Niklas Sandberg (Norwegian footballer)

Niklas Sandberg (born 18 May 1995) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien side FK Haugesund.

Niklas Sandberg
Sandberg in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-18) 18 May 1995
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Haugesund
Number 10
Youth career
Lura
Sandnes Ulf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Sandnes Ulf 18 (0)
2015Sola (loan) 13 (6)
2016Nest-Sotra (loan) 10 (1)
2017–2018 Ullensaker/Kisa 27 (11)
2018 Start 15 (0)
2019– Haugesund 43 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2020

He hails from Sandnes, and is the son of former athletes Richard Sandberg Hansen and Anne Brit Skjæveland; his mother was even an Olympian. His twin brother Joachim is an athlete.[2]

He started his youth career in Lura, but later joined the city's major team Sandnes Ulf. He made his senior debut in 2014.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 November 2020[3][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sandnes Ulf 2014 Tippeligaen 400040
2015 OBOS-ligaen 401050
2016 10030130
Total 18040220
Sola (loan) 2015 Oddsen-ligaen 13600136
Total 13600136
Nest-Sotra (loan) 2016 PostNord-ligaen 10100101
Total 10100101
Ullensaker/Kisa 2017 OBOS-ligaen 2611331[lower-alpha 1]03014
2018 100010
Total 271133103114
Start 2018 Eliteserien 15061211
Total 15061211
Haugesund 2019 Eliteserien 19662623110
2020 24700247
Total 431362625517
Career total 12631196621015239
  1. Appearance in promotion play-offs.

References

  1. Niklas Sandberg at Soccerway
  2. Larsen, Jan-Erik (9 July 2014). "Inspirerer hverandre til suksess" (PDF). Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). pp. 22–23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  3. "Niklas Sandberg". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. Niklas Sandberg at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
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