Daniel Braaten

Daniel Braaten

Braaten in 2013
Personal information
Full name Daniel Omoya Braaten
Date of birth (1982-05-25) 25 May 1982
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Brann
Number 25
Youth career
1988–2000 Skeid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2000–2004 Skeid 102 (22)
2004–2007 Rosenborg 63 (12)
2007–2008 Bolton Wanderers 6 (1)
2008–2013 Toulouse 157 (13)
2013–2014 F.C. Copenhagen 23 (1)
2015–2016 Vålerenga 22 (1)
2016– Brann 8 (0)
National team‡
2003–2004 Norway U21 2 (0)
2004– Norway 52 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 May 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 May 2014

Daniel Omoya Braaten (born 25 May 1982) is a Norwegian footballer, who currently plays as a winger for the Norwegian club SK Brann after signing a one-year contract with the club on 21 February 2016.[1] He has previously played for Skeid, Rosenborg and Toulouse, with 157 caps and 13 goals in the latter club. He has been capped 52 times for the Norway national football team.

Career

Early career

Braaten while playing for Rosenborg

Born in Oslo, Norway to a Nigerian father and Norwegian mother, Braaten started his career in the Skeid youth academy at the age of six. He later won the Norwegian Junior Cup with the team in 1999, aged 17. The following year he was promoted to the first team, where he played for four years before joining giants Rosenborg BK in 2004, after 102 caps and 22 goals for Skeid. Before signing for Rosenborg, Braaten had attracted interest from various clubs in Norway and abroad, and had a trial with French side RC Lens in late 2003 with Daniel Fredheim Holm.[2] Braaten had however trained with Rosenborg as early as autumn 2002, but was still in contract with Skeid, before signing in 2004 for approximately £250,000.

Braaten had become one of the most profiled players of the Norwegian Premier League, through his colourful, untraditional and artistic playing style. He had become known especially for his individual technical skills and physical strength, and as a player who did unexpected things on the field, surprising both opposing players as well as the audience. He was famous not only for his pace, but also for his mastery of the seal dribble, an incredibly difficult trick involving running while bouncing (and controlling) the ball on top of the head.

European career

On 3 August 2007, Braaten signed for Bolton Wanderers for a reported fee of £450,000. He scored his first goal in English football just over three weeks later, netting the final goal in Bolton's 3–0 win over Reading.[3] He failed to secure a permanent spot on the team, however, and after a tough season in England, Braaten signed a three-year contract with French side Toulouse on 25 June 2008.[4] He was included as part of the deal which saw Johan Elmander move to Bolton. He scored his first league goal in Toulouse's 4–1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain.[5] He performed a unique celebration by spinning on his back while spinning upwards at the same time after scoring his first goal for the club. He was release from his contract in July 2013.

Two months later, in September, Braaten signed a one-year-long deal with Danish side FC Copenhagen, where he was given shirt no. 22. At the end of the season Braaten left Copenhagen without a new contract and returned to Norway.

Return to Norway

On 9 February 2015, Braaten signed a one-year deal with Kjetil Rekdal and Vålerenga in the Norwegian Tippeliga after almost eight months as a free agent. He scored his first, and only, goal for his new club away versus Sandefjord FK on his birthday, 25 May. On 3 December 2015, it was announced that his contract would not be renewed, something that surprised many critics as he had performed well in the previous season.[6] After training with SK Brann during the winter, he signed a one-year contract with the club on 21 February 2016, his fourth club in just as many years.[7]

International career

Braaten (right) playing for Norway in a May 2012 friendly match

After playing four matches for Norway U18 in 2000, and two matches for Norway U21 in 2003,[8] Braaten made his debut for Norway on 22 January 2004 in a friendly match against Sweden, when playing for Skeid in Adeccoligaen, the second-tier league in Norway. His first international goal came against Estonia, in a Friendly match on 20 April 2005, a game Norway won 2–1. As of February 2013, he has been capped 45 times for Norway, scoring three goals.[9]

International goals

Score and Result lists Norway's goals first
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 April 2005 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 1–0 2–1 Friendly
2. 6 June 2007 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Hungary 2–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
3. 11 June 2013 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Macedonia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
4. 15 October 2013 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Iceland 1–1 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Source:[9]

Career statistics

Club

Correct as of 6 May 2016

Club Division Season League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Skeid Adeccoligaen 2000 12000—120
2001 28300—283
2002 26421—285
2003 22652—278
2004 14910—159
Total 1022283—11025
Rosenborg Tippeligaen 2004 1050081186
2005 1920081273
2006 1934020253
2007 1524000192
Total 6312801828914
Bolton Premier League 2007–08 613050141
Total 613050141
Toulouse Ligue 1 2008–09 3015100352
2009–10 3245071445
2010–11 3251000335
2011–12 3111000321
2012–13 3220000322
Total 157131217117615
Copenhagen Superliga 2013–14 2310041272
Total 2310041272
Vålerenga Tippeligaen 2015 2212000241
Total 2212000241
Brann 2016 80000080
Total 80000080
Career Total 3814933434444857

National team

(Correct as of 7 February 2013)[8]

National teamSeasonAppsGoals
Norway 2004 2 0
2005 5 1
2006 4 0
2007 4 1
2008 2 0
2009 8 0
2010 2 0
2011 6 0
2012 9 0
2013 3 1
2014 2 0
Total453

Honours

Club

Rosenborg[10]
2004, 2006

References

  1. ↑ Brann.no
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Cheese, Caroline (25 August 2007). "Bolton 3–0 Reading". BBC News.
  4. ↑ Hareide glad for Braaten-overgang | adressa.no
  5. ↑ Toulouse v. PSG Match Report
  6. ↑ Dagbladet
  7. ↑ Brann.no
  8. 1 2 "Daniel Omoya Braaten's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  9. 1 2 Søfting, Thomas. "Daniel Braaten" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  10. ↑ "Mestvinnende spillere" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 July 2012.

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