| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Challenge League | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | Eliteserien | 21 | 1306 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 | — |
| 2013 | Eliteserien | 26 | 2048 | 2 | 0 | 0.09 | — |
| 2014 | Eliteserien | 20 | 2317 | 2 | 0 | 0.08 | 7.45 |
| 2015 | Eliteserien | 12 | 858 | 2 | 1 | 0.31 | — |
| 2015/2016 | Championship (Scotland) | 10 | 360 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | — |
| 2015 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 989 | 1 | 0 | 0.09 | — |
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 1170 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 | 6.87 |
| 2017 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 1719 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.06 |
| 2018 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 1239 | 0 | 3 | 0.22 | 6.92 |
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 10 | 894 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.02 |
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 26 | 2234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.95 |
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 19 | 1531 | 0 | 2 | 0.12 | 6.87 |
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 22 | 1668 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 6.79 |
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.91 |
| 2023/2024 | Super League (Switzerland) | 20 | 1185 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 6.73 |
| 2024/2025 | Super League (Switzerland) | 11 | 665 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.63 |
| 2024/2025 | Challenge League | 11 | 946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.18 |
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 2026-08-07
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Molde | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Viking | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rosenborg | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Lillestrøm | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Haugesund | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Sarpsborg 08 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
 Aalesund | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vålerenga | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Odd | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Brann | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tromsø | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Stabæk | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sandefjord | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Bodø / Glimt | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Start | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Strømsgodset | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kristiansund | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sandnes Ulf | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lausanne Sport | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sogndal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Over 11 Challenge League games in 2024/2025 (946 minutes), Niklas Gunnarsson recorded no direct goal contributions. That season graded out at an average match rating of 7.18.
2014 stands as his highest-rated season (7.45, Eliteserien), with 2024/2025 the weakest (6.63).
