| Nicolai Næss | |
| Birth Date: | 18 January 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Oslo, Norway |
| Height: | 1.83m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Stabæk |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthclubs1: | Klemetsrud |
| Youthclubs2: | Vålerenga |
| Years1: | 2012 |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Stabæk |
| Caps2: | 90 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | Columbus Crew SC |
| Caps3: | 31 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017–2018 |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019–2022 |
| Caps5: | 62 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2022– |
| Clubs6: | Stabæk |
| Caps6: | 70 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Norway U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 13 June 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 20:20, 15 September 2017 (UTC) |
Nicolai Næss (born 18 January 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Stabæk.
Næss made his debut for Vålerenga on 31 March 2012 against Strømsgodset, they lost the game 3–2.[1]
Prior to the start of the 2013 season, Næss signed for Stabæk.[2]
On 21 July 2016, Næss signed with Columbus Crew.[3] He made his club debut on 13 August 2016 in a 3–3 draw against New York City FC.[4]
On 30 August 2017, Næss transferred to Eredivisie side Heerenveen for an undisclosed fee.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[6] | Continental[7] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vålerenga | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| Stabæk | 2013 | Adeccoligaen | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Tippeligaen | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2015 | Tippeligaen | 29 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 34 | 2 | ||||
| 2016 | Tippeligaen | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 90 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 3 | |||
| Columbus Crew SC | 2016 | MLS | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| Heerenveen | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2019 | Eliteserien | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 62 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 1 | |||
| Stabæk Fotball | 2022 | OBOS-ligaen | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 247 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 4 | |||