Havard Nielsen

Havard Nielsen (born 15 July 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Greuther Furth. He represented the Norway national team.

Club Career

Born in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, Nielsen grew up in the outer-city neighborhood of Oppsal. He began his career with the local club Oppsal IF, but signed for Valerenga in 2007, when he was 14 years old.

On 5 October 2009, he made his debut in the Norwegian Premier League against Viking as the youngest ever Valerenga player. In January 2011, he signed a three-year professional contract with Valerenga.

At the age of 18, Nielsen was already an experienced player and on 11 July 2012, he scored his first hat-trick for Valerenga in the match against Odd Grenland.

In July 2012, he signed a deal with Red Bull Salzburg. In January 2014, he went on loan to the German Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig. On 26 January 2014 he made his debut in the German first tier, in a game against Werder Bremen. The loan deal ended in June 2015 when he returned to Salzburg.

In winter 2015 Nielsen moved to SC Freiburg.

In July 2017, after 1.5 seasons at Freiburg, Nielsen signed a three-year contract with 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Dusseldorf.

He was loaned to MSV Duisburg on 8 January 2019.

On 26 July 2019, Nielsen joined 2. Bundesliga side Greuther Furth, signing a two-year contract.

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