Eirik Vespestad Mæland (born 15 February 1989) is a Norwegian football coach and former footballer who currently is assistant coach of Eliteserien club Molde.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eirik Vespestad Mæland | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Stord, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kongsvinger (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Bremnes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2017 | Haugesund | 143 | (12) |
| 2018–2019 | Fredrikstad | 31 | (0) |
| 2020 | Kongsvinger | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020 | Kongsvinger (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Kongsvinger | ||
| 2023– | Molde (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
He started his senior career in the Norwegian team Haugesund in 2007.[1] He made his debut on 20 June 2007 in a 4–2 loss against Bryne.
Managerial career edit
On 13 January 2021, Mæland was appointed head coach of Kongsvinger.[2] On 13 December 2022, Molde announced that Mæland would become first team assistant coach at the club.[3]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Haugesund | 2007 | 1. divisjon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||
| 2010 | Eliteserien | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2012 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 143 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 154 | 14 | ||
| Fredrikstad | 2018 | 2. divisjon | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Kongsvinger | 2020 | 1. divisjon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Total | 176 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 191 | 14 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b "Eirik Mæland". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ Sønsteli, Pål (13 January 2021). "KIL ansetter ung trenerduo". Mitt Kongsvinger (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "KLAR FOR MOLDE: - EN KJEMPEMULIGHET!". Molde FK (in Norwegian). 13 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Eirik Mæland at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
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