Harald Nilsen Tangen

Harald Nilsen Tangen
Personal information
Full name Harald Nilsen Tangen
Date of birth (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001
Place of birth Stavanger, Norway
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Vendsyssel
Number 15
Youth career
–2013 Stavanger IF
2014 Vaulen
2015–2016 Stavanger IF
2016–2019 Viking
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2024 Viking 101 (11)
2019 → Tromsdalen (loan) 6 (2)
2020 → Åsane (loan) 17 (5)
2024– Sarpsborg 08 30 (2)
2026 → Notts County (loan) 11 (0)
2026– → Vendsyssel (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2016 Norway U15 8 (0)
2017 Norway U16 13 (4)
2018 Norway U17 8 (0)
2019 Norway U18 2 (0)
2021 Norway U19 1 (0)
2021–2022 Norway U20 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:38, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Harald Nilsen Tangen (born 3 January 2001) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vendsyssel, on loan from Sarpsborg 08.

Career

In 2016, Nilsen Tangen signed for Viking FK. He made his league debut for the club in a 4–1 win over FK Jerv on 22 July 2018.[2] On 29 May 2019, he was loaned out to 1. divisjon club Tromsdalen.[3] On 26 August 2020, he was loaned out for a second time, this time to Åsane.[4] He scored his first goal for Viking against Mjøndalen on 27 May 2021.[5] On 5 August 2021, he signed a contract extension until the end of the 2024 season.[6]

On 26 January 2026, Nilsen Tangen joined EFL League Two club Notts County on loan for the remainder of the season with the option to make the move permanent.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 March 2026[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Viking 2018 1. divisjon 1010—20
2019 Eliteserien 1000—10
2020 Eliteserien 50——50
2021 Eliteserien 27560—335
2022 Eliteserien 251404[a]0331
2023 Eliteserien 29341—334
2024 Eliteserien 13220—152
Total 101111714012212
Tromsdalen (loan) 2019 1. divisjon 6220—82
Åsane (loan) 2020 1. divisjon 175—2[b]0195
Sarpsborg 08 2024 Eliteserien 9000—90
2025 Eliteserien 21270—282
2026 Eliteserien 0000—00
Total 3027000372
Notts County (loan) 2025–26 EFL League Two 11000—110
Career total 165202616019721

References

  1. ↑ Harald Nilsen Tangen at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "– Hadde en del sommerfugler i magen". Rogalands Avis (in Norwegian). 22 July 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Viking-duo klar for Tromsdalen". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 29 May 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Åsane låner Viking-talent". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 26 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  5. ↑ Nilssen, Stig (27 May 2021). "Viking snudde til seier - ny yndling presenterte seg". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Nilssen, Stig (5 August 2021). "Viking har forlenget med Nilsen Tangen". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "SIGNING: HARALD NILSEN TANGEN". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  8. ↑ Harald Nilsen Tangen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  9. ↑ Harald Nilsen Tangen at Soccerway