Håvard Nielsen

Håvard Nielsen

Nielsen with Red Bull Salzburg in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Håvard Kallevik Nielsen
Date of birth	15 July 1993
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker/ Winger
Club information
Current team	SC Freiburg
Number	14
Youth career
2000–2006	Oppsal IF
2007–2010	Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009–2012	Vålerenga	46	(9)
2012–2016	Red Bull Salzburg	39	(3)
2014–2015	→ Eintracht Braunschweig (loan)	46	(10)
2016–	SC Freiburg	4	(0)
National team^‡
2008	Norway U15	4	(0)
2009	Norway U16	10	(7)
2010	Norway U17	8	(2)
2010–2011	Norway U18	15	(3)
2011–2012	Norway U19	15	(4)
2012–	Norway U21	10	(3)
2012–	Norway	11	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:30, 21 March 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2014

Håvard Nielsen (born 15 July 1993) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward for SC Freiburg.

Club career

Born in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, Nielsen grew up in the suburb of Oppsal. He began his career with the local club Oppsal IF, but signed for Vålerenga in 2007, when he was 14 years old.^[1]

On 5 October 2009, he made his debut in the Norwegian Premier League against Viking as the youngest ever Vålerenga player. In January 2011, he signed a three-year professional contract with Vålerenga.^[2]

At the age of 18, Nielsen was already an experienced player and on 11 July 2012, he scored his first hat-trick for Vålerenga in the match against Odd Grenland.

In July 2012, he signed a deal with Red Bull Salzburg. In January 2014, he went on loan to the German Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig.^[3] On 26 January 2014 he made his debut in the German first tier, in a game against Werder Bremen.^[4] The loan deal ended in June 2015 when he returned to Salzburg. In Winter 2015 he went on to SC Freiburg.^[5]

International career

Nielsen has played for a national team above his age since he was 16, and is considered one of the greatest talents in Norway. He played all matches during the 2011 European Under-19 Championship qualification and scored one goal, when Norway advanced to the elite qualification.

International goals

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 November 2012	Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest	Hungary	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2	13 October 2014	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	Bulgaria	2–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifier

Career statistics

As of 21 March 2016

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2009	Vålerenga	Tippeligaen	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2010			1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1
2011			28	3	1	0	4	0	33	3
2012			16	6	2	1	0	0	18	7
2012–13	Red Bull Salzburg	Bundesliga	24	3	0	0	0	0	24	3
2013–14			7	0	1	0	4	0	12	0
2013–14	Eintracht Braunschweig	Bundesliga	16	2	0	0	0	0	16	2
2014–15		2. Bundesliga	30	8	2	2	0	0	32	10
2015–16	Red Bull Salzburg	Bundesliga	8	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
2015–16	2. Bundesliga	SC Freiburg	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Career Total			130	22	7	4	9	0	146	26

References

1. "Havard Nielsen" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
2. "Nielsen har signert". Vålerenga Fotball (in Norwegian). 31 January 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
3. "Eintracht verpflichtet Havard Nielsen" (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
4. "Nielsen nær scoring i Bundesliga-debuten". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 26 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
5. "Ein Norweger im Breisgau: Nielsen wird Freiburger" [A Norwegian in Breisgau: Nielsen becomes Freiburger] (in German). kicker. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

External links

• Håvard Nielsen profile at Soccerway
• Profile at VIF-Fotball.no
• Profile at UEFA.com