| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolai Søyset Hopland | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 2004 | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Randers | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Aalesund | ||
| 2016–2018 | Rollon | ||
| 2019–2021 | Aalesund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Aalesund | 67 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Aalesund 2 | 14 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Kristiansund (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Heerenveen (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | Heerenveen | 19 | (1) |
| 2026– | Randers | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Norway U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Norway U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Norway U19 | 15 | (0) |
| 2023– | Norway U21 | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 September 2026 | |||
Nikolai Søyset Hopland (born 24 July 2004) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga side Randers.
Hopland began his career with Aalesund, before representing a joint Aalesund and Rollon team in 2016. He continued to play for Rollon for the next two years, also representing the club in children's futsal at the same time.
He returned to Aalesund in 2019, and progressed through the academy to make his debut in the 2021 season. The following season, following Aalesund's promotion to the Eliteserien, he was loaned to Kristiansund. The loan was not successful, and he only made two appearances before returning to Aalesund. He scored his first goal for Aalesund on 6 November 2022, the winning goal in a 2–1 Eliteserien victory over Lillestrøm.
On 2 September 2024, Hopland moved to Heerenveen in the Netherlands on loan with an option to buy.
On 31 August 2026, Hopland joined Danish side Randers FC on a four-year contract.
Hopland has represented Norway at under-17, under-18 and under-19 level.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aalesund | 2021 | OBOS-ligaen | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| Aalesund 2 | 2021 | 3. divisjon | 5 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Kristiansund (loan) | 2022 | Eliteserien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 54 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 4 | ||