Nikolai Hopland

Nikolai Søyset Hopland (born 24 July 2004) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Heerenveen on loan from Aalesund.

Nikolai Hopland

Personal information
Full name	Nikolai Søyset Hopland[1]
Date of birth	(2004-07-24) 24 July 2004 (age 21)
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Heerenveen
Number	17
Youth career
0000–2016	Aalesund
2016–2018	Rollon
2019–2021	Aalesund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Aalesund	67	(1)
2021–2023	Aalesund 2	14	(2)
2022	→ Kristiansund (loan)	2	(0)
2024–	→ Heerenveen (loan)	29	(2)
International career‡
2021	Norway U17	2	(0)
2021–2022	Norway U18	7	(0)
2022–2023	Norway U19	15	(0)
2023–	Norway U21	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 November 2023

Club career

Hopland began his career with Aalesund, before representing a joint Aalesund and Rollon team in 2016.^[2] He continued to play for Rollon for the next two years, also representing the club in children's futsal at the same time.^[2]

He returned to Aalesund in 2019, and progressed through the academy to make his debut in the 2021 season.^[2] The following season, following Aalesund's promotion to the Eliteserien, he was loaned to Kristiansund.^[3] The loan was not successful, and he only made two appearances before returning to Aalesund.^[2] He scored his first goal for Aalesund on 6 November 2022, the winning goal in a 2–1 Eliteserien victory over Lillestrøm.^[4]

On 2 September 2024, Hopland moved to Heerenveen in the Netherlands on loan with an option to buy.^[5]

International career

Hopland has represented Norway at under-17, under-18 and under-19 level.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 May 2023.^[2][6]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aalesund	2021	OBOS-ligaen	14	0	3[a]	1	–		0	0	17	1
	2022	Eliteserien	17	1	2[a]	0	–		0	0	19	1
	2023		8	0	0[a]	0	–		0	0	8	0
	Total		39	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	44	2
Aalesund 2	2021	3. divisjon	5	1	–		–		0	0	5	1
	2022		8	1	–		–		0	0	8	1
	Total		13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	2
Kristiansund (loan)	2022	Eliteserien	2	0	0	0	–		0	0	2	0
Career total			54	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	59	4

Notes

1. Appearances in the Norwegian Cup