Ørjan Nyland

Ørjan Nyland
Personal information
Full name Ørjan Håskjold Nyland[1]
Date of birth (1990-09-10) 10 September 1990
Place of birth Volda, Norway
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Ingolstadt 04
Number 26
Youth career
Mork IL
Volda TI
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007–2012 Hødd 59 (0)
2013–2015 Molde 61 (0)
2015– Ingolstadt 04 5 (0)
National team‡
2008 Norway U18 2 (0)
2011–2013 Norway U21 8 (0)
2013– Norway 20 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 December 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2016

Ørjan Håskjold Nyland (born 10 September 1990) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ingolstadt 04. He has previously played for Hødd and was the man of the match in the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup Final.

Nyland made his debut for Norway in 2013, and has previously represented Norway at youth level. He was the first-choice goalkeeper for the under-21 team at the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Nyland joined the defending Tippeligaen champions Molde ahead of the 2013-season.

Club career

Nyland was born in Volda[2] and was competing in handball, alpine skiing and football when he was young.[3] As a footballer, Nyland played for Mork IL and Volda TI before he joined Hødd in 2007.[4] Nyland did not play in his first year at the club due to the competition from Kim Deinoff and Vebjørn Skeide. Deinoff left Hødd after the 2007-season and for the next two seasons, Nyland was the second choice behind Skeide before Nyland became the first choice during the 2010 season.[5]

Nyland has been regarded as one of the most talented goalkeeper in Norway, and was training with Rosenborg on two occasions in 2007,[6] the English club Everton in December 2008[7] and Molde in November 2011.[8] Nyland was in December 2011 one of six young goalkeepers selected for Frode Grodås's project The national goalkeeper of tomorrow 2014 initiated by the Football Association of Norway, where the goal was to develop the next national team goalkeeper.[9]

Ahead of the 2012-season, Tromsø wanted to sign Nyland as a back-up for Marcus Sahlman, but did not afford to pay what Hødd demanded for the goalkeeper who had one year left of his contract.[10] Nyland stayed at Hødd and was one of Hødd's best players during the 2012-season[11] and won in October the Statoil Talent Prize, an award handed to outstanding young Norwegian footballers each month.[4]

In the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup Final, Nyland delivered several match-winning saves and was named man of the match. Nyland also saved Remi Johansen's penalty when Hødd won 4–2 in the penalty shootout against Tromsø and won their first Norwegian Football Cup title.[12]

After the season, the two Tippeligaen sides Start and Sogndal wanted to sign Nyland, who were a free agent, and publicly promised Nyland the spot as the first-choice goalkeeper if he signed for them. Lars Ivar Moldskred, who has acted as an advisor for Nyland, advised him to sign for Start,[13] but he instead signed for defending Tippeligaen champions Molde where he were to compete with Espen Bugge Pettersen and Ole Söderberg.[14]

Nyland made his first-team debut for Molde in the 5–0 victory against Elnesvågen og Omegn in the First Round of the 2013 Norwegian Football Cup.[15] Nyland also played the Second Round tie against Byåsen before he made his debut in Tippeligaen in the 1–1 draw against Start on 6 May 2013. With Bugge Pettersen out with injury, Nyland soon became the preferred goalkeeper in Molde[16] and played every match in Tippeligaen until the 17th round when the manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær wanted Nyland to rest.[17] He signed new contract with Molde in September 2013, binding him to the club to the summer of 2018.[18] Nyland missed a couple of matches in October due to an injury,[19] but was back when Molde met Rosenborg on 26 October 2013.[20] He played a total of 20 matches in Tippeligaen during the 2013 season,[2] where Molde finished 6th.

FC Ingolstadt 04

On 1 July 2015, Nyland signed a four-year contract with newly promoted Bundesliga side FC Ingolstadt 04 for an undisclosed fee.[21] Nyland made his Bundesliga debut in a 0–4 home defeat against Borussia Dortmund on 23 August 2015.

International career

Nyland represented Norway from under-16 to under-18 level, but was not selected for youth international teams for two years because he didn't play regularly at Hødd. After he became first-choice goalkeeper at Hødd, he was called up for the under-21 team in June 2011 and made his debut for the team in the 1–4 loss against Sweden U21.[22]

Nyland became a regular in Per Joar Hansen's U21-squad in 2012,[23] where he was the second-choice goalkeeper behind Arild Østbø. Nyland played the last play-off match against France U21 when Østbø was unavailable due to an injury.[24] Nyland received praise for his performance in that match, which was his third appearance for the under-21 team, when they qualified for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship after beating France U21 5–3.[4]

