Niklas Vesterlund
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Niklas Vesterlund (born 6 June 1999) is a
Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...
professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who plays as a
right back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for Dutch club
Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Nethe ...
.


Career


Tromsø

In May 2021, Vesterlund signed for Norwegian team
Tromsø Tromsø (, , ; se, Romsa ; fkv, Tromssa; sv, Tromsö) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø. Tromsø lies in Northern Norway. The municipality is the 21s ...
. Originally he signed a contract lasting until the end of the 2023 season, but in late 2022 he extended his contract with an additional two years, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2025 season.


Utrecht

At the start of 2024, Vesterlund signed for
Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is ...
club
Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Nethe ...
. He signed a contract until mid-2027 with an option to extend the contract one additional year.


Career statistics


References

1999 births Living people Danish men's footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers Trelleborgs FF players Tromsø IL players FC Utrecht players Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Danish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Danish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Superettan players Eliteserien players Eredivisie players Men's association football defenders {{Denmark-footy-defender-stub