Lasse Nilsen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Bleik, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Høken | |||
| Andenes | |||
| 2012–2014 | Tromsø | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2024 | Tromsø | 180 | (6) |
| 2017 | → Tromsdalen (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Norway U18[1] | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 February 2024 | |||
Lasse Nilsen (born 21 February 1995) is a Norwegian football defender. He last played for the Eliteserien side Tromsø IL.
Career
[edit]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.[2][3]
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.[3][4]
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 in June 2018.
At the end of the 2024 season, it was confirmed that Nilsen's contract with Tromsø expired after the season and would not be extended.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tromsø | 2014 | 1. divisjon | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2015 | Eliteserien | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2019 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | 1. divisjon | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 180 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 209 | 7 | ||
| Tromsdalen (loan) | 2017 | 1. divisjon | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| Career total | 195 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 224 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lasse Nilsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Lasse Nilsen fikk ønsket om TIL-kontrakt oppfylt - skrev under for tre år". Nordlys (in Norwegian). 4 April 2014. p. 30.
- ^ a b Robertsen, Rune (4 March 2015). "Lynvingen fra havgapet som kan bli TIL-back". iTromsø (in Norwegian). p. 32.
- ^ Olaussen, Leif-Morten; Johansen, Torje D. (31 May 2015). "Ung og rutinert løpskraft". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 22.
- ^ "Slutt for Lasse Nilsen" (in Norwegian). NRK. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Lasse Nilsen at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Lasse Nilsen at Soccerway
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