Eirik Birkelund (born 13 January 1994) is a former Norwegian footballer.[1]
 Eirik Birkelund in 2017. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eirik Birkelund | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergen, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Trane | |||
| –2012 | Brann | ||
| 2013– | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Brann | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Saint-Étienne | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Saint-Étienne II | 23 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Brann | 14 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Sogndal | 91 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| Norway U17 | 5 | (0) | |
| Norway U19 | 8 | (2) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 August 2019 | |||
Career edit
Club edit
Throughout 2012 he played for SK Brann, which he had joined at youth level from SK Trane. He was selected for his senior debut in the Norwegian Premier League on 10 June 2011 as a substitute against Sogndal. In 2012, he played three league matches and one cup match.[2][3]
In June 2014, Birkelund re-signed for SK Brann on an 18-month contract.[4]
In the summer of 2019 Birkelund decide to quit football to and begin on a medicine study.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 2 August 2019[5]
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2011 | Brann | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Saint-Étienne II | CFA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Brann | Tippeligaen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | OBOS-ligaen | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Sogndal | Tippeligaen | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2018 | OBOS-ligaen | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 132 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 141 | 4 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Eirik Birkelund". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ Bergersen, Tormod (4 December 2012). "Brann-talent går til fransk fotball". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Eirik Birkelund" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Birkelund er tilbake i Brann". brann.no (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014.
- ^ "E.Birkelund". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
External links edit
- Eirik Birkelund at FootballDatabase.eu
- Eirik Birkelund at Soccerway
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