Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Ham-Kam.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eliteserien | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1477 | 6.88 |
 NM Cupen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 6.91 |
Scout report
S. Nilsen is a 29-year-old full-back at Ham-Kam, rated 26.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 163rd of 219 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (56.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.38 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nilsen.
Judged on this season alone, Nilsen graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 38 of the 38 full-backs in the Eliteserien, on 3 clean sheets and 2.376 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 2 → 13). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 29th of 38 of the 38 full-backs in the Eliteserien. At 29 Nilsen is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Ham-Kam finished 11th of 16 · a lower-table side
2.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 56.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 26.4, Nilsen carries the 29th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eliteserien of 38, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Ham-Kam finished 11th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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