Victor Enok Nelsson (born 14 October 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Hellas Verona, on loan from Süper Lig club Galatasaray, and the Denmark national team.
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.
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 3âÂÂ1 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 2016âÂÂ17 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 2017âÂÂ18 season.
At the age of 19 and after a great period in the first half part of the 2017âÂÂ18 season, Nelsson got called up to the Denmark B national team by àge Hareide, so he could look him forward and consider to pick him to the A national team. In the winter break 2017âÂÂ18, he changed his shirt number from 36 to 4.
On 5 July 2019, Nelsson signed for fellow Danish side FC Copenhagen, signing a five-year contract until 2024.
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 â¬7 million to be paid within five years. In addition, according to the agreement, the unilateral release fee for him was determined as â¬25 million.
Nelsson became the champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022âÂÂ23 season with the Galatasaray team. Defeating Ankaragücü 4âÂÂ1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with two weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.
On February 3, 2025, on transfer deadline day, it was confirmed that Nelsson joined Italian Serie A club Roma on a season-long loan from Galatasaray, with an option to buy if obligations were met.
On 21 August 2025, Galatasaray announced that Nelsson had joined fellow Italian side Hellas Verona on loan for the rest of the 2025âÂÂ26 season, with an option to buy at the end of the latter season.
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