Fredrik Ulvestad
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fredrik Stensøe Ulvestad[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 17 June 1992||
Place of birth | Ã…lesund, Norway | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Burnley | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2008 | Herd | ||
2008–2010 | Aalesund | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps†| (Gls)†|
2010–2014 | Aalesund | 106 | (14) |
2015– | Burnley | 7 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | Norway U20 | 1 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Norway U21 | 14 | (0) |
2011–2014 | Norway U23 | 2 | (0) |
2014– | Norway | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 8 March 2016 (UTC). |
Fredrik Stensøe Ulvestad (born 17 June 1992) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for English club Burnley.
Career
Ulvestad started his career in the youth team of SK Herd before signing for hometown club Aalesunds FK in 2008.[1] He made his first team debut for the club in May 2010 at the age of 17, replacing Jonathan Parr as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Volda TI in the Norwegian Football Cup.[1][2] In April 2011, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over Sogndal IL.[1] He made his breakthrough to the first team during the 2011 season where he established himself as a regular in the side, also winning the 2011 Norwegian Football Cup in the 2–1 win over SK Brann.[1] During his time with the club he featured in UEFA Europa League qualifiers in 2011 and 2012, however, Aalesund failed to make it to the tournament proper.[3]
At the end of the 2014 season, Ulvestad decided not to renew his contract, and became a free agent. His final game for Aalesund was in November 2014, in the 2–1 win over Sandnes Ulf.[1] In total he made 132 appearances for Aalesund in all competitions scoring 20 goals.[1]
Following his departure from Aalesund, Ulvestad attracted interest from German Bundesliga side Hannover 96, before training with Premier League side Burnley in February 2015.[2] In March 2015, he made the move permanent signing a three-year contract with the club.[4][5]
International career
Ulvestad was first called up for international duty for the under-23 side in November 2011, playing in the 1–1 draw with Turkey.[1] He also made one cap for the under-20 side a year later in October 2012 in a friendly against the Netherlands.[1] He made his debut for the under-21 side in February 2012, replacing Jonas Svensson in a 2–2 friendly draw with Slovenia.[1] His competitive debut came in the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Azerbaijan.[1] He played in two further qualifiers against England and Belgium, but failed to make it into the 23-man squad that qualified for the final tournament.[1] He played in five qualifiers for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, however Norway failed to qualify.[1] In total he gained 14 caps for the under-21 side.[1] He made his debut for the senior side in August 2014, replacing Fredrik Gulbrandsen at half time in an international friendly against United Arab Emirates, finishing 0–0 in Stavanger.[6]
Personal life
His father Rune Ulvestad played for Molde FK and Aalesunds FK during the 1980s, whilst his older brother PÃ¥l Erik Ulvestad currently plays for Norwegian First Division side Kristiansund BK.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 March 2016.
Season | Club | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aalesund | 2010[1] | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2011[1] | Tippeligaen | 24 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 36 | 6 | ||
2012[1] | Tippeligaen | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
2013[1] | Tippeligaen | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 8 | |||
2014[1] | Tippeligaen | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
Total | 106 | 14 | 17 | 4 | — | 9 | 2 | 132 | 20 | |||
Burnley | 2014–15[8] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2015–16[9] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Career total | 113 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 141 | 20 |
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 27 August 2014.[10]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Norway | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Aalesund
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Fredrik Ulvestad" (in Norwegian). Altom Fotbol. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- 1 2 "Who is Burnley's new signing Fredrik Ulvestad?". Lancashire Telegraph. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Ulvestad Seals Clarets Switch". Burnley F.C. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Burnley sign Norway midfielder Fredrik Ulvestad on free transfer". http://www1.skysports.com/. Sky Sports. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015. External link in
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(help) - ↑ "Burnley secure deal for Norwegian midfielder Fredrik Ulvestad". The Guardian. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Norway 0-0 UAE". Goal.com. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ Stenerud, Kristian (27 April 2011). "- Fredrik er stjernen". smp.no (in Norwegian). Sunnmørsposten. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ↑ "Games played by Fredrik Ulvestad in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Fredrik Ulvestad in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ↑ "Fredrik Ulvestad". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
External links
- Norway international stats at Fotball.no
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