Nicolai Næss

Nicolai Næss (born 18 January 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Stabæk.

Nicolai Næss
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-01-18) 18 January 1993
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Stabæk
Number 3
Youth career
Klemetsrud
Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Vålerenga 5 (0)
2013–2016 Stabæk 90 (2)
2016–2017 Columbus Crew SC 31 (0)
2017–2018 Heerenveen 10 (0)
2019–2022 Sarpsborg 08 62 (1)
2022– Stabæk 49 (3)
International career
2012 Norway U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:20, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

Career

Club

Næss made his debut for Vålerenga on 31 March 2012 against Strømsgodset, they lost the game 3–2.[1]

Stabæk

Prior to the start of the 2013 season, Næss signed for Stabæk.[2]

Columbus Crew SC

On 21 July 2016, Næss signed with Columbus Crew.[3] He made his club debut on 13 August 2016 in a 3–3 draw against New York City FC.[4]

Heerenveen

On 30 August 2017, Næss transferred to Eredivisie side Heerenveen for an undisclosed fee.[5]

Career statistics

As of matches played 30 May 2021[1][6][7]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vålerenga 2012 Tippeligaen 503080
Stabæk 2013 Adeccoligaen 21030240
2014 Tippeligaen 24150291
2015 Tippeligaen 29151342
2016 Tippeligaen 160402000220
Total 90217120001093
Columbus Crew SC 2016 MLS 13000130
2017 1801000190
Total 310100000320
Heerenveen 2017–18 Eredivisie 901000100
2018–19 Eredivisie 101020
Total 100200000120
Sarpsborg 08 2019 Eliteserien 20130231
2020 29000290
2021 13000130
Total 621300000651
Stabæk Fotball 2022 OBOS-ligaen 30331334
2023 Eliteserien 19050240
Total 493800000574
Career total 247331120002804
  1. Includes the Norwegian Football Cup, U.S. Open Cup, and KNVB Cup
  2. All appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References

  1. "Nicolai Næss". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). 20 February 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  2. Sætre, Marius Dalseg (12 February 2013). "Signerte kontrakt med fansen" (in Norwegian). Budstikka. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  3. "Crew SC adds Norwegian defender Nicolai Naess". columbuscrewsc.com. Columbus Crew. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  4. "Nicolai Naess ESPNFC". espnfc.com. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  5. Sam Stejskal (30 August 2017). "Columbus Crew SC sell defender Nico Naess to Dutch club SC Heerenveen". MLS. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  6. Nicolai Næss at Soccerway
  7. Nicolai Næss at Major League Soccer


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