Victor Nelsson

Nelsson started playing football when he was 4 years old with local youth club Hornbæk IF, where his father also was coaching. Later, he got contacted by scouts from fellow club FC Nordsjælland, and joined the club on 25 March 2010.

FC Nordsjælland

Nelsson made his debut for FC Nordsjælland on 12 September 2016. Having started on the bench, he replaced compatriot Mathias Jensen in the 87nd minute in a 3–1 defeat against AGF in the Danish Superliga. On 14 October 2016, Nelsson signed his first professional contract with the club and was promoted to the first team squad. He played 23 league games for FCN in the 2016–17 season. Nelsson played the first two league games at the midfield, but was subsequently retrained to centre-back. He became a regular starter from the 2017–18 season. At the age of 19 and after a great period in the first half part of the 2017–18 season, Nelsson got called up to the Denmark B national team by Åge Hareide, so he could look him forward and consider to pick him to the A national team. In the winter break 2017–18, he changed his shirt number from 36 to 4.

FC Copenhagen

On 5 July 2019, Nelsson signed for fellow Danish side FC Copenhagen, signing a five-year contract until 2024.

Galatasaray

On 11 August 2021, Turkish club Galatasaray announced that they had reached an agreement with Copenhagen that acquired Nelsson to join the club, for a reported transfer fee of €7 million to be paid within five years. In addition, according to the agreement, the unilateral release fee for him was determined as €25 million. Nelsson became the champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season with the Galatasaray team. Defeating Ankaragücü 4–1 away in the match played in…

Club

As of match played 24 May 2026

Galatasaray

Süper Lig: 2022–23, 2023–24 Turkish Super Cup: 2023