Victor Enok Nelsson (born 14 October 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Nordsjælland, and the Denmark national team.
Early career Nelsson started playing football when he was 4 years old with local youth club Hornbæk IF, where his father also was coaching. Later, he got contacted by scouts from fellow club FC Nordsjælland, and joined the club on 25 March 2010.
Club career
FC Nordsjælland Nelsson made his debut for FC Nordsjælland on 12 September 2016. Having started on the bench, he replaced compatriot Mathias Jensen in the 87nd minute in a 3–1 defeat against AGF in the Danish Superliga. On 14 October 2016, Nelsson signed his first professional contract with the club and was promoted to the first team squad. He played 23 league games for FCN in the 2016–17 season. Nelsson played the first two league games at the midfield, but was subsequently retrained to centre-back.Victor Nelsson er klar på ny position‚ bold.dk, 31 July 2017 He became a regular starter from 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 Denmark B national team by Åge Hareide, so he could look him forward and consider to pick him to the A national team.Glad FCN-stopper: Ikke nok bare at være med‚ bold.dk, 12 December 2017 In the winter break 2017–18, he changed his shirt number from 36 to 4.
FC Copenhagen On 5 July 2019, Nelsson signed for fellow Danish side FC Copenhagen, signing a five-year contract until 2024.FCK henter Victor Nelsson‚ fck.dk, 5 July 2019
Galatasaray On 11 August 2021, Turkish club Galatasaray announced that they had reached an agreement with Copenhagen that acquired Nelsson to join the club, for a reported transfer fee of €7 million to be paid within five years. In addition, according to the agreement, the unilateral release fee for him was determined as €25 million.
Nelsson became the champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season with the Galatasaray team. Defeating Ankaragücü 4–1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with two weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.
Loan to Roma On February 3, 2025, on transfer deadline day, it was confirmed that Nelsson joined Serie A club Roma on a season-long loan from Galatasaray, with an option to buy if obligations were met.Victor Nelsson signs for the Giallorossi, asroma.com, 3 February 2025
Loan to Hellas Verona On 21 August 2025, Galatasaray announced that Nelsson had joined fellow Italian side Hellas Verona on loan for the rest of the 2025–26 season, with an option to buy at the end of the latter season.
Return to Galatasaray after loan On September 2, 2026, the contract between Galatasaray and Nelsson was mutually terminated.
Return to FC Nordsjælland Later the same day, after he had terminated his contract in Turkey, he signed with his former club FC Nordsjælland on a four-year contract.Victor Nelsson vender hjem til FC Nordsjælland, fcn.dk, 2 September 2026
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNordsjælland2016–17Danish Superliga23010——2402017–18Danish Superliga33110——3412018–19Danish Superliga3401050—400Total9013050—981Copenhagen2019–20Danish Superliga34020160—5202020–21Danish Superliga2710030—3012021–22Danish Superliga200020—40Total63120210—861Galatasaray2021–22Süper Lig3611080—4512022–23Süper Lig33021——3512023–24Süper Lig32230100104622024–25Süper Lig110006010180Total112361240201444Roma (loan)2024–25Serie A401000—50Hellas Verona (loan)2025–26Serie A38000——380Nordsjælland2026–27Danish Superliga300000—30Career total3105121500203746
Honours Galatasaray Süper Lig: 2022–23, 2023–24 Turkish Super Cup: 2023
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