Nevland was born in
Stavanger, Rogaland. He started his career at
Viking, but in 1997 he was sold to
Manchester United at the age of 19, before he had played a single first team match for the Norway side. What prompted Manchester United to sign him was a succession of hat-tricks in three games when he was on trial with them. His only goal for the United first team was in a
League Cup match against
Bury in October 1998. He never managed to establish himself in the United team, with a successful loan spell at Viking and an unsuccessful one at
IFK Göteborg. He only ever made one league appearance for United, as a substitute against
Southampton on 19 January 1998. He returned to Viking on a permanent contract in January 2000, winning the
Norwegian Cup in 2001 and scoring the two deciding goals in their famous
UEFA Cup victory over
Chelsea in 2002. for a fee of €2.5 million (
£1.85 million), plus a further €0.5 million (£370k) if Fulham retained Premier League status, which they did. On 3 February, he made only his second ever Premier League appearance when Fulham played
Aston Villa at
Craven Cottage. After making over 50 league appearances for Fulham, and despite
Roy Hodgson's wish to keep him at the club, Nevland once again returned to Viking in June 2010. He was assigned the role as captain. ==International career==