Nicolas Defreitas-Hansen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Southwest Ranches, Florida, United States | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colorado Rapids | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Weston FC | ||
| 2017–2021 | Everton FC | ||
| 2021–2022 | Swansea City AFC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Swansea City AFC | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Atherton Collieries AFC | ||
| 2024 | Houston Dynamo 2 | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | Colorado Rapids | 8 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Colorado Rapids 2 (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | United States U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Denmark U19 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 February 2020 | |||
Nicolas Defreitas-Hansen (born 10 July 2001) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Colorado Rapids. Born in the United States, he is a Denmark and United States youth international.
Early life
[edit]Defreitas-Hansen was born on 10 July 2001 in Southwest Ranches, Florida, United States. Born to a Danish father and a Brazilian mother, he is the younger brother of American soccer player Luca Defreitas-Hansen.[1]
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Defreitas-Hansen joined the youth academy of American side Weston FC. In 2017, he joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Everton FC. Welsh newspaper wrote in 2021 that he "regularly trained with England's number one goalkeeper Jordan Pickford" while playing for the club.[2]
Four years later, he joined the youth academy of Welsh side Swansea City AFC and was promoted to the club's senior team the same year, where he made zero league appearances and scored zero goals. Following his stint there, he signed for English side Atherton Collieries AFC in 2022. Ahead of the 2024 season, he signed for American side Houston Dynamo 2, where he made ten league appearances and scored zero goals. Subsequently, he signed for American side Colorado Rapids in 2025. On 27 April 2025, he debuted for the club during a 1–1 home draw with Seattle Sounders FC in the league.[3]
International career
[edit]Defreitas-Hansen is a Denmark and United States youth international. During November 2019, he played for the Denmark national under-19 football team for 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.
References
[edit]- ^ "Everton's latest American signing and how Goodison move hinged on his dad and brother". Liverpool Echo. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Young gun eyes new start at Swans". Wales Online. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Third String to Starter: Nico Hansen's Journey to Making His MLS Debut". Burgundy Wave. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Southwest Ranches, Florida
- American men's soccer players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- Danish men's footballers
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Major League Soccer players
- MLS Next Pro players
- Atherton Collieries A.F.C. players
- Colorado Rapids players
- Colorado Rapids 2 players
- Houston Dynamo 2 players
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Wales
- American expatriate sportspeople in England
- American expatriate sportspeople in Wales
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Wales
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- American people of Brazilian descent
- American people of Danish descent