Niko Hansen

Niko Hansen
Hansen with Columbus Crew SC in 2017
Personal information
Full name Nikolaj Hansen[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Randers, Denmark
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
San Antonio FC
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2011 Davis Legacy
2011–2012 Placer United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 New Mexico Lobos 79 (28)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 9 (2)
2017–2019 Columbus Crew SC 45 (4)
2019–2020 Houston Dynamo 21 (2)
2021–2022 Minnesota United 17 (1)
2022 Minnesota United 2 6 (2)
2023– San Antonio FC 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:58, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Nikolaj Hansen (born 14 September 1994) is a Danish footballer who plays as a winger or forward for USL Championship club San Antonio FC. He previously appeared at the semi-professional level for Seattle Sounders FC U-23 and professionally with Columbus Crew SC, Houston Dynamo, and Minnesota United.

At a young age, Hansen moved to the United States and attended Jesuit High School. He played in college at New Mexico, appearing on an all-conference team in each of his four years with the Lobos and winning two conference titles. He also appeared with Seattle Sounders FC U-23 during the collegiate offseason. Hansen was selected by Columbus Crew SC in the first round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft; he scored on his professional debut that March. He is eligible to play for either the Denmark or United States national teams and is a citizen of both countries.[1]

  1. ^ a b Niko Hansen at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference MLSprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).