Tim André Nilsen (born 7 October 1992) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker for Norwegian Third Division side Fana IL.[2] He has previously played for Nest-Sotra, Sogndal, Mjøndalen, Fredrikstad, Ljungskile, FC Khimki, Fana and Derry City.

Tim Nilsen
Nilsen with Khimki in 2017
Personal information
Full name Tim André Nilsen
Date of birth (1992-10-07) 7 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Bergen, Norway
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Fana
Number 9
Youth career
2006–2010 Løv-Ham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Fyllingen 22 (19)
2012–2013 Fyllingsdalen 21 (6)
2013–2014 Nest-Sotra 25 (20)
2014–2015 Sogndal 26 (5)
2015–2016 Mjøndalen 10 (1)
2015Fredrikstad (loan) 14 (6)
2016 Ljungskile 24 (5)
2017 FC Khimki 9 (2)
2017 Fana 7 (4)
2018–2019 Fredrikstad 49 (28)
2020 Derry City 4 (0)
2021 Lysekloster 13 (11)
2022– Fana 39 (44)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Nilsen was born in Bergen[1] and he started his career with Fyllingen in 2011.

Nilsen joined Sogndal in 2014. He made his debut for Sogndal in a 3-0 defeat against Stabæk.[citation needed]

Nilsen joined Mjøndalen in 2015.[citation needed]

On 13 February 2017, he signed a 2.5-year contract with the Russian club FC Khimki.[3]

Nilsen signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Derry City on 24 January 2020.[4] He left the club on 1 July 2020 after making 4 appearances.[5] In 2021 he began playing for Lysekloster.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 21 March 2021[7][8]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fyllingen 2011 3. divisjon 22 19 1 0 23 19
Fyllingsdalen 2012 2. divisjon 21 6 1 0 22 6
Nest-Sotra 2013 2. divisjon 25 20 2 3 27 23
Sogndal 2014 Tippeligaen 26 5 4 2 30 7
Mjøndalen 2015 Tippeligaen 10 1 3 1 13 2
Fredrikstad (loan) 2015 1. divisjon 14 6 0 0 14 6
Ljungskile 2016 Superettan 24 5 3 4 27 9
Khimki 2016–17 Russian Football National League 9 2 0 0 9 2
Fana 2017 2. divisjon 7 4 0 0 7 4
Fredrikstad 2018 2. divisjon 25 13 2 1 27 14
2019 24 15 2 3 26 18
Fredrikstad Total 63 34 4 4 67 38
Derry City 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 0[a] 0 4 0
Career Total 211 96 18 14 0 0 0 0 229 110
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tim André Nilsen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  2. ^ Tim Nilsen klar for Fana‚ kxweb.no, 3 September 2017
  3. ^ В «ХИМКАХ» БУДЕТ ИГРАТЬ НОРВЕЖСКИЙ ФОРВАРД (in Russian). FC Khimki. 13 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Derry City sign Norwegian forward Tim Nilsen".
  5. ^ "Derry City have confirmed that striker Tim Nilsen has left the Brandywell club by mutual consent".
  6. ^ Tim Nilsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  7. ^ "Tim André Nilsen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Norway – T.Nilsen". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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