Eirik Birkelund
Eirik Birkelund (born 13 January 1994) is a former Norwegian footballer.[1]
 Eirik Birkelund in 2017. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eirik Birkelund | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergen, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| 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) |
| 2016–2019 | Sogndal | 91 | (3) |
| 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 2 August 2019 | |||
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]
In the summer of 2019 Birkelund decide to quit football to and begin on a medicine study.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 August 2019[5]
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2011 | Brann | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2012-13 | Saint-Étienne II | CFA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | CFA 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Brann | Tippeligaen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | OBOS-ligaen | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Sogndal | Tippeligaen | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2018 | OBOS-ligaen | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 132 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 141 | 4 | ||
References
- "Eirik Birkelund". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- Bergersen, Tormod (4 December 2012). "Brann-talent går til fransk fotball". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- "Eirik Birkelund" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- "Birkelund er tilbake i Brann". brann.no (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014.
- "E.Birkelund". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
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