# Matti Lund Nielsen

Matti Lund Nielsen (born 8 May 1988) is a former Danish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Nielsen has amassed a total 46 youth caps for Denmark under five different age groups.

## Career
### OB

Nielsen made his professional debut for OB on 4 March 2007 in the Royal League game against Lillestrøm.
He was sent on a one-season loan for the 2008–09 season to Lyngby Boldklub.

### Nordsjælland

In December 2009, Nielsen signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland starting from 1 January 2010.

### Pescara

On 30 December 2011, it was confirmed that Nielsen would transfer to Pescara on a free transfer, signing a contract until summer 2014.

### Return to OB

On 19 September 2015, OB announced that Nielsen was signed for the remainder of the calendar year.

### Reggina

On 7 January 2020, he returned to Italy, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract with Serie C club Reggina.

### Pro Vercelli

On 22 September 2020, he moved to Pro Vercelli.
On 24 May 2024, he announced that he retired from football.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 14 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| OB | 2007–08 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| OB | 2008–09 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| OB | Total | Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Lyngby (loan) | 2008–09 | Danish 1st Division | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 5 |
| Nordsjælland | 2009–10 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Nordsjælland | 2010–11 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 7 |
| Nordsjælland | 2011–12 | Danish Superliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Nordsjælland | Total | Total | 49 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 7 |
| Pescara | 2011–12 | Serie B | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 |
| Pescara | 2012–13 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| Pescara | 2013–14 | Serie B | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| Pescara | 2014–15 | Serie B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Pescara | Total | Total | 61 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 67 | 4 |
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Perugia (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| OB | 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 28 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 3 |
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2017 | Eliteserien | 27 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 6 |
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2018 | Eliteserien | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 42 | 2 |
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2019 | Eliteserien | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 |
| Sarpsborg 08 | Total | Total | 109 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 135 | 11 |
| Reggina | 2019–20 | Serie C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Pro Vercelli | 2020–21 | Serie C | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 |
| Hvidovre | 2021–22 | Danish 1st Division | 21 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 1 |
| Hvidovre | 2022–23 | Danish 1st Division | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Hvidovre | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Hvidovre | Total | Total | 39 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 46 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 360 | 22 | 37 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 413 | 28 |
* ↑ Includes Danish Cup, Coppa Italia, Norwegian Football Cup
* ↑ Appearance in UEFA Intertoto Cup
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

## Honours

Nordsjælland
* Danish Superliga: 2011–12
* Danish Cup: 2009–10, 2010–11
Pescara
* Serie B: 2011–12