Havard Nielsen

Håvard Nielsen (born 15 July 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96. He played for the Norway national team.

Håvard Nielsen

Nielsen with Red Bull Salzburg in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Håvard Kallevik Nielsen
Date of birth	(1993-07-15) 15 July 1993
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker, winger
Club information
Current team	Hannover 96
Number	16
Youth career
2000–2006	Oppsal
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)
2016–2017	SC Freiburg	11	(0)
2017–2019	Fortuna Düsseldorf	23	(0)
2019	Fortuna Düsseldorf II	1	(1)
2019	→ MSV Duisburg (loan)	16	(4)
2019–2022	Greuther Fürth	91	(20)
2022–	Hannover 96	47	(14)
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)
2012–2013	Norway U21	15	(3)
2012–2015	Norway	14	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2020

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 May 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vålerenga	2009	Tippeligaen	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	2010		1	0	1	1	–		2	1
	2011		28	3	1	0	4	0	33	3
	2012		16	6	2	1	–		18	7
	Total		46	9	4	2	4	0	52	11
Red Bull Salzburg	2012–13	Austrian Bundesliga	24	3	0	0	–		24	3
	2013–14		7	0	0	0	4	0	11	0
	2014–15		0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2015–16		8	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
	Total		39	3	0	0	5	0	43	3
Eintracht Braunschweig (loan)	2013–14	Bundesliga	16	2	0	0	–		16	2
	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	30	8	2	2	–		32	10
	Total		46	10	2	2	–		48	12
SC Freiburg	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	7	0	0	0	–		7	0
	2016–17		4	0	0	0	–		4	0
	Total		11	0	0	0	–		11	0
Fortuna Düsseldorf	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	23	0	0	0	–		23	0
	2018–19	Bundesliga	0	0	1	0	–		1	0
	Total		23	0	1	0	–		24	0
MSV Duisburg (loan)	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	16	4	1	0	–		17	4
Greuther Fürth	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	31	7	1	0	–		32	7
	2020–21		34	11	3	0	–		36	11
	2021–22	Bundesliga	26	2	0	0	–		26	2
	Total		91	20	4	0	–		95	20
Career total			272	46	12	2	9	0	293	48

International

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nielsen goal.

List of international goals scored by Håvard Nielsen

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 November 2012	Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2	13 October 2014	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Bulgaria	2–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

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