Jesper Taaje (born 25 October 1997) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Strømsgodset.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 October 1997[1] | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Strømsgodset | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Hallingdal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Hallingdal | 77 | (18) |
| 2016–2020 | Kjelsås | 72 | (7) |
| 2020 | HamKam | 12 | (2) |
| 2021 | KFUM Oslo | 29 | (8) |
| 2022–2024 | Sandefjord | 53 | (6) |
| 2024– | Strømsgodset | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024 | |||
Career edit
Hailing from Hemsedal,[3] Taaje started his career with Hallingdal. In 2016, he moved to Oslo-based Kjelsås. After four years with Kjelsås, he joined HamKam in the summer of 2020. He stayed with HamKam for half a season, before moving to KFUM Oslo in 2021. In January 2022, he joined Sandefjord.[3] On 3 April 2022, he made his Eliteserien debut in a 3–1 win against Haugesund.[4]
Career statistics edit
- As of 3 February 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hallingdal | 2013 | 4. divisjon | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 10 | |||
| 2015 | 3. divisjon | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2016 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| Total | 77 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 19 | ||
| Kjelsås | 2016 | PostNord-ligaen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 28 | 5 | |||
| 2019 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2020 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 72 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 8 | ||
| HamKam | 2020 | OBOS-ligaen | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
| KFUM Oslo | 2021 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 35 | 8 | |
| Sandefjord | 2022 | Eliteserien | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| 2023 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | |||
| Total | 53 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 6 | ||
| Strømsgodset | 2024 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 243 | 41 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 263 | 43 | ||
- ^ Appearances in OBOS-ligaen promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Eliteserien relegation play-offs
References edit
- ^ a b c Jesper Taaje at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Taaje klar for Strømsgodset" (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset Fotball. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Jesper Taaje klar som SF-spiller". Sandefjord Fotball (in Norwegian). 21 January 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ Jesper Taaje at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Jesper Taaje at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
External links edit
- Jesper Taaje at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Jesper Taaje at Soccerway
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