Nikolaj Möller

Nikolaj Möller
Personal information
Full name Nikolaj Duus Möller[1]
Date of birth (2002-07-20) 20 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Helsingborg, Sweden
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Strømsgodset
Number 7
Youth career
–2015 Ramlösa Södra
2015–2018 Malmö FF
2018–2019 Bologna
2020 Malmö FF
2020–2021 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Arsenal 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Viktoria Köln (loan) 10 (0)
2022–2023 → Den Bosch (loan) 33 (6)
2023– St. Gallen 20 (1)
2024– → Strømsgodset (loan) 12 (3)
International career‡
2020 Sweden U18 2 (0)
2021 Sweden U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2021

Nikolaj Duus Möller (born 20 July 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eliteserien side Strømsgodset, on loan from St. Gallen.

Club career

Born in Helsingborg, Sweden, Möller joined Malmö FF's youth academy at the age of 13.[3] He joined Bologna's youth set-up in summer 2018 but returned to Malmö in January 2020.[3]

On 6 October 2020, it was announced that Möller had joined Premier League club Arsenal on a four-year contract for a fee of around £450,000, with the player initially joining the club's Professional Development Phase.[4] In July 2021, Möller joined Viktoria Köln in Germany's 3. Liga on a season-long loan.[5] He made his senior debut on 31 July 2021, starting in a 1–1 league draw with FSV Zwickau.[6][7]

On 3 January 2022, Arsenal exercised their option and recalled Moller early from his loan at Viktoria Koln.[8] On 31 January, Arsenal announced they had loaned Moller to Eerste Divisie side FC Den Bosch for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[9] In July 2022 he returned to Den Bosch on a season-long loan.[10]

On 20 June 2023, Möller joined FC St. Gallen on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.

International career

Möller has represented Sweden at under-18 level.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal U21 2020–21[12] — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
Arsenal 2021–22[13] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Viktoria Köln (loan) 2021–22[6] 3. Liga 10 0 1 0 — 0 0 11 0
FC Den Bosch (loan) 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 11 2 0 0 — 0 0 11 2
St. Gallen 2023–24 Swiss Super League 4 0 1 0 — 0 0 5 0
Career total 25 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 2
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". premierleague.com. Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Nikolaj Möller". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b Watts, Charles (20 November 2020). "Nikolaj Moller: Arsenal's 'super talent' hailed as the next Ibrahimovic". Goal. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ^ Rathborn, Jack (6 October 2020). "Arsenal sign Swedish striker 'Ibra' from Malmo". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Nikolaj Moller joins FC Viktoria Koln on loan". arsenal.com. Arsenal F.C. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Nikolaj Möller – Einsätze 2021/22". kicker (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Hauptmanns Traumtor rettet Zwickau einen Punkt". kicker (in German). 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Dinzeyi and Moller recalled from loan spells". Arsenal F.C. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Nikolaj Moller joins FC Den Bosch on loan". Arsenal F.C. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Nikolaj Moller rejoins FC Den Bosch on loan". Arsenal FC. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Nikolaj Möller » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Games played by Nikolaj Möller in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Games played by Nikolaj Möller in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2021.