Ivan Näsberg
Ivan Tarek Fjellstad Näsberg (born 22 April 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Greek Super League club PAOK.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Tarek Fjellstad Näsberg | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PAOK | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2014 | Vålerenga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2022 | Vålerenga | 148 | (5) |
| 2016 | → Varbergs BoIS (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2022– | PAOK | 19 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Norway U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2013 | Norway U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2014 | Norway U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Norway U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | Norway U21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018 | |||
Career edit
Vålerenga edit
Ivan Näsberg was born in Vålerenga, grew up in Vålerenga, and apart from a year in Swedish Varbergs BoIS, he played his entire career in Vålerenga. In other words: He is a real Vålerenga boy. Ivan is a defensive player and is used both in center and as a left back. Näsberg made his league debut in July 2013 against Viking.[1]
Born in Oslo on April 22, 1996, he started playing football in Valerenga at the age of 5, a lifetime, he is in the same team doing all the steps from the bottom up. Somehow he made his debut in the first division in 2013 at the age of just 17 years old. In his early seasons he did not play a significant role, but for the last four seasons he has established himself as a key player playing in 85 games out of a total of 141 appearances with the Oslo team jersey.With a height of 1.86m. Näsberg was on the transfer lists of Crystal Palace and Fulham, having stood out for his ability to "build" the game from the defense, with his appearances during that time not going unnoticed and the English press characterizing him "A very good solution at a low cost and with an eye on the future."
At that time the sale price was set at 1.2 million euros, around these numbers were traded by the people of Valerenga and Crystal Palace, however in the winter of 2021 the Londoners turned to other cases of defense and the issue of the Norwegian stopper remained aside.[2]
PAOK edit
The Norwegian Ivan Näsberg comes with a free transfer, to sign for the Thessaloniki team of PAOK.[3]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 20 January 2024[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vålerenga | 2013 | Tippeligaen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 29 | 2 | - | - | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 2021 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 132 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 145 | 5 | ||
| Varbergs BoIS (loan) | 2016 | Superettan | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 31 | 1 | |
| PAOK | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 164 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 183 | 6 | ||
Honours edit
PAOK
References edit
- ^ Kolstad, Are (8 July 2013). "Keeper-Kongshavn reddet VIF". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). p. 26-27.
- ^ "Η συμφωνία με τον Νέσμπεργκ δείχνει προγραμματισμό". www.gazzetta.gr. 30 April 2022.
- ^ "ΠΑΟΚ: Έρχεται Ελλάδα ο Νάσμπεργκ - Το συμβόλαιο που υπογράφει". .onsports.gr. 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Ivan Näsberg". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "ΠΑΟΚ 4Χ4 και... 1,2, 4 ως αουτσάιντερ: από 75-68 το έκανε 78-80!". Gazzetta (in Greek). 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.