_(Sverre_Nypan).jpg) Nypan in 2025 withRosenborg | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sverre Halseth Nypan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2006-12-19)19 December 2006 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Trondheim, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Nardo | ||
| 2020–2022 | Rosenborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Rosenborg | 62 | (14) |
| 2025– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Norway U15 | 7 | (10) |
| 2022 | Norway U16 | 12 | (1) |
| 2023 | Norway U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Norway U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | Norway U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2024– | Norway U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2025– | Norway | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:04, 2 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Sverre Halseth Nypan (born 19 December 2006) is a Norwegian professionalfootballer who plays as acentral midfielder forPremier League clubManchester City, and theNorway national team.
In January 2022, Nypan signed his first professional contract withRosenborg.[3] Just a few months later in April, Nypan signed a new contract and became a part of the first team squad.[4]
On 6 November 2022, Nypan made his Rosenborg debut when he started in a league match againstJerv. In doing so, he became the youngest player ever to represent Rosenborg at 15 years and 322 days, beatingJohn Hou Sæter's record of being youngest in an official match andMagnus Holte's record as the youngest in a league match. And since he started the match he also beatOla By Rise's record from 1977 as youngest to start in the league.[5]
On 13 May 2023, Nypan scored his first goal for Rosenborg in 3–2 away defeat againstBodø/Glimt in theEliteserien. This made him the youngest ever goalscorer in the league for Rosenborg, aged 16 years and 145 days.[6]
In September 2023, Nypan signed a new contract with Rosenborg.[7] On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaperThe Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[8]
Amid interest from a number of clubs, on 14 June 2025,Premier League clubManchester City reached an agreement for the transfer of Nypan for a fee of £12.5 million.[9] A month later, on 17 July, the deal was made official, with Nypan signing a contract until the summer of 2030.[10] It was later reported that Nypan had verbally agreed a move toAston Villa before deciding to sign for City instead.[11]
On 19 August 2025, Nypan signed forEFL Championship clubMiddlesbrough on a season-long loan.[12] On 23 August, he made his debut for the club, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute forFinn Azaz in a 2–1 away victory overNorwich City in the league.[13] On 2 February 2026, he returned to Manchester City after his loan was mutually terminated.[14]
On 13 October 2025, Nypan received his first senior international call-up forNorway, stepping up from theunder-21 side.[15] On 15 October, he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw in a friendly againstNew Zealand, appearing as an 81st-minute substitute.[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rosenborg | 2022 | Eliteserien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 8 | ||
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 62 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 14 | ||
| Manchester City | 2025–26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough (loan) | 2025–26 | Championship | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| Career total | 82 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 14 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Individual
Nypan also won the award last year.