Niklas Vesterlund

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Niklas Vesterlund

| image = Hammarby-Trelleborg 20210401 Niklas Westerlund.jpg

| fullname = Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|6|6|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Right back

| currentclub = Utrecht

| clubnumber = 23

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Vanløse[https://fotbolltransfers.com/site/player/9574 Fotbolltransfers]

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Copenhagen

| years1 = 2019–2021

| clubs1 = Trelleborg

| caps1 = 49

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2021–2024

| clubs2 = Tromsø

| caps2 = 78

| goals2 = 9

| years3 = 2024–

| clubs3 = Utrecht

| caps3 = 14

| goals3 = 0

| pcupdate = 1 January 2025

| nationalyears1= 2016

| nationalteam1 = Denmark U17

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1= 0

| nationalyears2= 2017–2018

| nationalteam2 = Denmark U19

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2= 0

| ntupdate = 5 June 2021

}}

Niklas Vesterlund (born 6 June 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Dutch {{Dutch football updater|Utrecht}} club Utrecht.{{cite news|url=https://www.fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/2024/januari/rechtsback-vastgelegd-niklas-vesterlund-naar-fc-utrecht|title=Rechtsback vastgelegd: Niklas Vesterlund naar FC Utrecht|language=nl|publisher=FC Utrecht|date=31 January 2024|access-date=31 January 2024}}

Career

=Tromsø=

In May 2021, Vesterlund signed for Norwegian team Tromsø. Originally he signed a contract lasting until the end of the 2023 season, but in late 2022 he extended his contract with an additional two years, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2025 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.til.no/nyheter/den-perfekte-historien|title=Den perfekte historien|language=no|publisher=Tromsø IL|date=22 November 2022|access-date=31 January 2024}}

=Utrecht=

At the start of 2024, Vesterlund signed for Eredivisie club Utrecht. He signed a contract until mid-2027 with an option to extend the contract one additional year.

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="4" \|Trelleborg \|2019 \|rowspan="3" \|Superettan \|21	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	21	0
2020 \|24	2	5	1	2{{efn\|Appearances in Superettan Playoffs}}	0	31	3
2021 \|4	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	4	0
colspan="2"\|Total !49	2	5	1	2	0	56	3
rowspan="4" \|Tromsø \|2021 \|rowspan="3" \|Eliteserien \|25	2	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	25	2
2022 \|23	2	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	26	2
2023 \|30	5	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	32	5
colspan="2"\|Total !78	9	5	0	colspan="2"\|—	83	9
Utrecht \|2023/2024 \|Eredivisie \|1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !128	11	10	1	2	0	140	12