eliteserien Eliteserien () is a professional association football league in Norway and the highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Norwegian First Division ...

side

Tromsø IL Tromsø Idrettslag () is a Norwegian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Tromsø. They play their home games at the Romssa Arena which has a seating capacity of 6,801. Tromsø play in the Eliteserien. Despi ...

Career

He hails from Bleik and started his youth career in Høken, moving on to Andenes around his early teens. He then went to the regional great team Tromsø IL, with whom he signed a professional contract in April 2014. He plays as a left back or winger. He made his first team debut in the 2014 Norwegian First Division, which ended with Tromsø being promoted, and made his first-tier debut in May 2015 against Odd. In April 2018, he scored his first goal against Ranheim IL in a 4-0 win. He also scored the deciding goal in a 2-1 win against

Rosenborg BK Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional association football, football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien (football), Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles ...

in June 2018. At the end of the 2024 season, it was confirmed that Nilsen's contract with

Tromsø Tromsø is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the administrative centre of Troms county. The city is located on the is ...

expired after the season and would not be extended.

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* 1995 births Living people People from Andøy Norwegian men's footballers Tromsø IL players Tromsdalen UIL players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Nordland 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-footy-defender-stub