As one of three goalkeepers, Nyland was included in the Norwegian squad for the under-21 championship, along with Arild Østbø and Gudmund Taksdal Kongshavn. Ahead of the championship, the head coach Tor Ole Skullerud hadn't decided whether he was using Østbø, who was the preferred choice in the qualification, or any of the two other goalkeepers who had both impressed for their teams in the start of the 2013 Tippeligaen season.[25] Nyland was chosen to play the opening match against the hosts Israel U-21,[26] and played three out of four matches in the championship,[27] with Østbø playing the last group-stage match against Italy U-21.[28] The Norwegian team was defeated by eventual winners Spain U-21 in the semi-final, and won a bronze-medal.[27] Nyland was praised for his performances in the championship, especially in the match against Spain, and he was included in The Guardian's "team of the tournament", at the expense of David de Gea.[29] Nyland was also included in UEFA's "all-star squad" together with his compatriot Stefan Strandberg.[30]

Nyland was first called up for the Norwegian national team squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Cyprus and Switzerland in September 2013.[31] He made his debut for the national team in the friendly match against Scotland on 20 November 2013, on Molde's home ground Aker Stadion.[32]

Career statistics

As of 3 October 2015
Season Club Division League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2008 Hødd Adeccoligaen 30––30
2011 28030– 310
2012 28070– 350
2013 Molde Tippeligaen 2006060320
2014 2805040370
2015 1302000150
2015–16 Ingolstadt Bundesliga 30100040
Career total 12302401001570

Honours

Club

Hødd
Molde

Individual

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Ørjan Håskjold Nyland". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  3. ↑ Tveter, Eivind (27 September 2012). "Valgte bort hjelm og ski for hansker og ball". nernett.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 Thomassen, Mari Waagard (13 November 2012). "Ørjan Nyland månedens talent". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Antonsen, Hugo (30 March 2011). "Multi-kunstnar" (PDF). Regionavisa (in Norwegian). p. 2. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Ruud, Anders (12 November 2007). "Ørjans drømmeuke" (in Norwegian). Adresseavisa. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  7. ↑ Oddekalv, Line Lauvsnes (10 December 2008). "Hødd-keeper trener med Everton" (in Norwegian). Adresseavisa. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  8. ↑ Hustad, Trond (25 November 2011). "VIF-talent trener med Molde" (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  9. ↑ "NFF lanserer keeperprosjekt". Norwegian News Agency (in Norwegian) (Verdens Gang). 6 December 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  10. ↑ Sivertsen, Øyvind (29 November 2012). "Tromsø ville kjøpe Hødds keeperhelt" (in Norwegian). iTromsø. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  11. ↑ "Her er spillerne ekspertene tror blir avgjørende i finalen" (in Norwegian). NRK. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  12. ↑ Aarsæther, Dag Slinning (25 November 2012). "Hødd med cupbombe etter straffedrama" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  13. ↑ Sande, Egil (26 November 2012). "Tippeligaklubber lover Nyland fast plass" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  14. ↑ Burheim, Mads Gudim (29 November 2012). "Hødds keeperhelt klar for Molde" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  15. ↑ Lillebakk, Knut Dørum (17 April 2013). "Cup-helten på vei til Ullevaal igjen" (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  16. ↑ Rise, Hans-Olav; Hustad, Rune (12 May 2013). "Cupfinalehelten har kjempa seg til startplass" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  17. ↑ Sande, Egil (31 July 2013). "Solskjær vil forlenge med Nyland". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  18. ↑ Hustad, Trond (25 September 2013). "Nyland skrev femårskontrakt". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  19. ↑ Vestad, Lars Andreas (6 October 2013). "– Sesongen har ikke vært slik jeg håpet". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  20. ↑ Vestad, Lars Andreas (26 October 2013). "Nyland tilbake mot RBK". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  21. ↑ "Örjan Nyland wechselt nach Ingolstadt". http://www.fcingolstadt.de/ (in German). FC Ingolstadt 04. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  22. ↑ Moe, Svein Halvor (3 June 2011). "Vanskeleg for Ørjan Nyland i U21-debuten" (in Norwegian). Vikebladet. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  23. ↑ Sande, Egil (27 September 2012). "Supertalentet som kan stanse Branns cupdrøm" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  24. ↑ "Østbø mister Frankrike-kampen". Norwegian News Agency (in Norwegian) (TV 2). 15 October 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  25. ↑ Flygind, Kjetil (3 June 2013). "Her avgjør de hvem som blir Norges EM-keeper". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  26. ↑ "Nyland vant keeperduellen". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian). 5 June 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  27. 1 2 Veland, Bernhard (20 June 2013). "– Nyland bedre enn de Gea i EM". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  28. ↑ Vik, Marius (11 June 2013). "Skullerud gjør ni forandringer mot Italia". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  29. ↑ Karlsen, Tor-Kristian (20 June 2013). "European Under-21 Championship: team of the tournament". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  30. ↑ Ashby, Kevin (21 June 2013). "Thiago leads all-star squad dominated by Spain". UEFA. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  31. ↑ Waagaard, Mari Stanisic (26 August 2013). "Norges tropp til VM-kvalikkamper". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  32. ↑ Askeland, Øyvind (20 November 2013). "Nyland: - Kunne ikke ha hatt et bedre år". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 November 2013.
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