Niklas Sandberg (born 18 May 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien side Sarpsborg 08.

Career

He started his youth career in Lura, but later joined the city's major team Sandnes Ulf. He made his senior debut in 2014. After not being able to establish himself in the first team, he moved to

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in January 2017. He finished the 2017 First Division season with 11 goals and 10 assists. In April 2018, he joined Eliteserien club

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. He made his Eliteserien debut on 9 April 2018 against Lillestrøm. In January 2019, he signed a four-year contract with

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. In January 2021, Viking tried to sign Sandberg, but Haugesund did not want to sell him. One year later, in January 2022, Viking succeeded in their attempt to sign Sandberg. He signed a four-year contract with the club. On 12 March 2022, he made his debut for Viking in a 2–0 cup win against Kongsvinger. One week later, Viking won 5–0 against

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and Sandberg scored two of the goals.

Personal life

He hails from Sandnes, and is the son of former athletes Richard Sandberg Hansen and

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; his mother was even an Olympian. His twin brother Joachim is an athlete.

Career statistics

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1995 births Living people People from Sandnes Norwegian twins Norwegian men's footballers Sandnes Ulf players Sola FK players Nest-Sotra Fotball players Ullensaker/Kisa IL players IK Start players FK Haugesund players Viking FK players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian Second Division players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Rogaland {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub