Snorre Strand Nilsen

Snorre Strand Nilsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-14) 14 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Gjøvik, Norway
Position(s) defender
Team information
Current team
 HamKam
Number 22
Youth career
2002–2012 Gjøvik-Lyn
2013 Raufoss
2013–2016 Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Gjøvik-Lyn 8 (0)
2017–2020 Raufoss 83 (12)
2021–2023 Kristiansund 84 (9)
2024– HamKam 23 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024

Snorre Strand Nilsen (born 14 January 1997) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right back for HamKam.

Career

He is a son of Harald Christian Strand Nilsen and hails from Gjøvik. He started his career in Gjøvik-Lyn at the age of 5, moving on to Raufoss after the 2012 season and to the English club Portsmouth's academy in the summer of 2013.[1][2]

He returned to Norway in the summer of 2016 and the senior team of Gjøvik-Lyn. From 2017 to 2020 he played for Raufoss again, helping them cement a spot in the 1. divisjon, before he was signed by Kristiansund BK ahead of the 2021 season. He made his Eliteserien debut in May 2021 against Molde. One week later, he scored his first Eliteserien goal against Vålerenga.[2]

Career statistics

As of 14 September 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gjøvik-Lyn 2016 PostNord-ligaen 8 0 0 0 — 8 0
Total 8 0 0 0 — 8 0
Raufoss 2017 PostNord-ligaen 15 1 0 0 2[a] 1 17 2
2018 24 3 1 1 — 25 4
2019 OBOS-ligaen 26 7 2 1 — 28 8
2020 18 1 — 1[b] 0 19 1
Total 83 12 3 2 3 1 89 15
Kristiansund 2021 Eliteserien 28 6 3 0 — 31 6
2022 30 1 2 0 — 32 1
2023 OBOS-ligaen 26 1 2 0 4[b] 0 32 1
Total 84 8 7 0 4 0 95 8
HamKam 2024 Eliteserien 16 0 1 0 0 0 17 0
Career Total 191 20 11 2 7 1 209 23
  1. ^ Appearances in the PostNord-ligaen promotional play-offs
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the Eliteserien play-offs

References

  1. ^ Thelen, Stian (30 June 2015). "Sønnen til norsk OL-helt fikk proffkontrakt med engelsk klubb" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Snorre Strand Nilsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)


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