Nicolai Næss

Norwegian footballer (born 1993)

Nicolai Næss
Personal information

Date of birth	(1993-01-18) 18 January 1993 (age 31)
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	59	(4)
International career^‡
2012	Norway U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:20, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

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

Career

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

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

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]

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

As of matches played 30 May 2021^[1]^[6]^[7]

Club	Season	League			Cup^[a]		Continental^[b]		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vålerenga	2012	Tippeligaen	5	0	3	0	–		–		8	0
Stabæk	2013	Adeccoligaen	21	0	3	0	–		–		24	0
	2014	Tippeligaen	24	1	5	0	–		–		29	1
	2015	Tippeligaen	29	1	5	1	–		–		34	2
	2016	Tippeligaen	16	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	22	0
	Total		90	2	17	1	2	0	0	0	109	3
Columbus Crew SC	2016	MLS	13	0	0	0	–		–		13	0
	2017	MLS	18	0	1	0	–		0	0	19	0
	Total		31	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
Heerenveen	2017–18	Eredivisie	9	0	1	0	–		0	0	10	0
	2018–19	Eredivisie	1	0	1	0	–		–		2	0
	Total		10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Sarpsborg 08	2019	Eliteserien	20	1	3	0	–		–		23	1
	2020		29	0	0	0	–		–		29	0
	2021		13	0	0	0	–		–		13	0
	Total		62	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	65	1
Stabæk Fotball	2022	OBOS-ligaen	30	3	3	1	–		–		33	4
	2023	Eliteserien	19	0	5	0	–		–		24	0
	Total		49	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	57	4
Career total			247	3	31	1	2	0	0	0	280	4

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