Victor Nelsson


Victor Enok Nelsson is a Danish footballer who plays as a centre back for FC Copenhagen.

Youth career

Nelsson started playing football when he was 4 years old in Hornbæk IF, where his father also was coaching. Later, he got contacted by scouts from FC Nordsjælland, and joined the club on 25 March 2010.

Club career

FC Nordsjælland

Nelsson got his debut for FC Nordsjælland on 12 September 2016. Nelsson started on the bench, but replaced Mathias Jensen in the 87nd minute in a 1-3 defeat against AGF in the Danish Superliga.
On 14 October 2016, Nelsson signed his first professional contract and was promoted to the first team squad. Nelsson played 23 league games for FCN in the 2016/17 season.
Nelsson played the first two league games at the midfield, but then he was retrained as a centre back. He also became a regular starter form the 2017/18 season.
At the age of 19 and after a great period in the first half part of the 2017/18 season, Nelsson got called up to the Danish National Team B by Åge Hareide, so he could look him forward and consider to pick him to the A national team. In the winter break 2017/18, he changed his shirt number from 36 to 4.

FC Copenhagen

On 5 July 2019 Victor joined FC Copenhagen signing a contract until 2024.