Niklas Jensen Wassberg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niklas Jensen Wassberg[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bergen, Norway[1] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brann | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Fyllingsdalen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Brann | 46 | (6) |
| 2021–2023 | Brann 2 | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Norway U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Norway U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Norway U19 | 8 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 January 2026 | |||
Niklas Jensen Wassberg (born 12 June 2004) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Brann.
Career
He played youth football for FK Fyllingsdalen before joining SK Brann ahead of the 2020 season. While the original intention was for him to start his senior career on loan at Fyllingsdalen,[2] he was instead given a senior contract in Brann, and made his Eliteserien debut in May 2021 against Molde.[3]
International career
Wassberg has been capped for the Norwegian U17, U18 and U19 teams.[3]
Personal life
Niklas Jensen Wassberg is a son of Roy Wassberg and maternal grandson of Roald Jensen.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brann | 2021 | Eliteserien | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 19 | 3 | ||
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 7 | ||
| Brann 2 | 2021 | 3. divisjon | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 3. divisjon | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 2. divisjon | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 54 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 7 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Eliteserien play-offs
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Conference League
References
- ^ a b c d "Niklas Wassberg". Worldfootball. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Niklas (16) har signert ny kontrakt – tas opp på A-laget" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b c Niklas Jensen Wassberg at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Oredam, Michael Breines (2 April 2021). "Følger i sin fars og bestefar Kniksens fotspor" (in Norwegian). Sporten.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Niklas Wassberg". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2026.