Stefan Nielsen
Stefan, who has a British mother and Danish father, and was born in Esbjerg, Denmark, first rode speedway at the age of four and a half in Denmark, going on to ride for Grindsted in the 80cc class.
In 2010 he rode for Outrup in the Danish second division.
Stefan began his British speedway career in 2011 with the Scunthorpe/Sheffield National League team, after attending a training school run by David Howie at Scunthorpe, winning the league championship with them that season.
In 2012 he signed for Mildenhall Fen Tigers, and was part of the team that won the National League championship, National League Trophy, Knockout Cup, and Four-team Championship. That year he won the British Under-19 Championship, a title that he retained in 2013, only the second rider to achieve that feat. He also rode in fourteen matches in the Premier League for Ipswich Witches.
In 2013 he stayed with the Fen Tigers and rode in the Premier League with Somerset Rebels, averaging close to five points but losing his place towards the end of the season.
2014 saw him move to Coventry Storm in the National League. In the draft for reserves Nielsen was picked by Belle Vue Aces.
Nielsen signed for the Poole Pirates for the 2020 season.
In 2022, he rode for the Sheffield Tigers in the British Premiership and for the Birmingham Brummies in the British Championship.
For 2023, Stefan has re-signed for Birmingham for the British Championship, in doing so he also became a club asset for Birmingham after they purchased his contract from Swindon.
Fina is delighted that as well as agreeing to collaborate with her for some paintings and Limited Edition prints in 2023, Stefan and his team are very supportive of what she is trying to achieve with her Sponsorship Through Art programme and will be working with her to help each other achieving our goals for the 2023 season.
