N. Næss · career
Nicolai Næss
Full Back · Stabaek · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2023/24
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 152 appearances with 13 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at Stabaek — Season rating 48, 3 goals and 0 assists in 30 games. 2022/23 was the leap — Season rating up 20 points at Stabaek. Form has slipped 24 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 40 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (Eliteserien) and kept playing — 29 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Stabaek | 11 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | Stabaek | 30 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 |
| 2023/24 | Stabaek | 29 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 33 |
| 2022/23 | Stabaek | 30 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 48 |
| 2021/22 | Sarpsborg 08 FF | 23 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 28 |
| 2020/21 | Sarpsborg 08 FF | 29 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 45 |
| 2019/20 | Sarpsborg 08 FF | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Heerenveen | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Heerenveen | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Columbus Crew | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Columbus Crew | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Stabaek | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Stabaek | 29 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Stabaek | 24 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Stabaek | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Valerenga | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway U19 | 2012/13 | UEFA U19 Championship | 1 | 0 |
Honours
1. Division×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Division | 11 | 981 | 1 | 3 | 7.0 |
| NM Cupen | 2 | 131 | 1 | 1 | 7.1 |
Schedule · 2025/26
0 played43 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24 | Friendlies Clubs | H jerv | 6-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 31 | Friendlies Clubs | A Kjelsås | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 7 | Friendlies Clubs | H Stromsgodset | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 14 | Friendlies Clubs | H Hillerød | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 22 | Friendlies Clubs | H Sandefjord | 2-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 8 | Friendlies Clubs | H Sogndal | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 15 | Friendlies Clubs | A Orgryte IS | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 23 | Friendlies Clubs | A Kongsvinger | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 31 | 1. Division | H hodd | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 6 | 1. Division | A Lyn | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 13 | NM Cupen | A Notodden | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 21 | 1. Division | H Lillestrom | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 24 | NM Cupen | A Fram | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 27 | 1. Division | A Moss | 2-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 4 | 1. Division | H Skeid | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 7 | NM Cupen | H Haugesund | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 12 | 1. Division | A Asane | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 16 | 1. Division | H Mjondalen | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 20 | NM Cupen | H Mjondalen | 4-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 24 | 1. Division | A Raufoss | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 31 | 1. Division | H Kongsvinger | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 15 | 1. Division | A Aalesund | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 18 | 1. Division | H Egersund | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 21 | 1. Division | A Start | 1-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 25 | NM Cupen | H Kristiansund BK | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 28 | 1. Division | H Ranheim | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | 1. Division | A Sogndal | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 30 | 1. Division | A ODD Ballklubb | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | 1. Division | H Moss | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 6 | 1. Division | H Aalesund | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 10 | 1. Division | A Kongsvinger | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 18 | 1. Division | H Sogndal | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | 1. Division | A Ranheim | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | 1. Division | H Start | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | 1. Division | A Egersund | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 21 | 1. Division | H Raufoss | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 5 | 1. Division | H ODD Ballklubb | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | 1. Division | A Skeid | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 22 | 1. Division | H Asane | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | 1. Division | A hodd | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 29 | 1. Division | A Mjondalen | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 2 | 1. Division | H Lyn | 1-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | 1. Division | A Lillestrom | 0-3 | Not in squad | — |