| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Eliteserien | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 1. Division | 21 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 | Eliteserien | 24 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | Eliteserien | 29 | 2544 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | — |
| 2016 | Eliteserien | 16 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | Major League Soccer (United States) | 13 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | Major League Soccer (United States) | 18 | 1476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017/2018 | Eredivisie | 32 | 287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018/2019 | Eredivisie | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.1 |
| 2022 | 1. Division | 12 | 1080 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 | — |
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 27 | 2420 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 7.22 |
| 2024 | 1. Division | 30 | 2694 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | — |
| 2025 | 1. Division | 20 | 1609 | 1 | 3 | 0.22 | 6.11 |
| 2026 | 1. Division | 11 | 969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.64 |
Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-07-08
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Haugesund | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Strømsgodset | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Vålerenga | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Aalesund | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Odd | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rosenborg | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bodø / Glimt | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Molde | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Viking | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Brann | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lillestrøm | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Start | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Mjøndalen | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sandefjord | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tromsø | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sogndal | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kristiansund | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Stabæk | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sarpsborg 08 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ranheim | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Nicolai Næss went through 11 1. Division appearances in 2026 (969 minutes) without a goal or an assist. GioScore's computed rating for the season averages 6.64.
His league record spans 14 seasons (2012–2027) across 4 clubs. His best-rated season remains 2023 (7.22, Eliteserien); his lowest was 2025 (6.11). The recent curve points down: 0.73 below his prior career average across the last two rated seasons.
| Club | Period | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stabæk | 2012/2013 - 2015/2016 | 202 | 10 | 10 | 11975 | — | — | 6.66 |
| SC Heerenveen | 2017/2018 - 2018/2019 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 512 | — | — | 6.55 |
| Columbus Crew | 2016/2017 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1522 | — | — | — |
| Vålerenga | 2012/2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 277 | 10 | 10 | 14009 |
| Season | Club | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Stabæk | 11 | 0 | — | 969 | 1 | 0 | 6.64 |
| 24/25 | Stabæk | 21 | 2 | — | 1609 | 5 | 1 | 6.11 |
| 23/24 | Stabæk | 33 | 2 | — | 2953 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | Stabæk | 30 | 2 | — | 2630 | 2 | 0 | 7.22 |
| 21/22 | Stabæk | 12 | 2 | — | 1080 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | SC Heerenveen | 5 | 0 | — | 135 | 0 | 0 | 6.10 |
| 17/18 | SC Heerenveen | 33 | 0 | — | 377 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 16/17 | Columbus Crew | 19 | 0 | — | 1522 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | Columbus Crew | 13 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | Stabæk | 16 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | Stabæk | 29 | 1 | — | 2544 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | Stabæk | 26 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | Stabæk | 22 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 11/12 | Vålerenga | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — |
