Eirik Birkelund

Eirik Birkelund
Personal information
Full name Eirik Birkelund
Date of birth (1994-01-13) 13 January 1994
Place of birth Bergen, Norway
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
Sogndal
Number 27
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– Sogndal 0 (0)
National team
Norway U17 5 (0)
Norway U19 8 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Eirik Birkelund (born 13 January 1994) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Sogndal in Norway.[1]

Career

Club

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 March 2016[5]
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2011 Brann Tippeligaen 100010
2012 301040
2012-13 Saint-Étienne II CFA 600060
2013-14 CFA 2 17000170
2014 Brann Tippeligaen 200020
2015 OBOS-ligaen 12010130
2016 Sogndal Tippeligaen 000000
Career Total 41020430

References

  1. "Eirik Birkelund". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. Bergersen, Tormod (4 December 2012). "Brann-talent går til fransk fotball". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  3. "Eirik Birkelund" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  4. "Birkelund er tilbake i Brann". http://www.brann.no (in Norwegian). SK Brann. External link in |website= (help)
  5. "E.Birkelund". http://uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2014. External link in |website= (help)

External links


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