Nikolaj Möller
Personal information
Full name Nikolaj Duus Möller[1]
Date of birth (2002-07-20) 20 July 2002
Place of birth Helsingborg, Sweden
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 St. Gallen
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2015 Ramlösa Södra
2015–2018 Malmö FF
2018–2020 Bologna
2020 Malmö FF
2020–2021 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Arsenal 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Viktoria Köln (loan) 10 (0)
2022–2023 → Den Bosch (loan) 33 (6)
2023– St. Gallen 13 (1)
International career
2020 Sweden U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023

Nikolaj Duus Möller (born 20 July 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League side St. Gallen.

Club career

Born in Helsingborg, Sweden, Möller joined Malmö FF's youth academy at the age of 13.[3] He joined Bologna's youth set-up in summer 2018 but returned to Malmö in January 2020.[3]

On 6 October 2020, it was announced that Möller had joined Premier League club Arsenal on a four-year contract for a fee of around £450,000, with the player initially joining the club's Professional Development Phase.[4] In July 2021, Möller joined Viktoria Köln in Germany's 3. Liga on a season-long loan.[5] He made his senior debut on 31 July 2021, starting in a 1–1 league draw with FSV Zwickau.[6][7]

On 3 January 2022, Arsenal exercised their option and recalled Moller early from his loan at Viktoria Koln.[8] On 31 January, Arsenal announced they had loaned Moller to Eerste Divisie side FC Den Bosch for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[9] In July 2022 he returned to Den Bosch on a season-long loan.[10]

On 20 June 2023, Möller joined FC St. Gallen on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.

International career

Möller has represented Sweden at under-18 level.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal U21 2020–21[12] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
Arsenal 2021–22[13] Premier League 0000000000
Viktoria Köln (loan) 2021–22[6] 3. Liga 10010—00110
FC Den Bosch (loan) 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 11200—00112
St. Gallen 2023–24 Swiss Super League 4010—0050
Career total 252100020302
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". premierleague.com. Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Nikolaj Möller". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 Watts, Charles (20 November 2020). "Nikolaj Moller: Arsenal's 'super talent' hailed as the next Ibrahimovic". Goal. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Rathborn, Jack (6 October 2020). "Arsenal sign Swedish striker 'Ibra' from Malmo". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Nikolaj Moller joins FC Viktoria Koln on loan". arsenal.com. Arsenal F.C. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Nikolaj Möller – Einsätze 2021/22". kicker (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Hauptmanns Traumtor rettet Zwickau einen Punkt". kicker (in German). 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Dinzeyi and Moller recalled from loan spells". Arsenal F.C. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Nikolaj Moller joins FC Den Bosch on loan". Arsenal F.C. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Nikolaj Moller rejoins FC Den Bosch on loan". Arsenal FC. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "Nikolaj Möller » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Nikolaj Möller in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Nikolaj Möller in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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