Thomas Kind Bendiksen (born 8 August 1989) is a Norwegian association footballer. He currently plays for Tromsdalen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Kind Bendiksen | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Harstad, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tromsdalen | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Harstad IL | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Rangers | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Tromsø | 80 | (11) |
| 2014–2016 | Molde | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Tromsø (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Elfsborg (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Sandefjord | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Tromsdalen | 36 | (2) |
| 2021 | Finnsnes | 5 | (0) |
| 2022- | Skarp | 28 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Norway U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2007 | Norway U18 | 9 | (4) |
| 2008 | Norway U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Norway U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Norway | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2014 | |||
Career edit
Club edit
A Norwegian youth international, Bendiksen signed for Rangers on 31 August 2007 on a three-year deal from Harstad IL.[2] Rangers paid the Norwegian side 1 million Norwegian krone (around £90,000).[3] A long-term knee injury put his career on hold and ruled him out of the entire 2008–09 season and most of the following season.[4]
Bendiksen impressed in reserve team games when he returned to action late in the 2009–10 season, and he was named as a substitute for a league match against Hibernian in April 2010.[4] Bendiksen made his first 'first team' appearance in a pre-season friendly match against Queen of the South in July 2010. After further injury problems, he agreed a new six-month contract in July 2011.[4][5] Bendiksen scored a goal in a friendly match against Hamburg, after which he was offered a new contract.[6] He played his first competitive match for Rangers on 3 December 2011, in a 2–1 win home against Dunfermline Athletic.[7]
Bendiksen rejected the offer of a new contract by Rangers and instead signed a deal with Tromsø.[8]
Molde edit
On 23 December 2014 Bendiksen signed for Molde FK.[9]
On 29 July 2015, Bendiksen joined Tromsø on loan for the remainder of the 2015 season.[10]
On 31 March 2016, Bendiksen joined Elfsborg on a season-long loan deal.[11]
He left the club on 5 December 2016, when his contract was terminated.[12]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2011–12 | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Tromsø | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 2013 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14[b] | 1 | 44 | 9 | ||
| 2014 | 1. divisjon | 30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4[b] | 0 | 37 | 6 | |
| Total | 80 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 115 | 16 | ||
| Molde | 2015 | Tippeligaen | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Tromsø (loan) | 2015 | Tippeligaen | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Elfsborg (loan) | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 10 | 2 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Sandefjord | 2017 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tromsdalen | 2019 | OBOS-ligaen | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 26 | 3 | |
| 2020 | PostNord-ligaen | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 40 | 3 | |||
| Finnsnes | 2021 | Norsk Tipping-ligaen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Skarp | 2022 | 4. divisjon | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | |||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 178 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 224 | 25 | ||
- ^ Includes Norwegian Football Cup, Svenska Cupen
- ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
International edit
| Norway national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 18 January 2014[15]
References edit
- ^ "Thomas Bendiksen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ "Gers land Norwegian starlet". Sky Sports. 31 August 2007.
- ^ Swan, Craig (1 December 2011). "Rangers kid Thomas Kind Bendiksen's extra training sessions could have ended his dream, says youth coach Tommy Wilson". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ a b c "Thomas Bendiksen". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers F.C. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ "Thomas Kind-Bendiksen wants to earn new Rangers contract after three years of injury hell". Daily Record. 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Bendiksen offered new terms". Sky Sports. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ "Bendiksen debuterte fra start da Rangers vant". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV2. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ "Thomas Bendiksen rejects Rangers deal to sign for Tromso". BBC Sport. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ "Ny spiller klar for Molde". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 23 December 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Kind Bendiksen klar for TIL". itromso.no (in Norwegian). iTromsø. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "IF Elfsborg leier Thomas Kind Bendiksen". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "Kind Bendiksen ferdig i Molde FK". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Thomas Kind Bendiksen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Thomas Kind Bendiksen at Soccerway
- ^ "Thomas Kind Bendiksen". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
External links edit
- Thomas Kind Bendiksen at Soccerbase
