Villads Schmidt Nielsen (born 29 January 2005) is a Danish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Norwegian Eliteserien club Bodø/Glimt.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Villads Schmidt Nielsen | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Frederiksværk, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bodø/Glimt | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Frederiksværk FK | |||
| Helsinge Fodbold | |||
| Nordsjælland | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Bodø/Glimt | 21 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Denmark U-18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Denmark U-19 | 14 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Denmark U-20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Denmark U-21 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:40, 20 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:34, 25 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBodø/Glimt
editNielsen is a product of FC Nordsjælland. Here, he spent nine years of his youth career,[2] before moving to Norwegian club FK Bodø/Glimt on 30 March 2024.[3] Here he signed a deal until June 2028.[4]
Nielsen made his debut for Bodø/Glimt on 9 April 2024 in a Norwegian Football Cup match against Brønnøysund IL.[5] He also played the following match in the cup on 24 April, but then had to watch from the bench until 10 August 2024, when he made his Eliteserien debut against Viking FK.[6] On 25 September 2024, he also made his European debut for Bodø/Glimt, starting in a UEFA Europa League match against FC Porto.[7][8] On 23 October 2024, Villads secured an important away win for Bodø/Glimt in a UEFA Europa League match against S.C. Braga when he scored the winner in the final seconds of the game.[9][10][11]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 20 May 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | Norwegian Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2024 | Eliteserien | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11[a] | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 44 | 1 | ||
Honours
editBodø/Glimt
References
edit- ↑ Villads Nielsen at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ Dansk talent stråler i topklub efter FCN-exit, tipsbladet.dk, 26 September 2024
- ↑ Villads Nielsen solgt til FK Bodø/Glimt, fcn.dk, 30 March 2024
- ↑ Villads Nielsen klar for Glimt, glimt.no, 30 March 2024
- ↑ Videre i cupen etter storseier, glimt.no, 9 April 2024
- ↑ Viking vs. Bodø / Glimt 1 - 1, soccerway.com, 10 August 2024
- ↑ 19-årig dansker får europæisk debut i Bodø/Glimt, bold.dk, 25 September 2024
- ↑ Bodø / Glimt vs. Porto 3 - 2, soccerway.com, 25 September 2024
- ↑ Dansk overtidshelt sikrer sejren til Bodø/Glimt, campo.dk, 23 October 2024
- ↑ Danske Villads er eksploderet: Vanvittig følelse, tipsbladet.dk, 24 October 2024
- ↑ Sporting Braga vs. Bodø / Glimt 1 - 2, soccerway.com, 23 October 2024
- ↑ "Villads Schmidt Nielsen" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
External links
edit- Villads Nielsen at Soccerway
- Villads Nielsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Villads Nielsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)