Villads Nielsen

Villads Nielsen

Personal information
Full name	Villads Schmidt Nielsen
Date of birth	(2005-01-29) 29 January 2005
Place of birth	Denmark
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Bodø/Glimt
Number	2
Youth career
	Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	Bodø/Glimt 2	2	(0)
2024–	Bodø/Glimt	9	(0)
International career‡
2023	Denmark U-18	1	(0)
2023–2024	Denmark U-19	14	(0)
2024–	Denmark U-20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:49, 4 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:49, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Villads Schmidt Nielsen (born 29 January 2005) is a Danish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Norwegian Eliteserien club Bodø/Glimt.

Club career

Bodø/Glimt

Nielsen is a product of FC Nordsjælland. Here, he spent nine years of his youth career, before moving to Norwegian club FK Bodø/Glimt on March 30, 2024. Here he signed a deal until June 2028.

Nielsen made his debut for Bodø/Glimt on 9 April 2024 in a Norwegian Football Cup match against Brønnøysund IL. He also played the following match in the cup on April 24, but then had to watch from the bench until August 10, 2024, when he made his Eliteserien debut against Viking FK. On September 25, 2024 he also made his European debut for Bodø/Glimt, starting in a 2024-25 UEFA Europa League match against FC Porto.

On October 23, 2024, Villads secured an important away win for Bodø/Glimt in a 2024-25 UEFA Europa League match against S.C. Braga when he scored the matchwinner in the final seconds of the game.

External links

• Villads Nielsen at Soccerway
• Villads Nielsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
• Villads Nielsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)