Players / Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen
Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen
Utrecht

Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen

Defender · Utrecht. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionDEF Age27 ClubUtrecht Market value€1.5mTransfermarkt · 2026-05-28
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubUtrechtEredivisie
PositionDefenderDefender
Date of birth27 years old
NationalityDenmarkKøbenhavn
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current
Market value€1.5mTransfermarkt · 2026-05-28
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedInjury
Height185 cm80 kg
Shirt number#23Utrecht
Performance
Season stats

Eredivisie · 2026

Utrecht · Defender

Appearances66 starts
Minutes4970 substitute entries
Rating6.48provider season average
Goals + assists20 goals · 2 assists
Goals / 900minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 900.36minimum 90-minute sample
Shots11 on target
Passing77140 passes · 5 key
Defensive work83 interceptions · 4 blocks
Duels won52.9%18 of 34
Dribble success—0 of 0
Cards0Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability record

Injury and absence history

Provider-reported fixture absences are grouped into episodes; this is not a medical diagnosis.

No current absence reportedInjuryFixture date ·
Last 12 months1groups in recorded history
Last 24 months1groups in recorded history
Last 36 months1groups in recorded history
Provider records1fixture-level reports
Reported episodeRecord datesFixture recordsClub / competitionSource confidence
InjuryOther / unspecifiedFixture dateSingle dated record1Not equal to matches missedUtrechtEredivisieAPI-FootballProvider record

Days missed, matches missed and availability percentage appear only when a source supplies start, return and fixture-total data. This feed does not currently support those claims reliably.

Comparable profiles

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CacáCacáVitoria · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar age82match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 497 min / 2026 · — min

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  • Playing time is missing.

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Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen and Cacá — stored season statistics
Context / metricNiklas Brøndsted Vesterlund NielsenCacá
Season20262026
CompetitionEredivisieSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleUtrechtCorinthians
Minutes497—
Appearances60
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9081.45 per 90—— per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9030.54 per 90—— per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9040.72 per 90—— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Lucas HalterLucas HalterHouston Dynamo · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar age82match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 497 min / 2026 · 1,296 min

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Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen and Lucas Halter — stored season statistics
Context / metricNiklas Brøndsted Vesterlund NielsenLucas Halter
Season20262026
CompetitionEredivisieMLS
Team in this sampleUtrechtHouston Dynamo
Minutes4971,296
Appearances615
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9081.45 per 90201.39 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9030.54 per 90120.83 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9040.72 per 90201.39 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Robson BambuRobson BambuAtletico San Luis · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar age75match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 497 min / 2026 · 497 min

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Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen and Robson Bambu — stored season statistics
Context / metricNiklas Brøndsted Vesterlund NielsenRobson Bambu
Season20262026
CompetitionEredivisieLiga MX
Team in this sampleUtrechtAtletico San Luis
Minutes497497
Appearances66
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9081.45 per 9091.63 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9030.54 per 9071.27 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9040.72 per 9030.54 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Léo DuarteLéo DuarteAtletico-MG · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · close age profile70match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 497 min / 2026 · 67 min

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Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen and Léo Duarte — stored season statistics
Context / metricNiklas Brøndsted Vesterlund NielsenLéo Duarte
Season20262026
CompetitionEredivisieSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleUtrechtAtletico-MG
Minutes49767
Appearances61
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9081.45 per 903— per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9030.54 per 903— per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9040.72 per 900— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

IgnacioIgnacioFluminense · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · close age profile70match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 497 min / 2026 · 1,057 min

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Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen and Ignacio — stored season statistics
Context / metricNiklas Brøndsted Vesterlund NielsenIgnacio
Season20262026
CompetitionEredivisieSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleUtrechtFluminense
Minutes4971,057
Appearances614
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9081.45 per 90191.62 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9030.54 per 90131.11 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9040.72 per 9080.68 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Zé IvaldoZé IvaldoRemo · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · close age profile70match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 497 min / 2026 · 366 min

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Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen and Zé Ivaldo — stored season statistics
Context / metricNiklas Brøndsted Vesterlund NielsenZé Ivaldo
Season20262026
CompetitionEredivisieSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleUtrechtSantos
Minutes497366
Appearances65
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9081.45 per 9061.48 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9030.54 per 90112.7 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9040.72 per 9051.23 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves10 loans · 0 free moves
Known feesNo disclosed feesTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed feeNot suppliedNo verified monetary record

Latest recorded move: Tromso → Utrecht · 31 Jan 2024, with terms recorded as Terms not supplied. The player was 24.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202431 Jan 2024Tromso → UtrechtTransferTerms not supplied24
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Utrecht · Eredivisie

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
Fixture dateInjury

Utrecht

TransferTromso → Utrecht

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

København, Denmark

Value & contract

Market value

€1.5m

Transfermarkt · 2026-05-28

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Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract

A current contract expiry has not been verified. Contract length, options and release clauses are unavailable.

News

Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen in the news

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.

IdentityNiklas Brøndsted Vesterlund NielsenHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubUtrechtHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionEredivisieHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionDefenderMediumAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonHighAPI-Football · checked
Availability2MediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history1HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: Not recordedNo automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours4 updates · 11 retained records
ProfileDetailed position updated

Right BackDefender

API-Football current squad
ValuationValue record updated

€1.8m€1.7m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.
ProfileDetailed position updated

DefenderRight Back

API-Football squad and profile sync
8 matching records · show dates

The same position update was recorded repeatedly. Each original timestamp is retained.

ValuationValue record updated

€1.7m€1.8m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.