Fredrik Aursnes

Fredrik Aursnes (born 10 December 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Molde.

Fredrik Aursnes

Personal information
Full name	Fredrik Aursnes
Date of birth	10 December 1995
Place of birth	Hareid, Norway
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 ^1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Molde
Number	17
Youth career
2008–2011	Hareid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Hødd	106	(11)
2016–	Molde	136	(16)
National team^‡
2013	Norway U18	2	(0)
2014–2016	Norway U21	14	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2017

Career

Early career

He played youth football for Hareid, but joined Hødd before the 2012 season. He made his senior league debut in April 2012 in a 2–1 win against Bodø/Glimt. Aged 16 years and 350 days, he became the youngest winner and youngest finalist of the Norwegian Cup after Hødd's win against Tromsø IL in the final.

Molde

In December 2015, Aursnes joined Molde on a four-year deal.[1] He debuted on 18 February 2016 against Sevilla in the UEFA Europa League round of 32, first leg. On 22 April 2019, Aursnes got his 100th first-team appearance for the club in their 2–0 away win against Lillestrøm. On 30 April 2019, Aursnes signed a two-year contract extension that ties him to Molde until the end of the 2021 season.[2] On 11 July 2019, he scored Molde's second goal in the club's UEFA competitions record 7–1 win over KR in the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.[3]

Career statistics

As of 19 December 2020[4][5]

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hødd	2012	1. divisjon	25	0	5	1	—		—		30	1
	2013		27	2	2	0	2	0	—		31	2
	2014		27	6	1	0	—		—		28	6
	2015		27	3	4	0	—		—		31	3
	Total		106	11	12	1	2	0	—	—	120	12
Molde	2016	Tippeligaen	23	3	2	0	2	0	—		27	3
	2017	Eliteserien	27	1	3	0	—		—		30	1
	2018		29	8	1	0	7	2	—		37	10
	2019		30	1	1	0	8	1	0	0	39	2
	2020		27	3	0	0	11	0	0	0	38	3
	Total		136	16	7	0	28	3	0	0	171	19
Career total			242	27	19	1	30	3	0	0	291	31

Honours

Hødd

• Norwegian Cup: 2012

Molde

• Eliteserien: 2019

References

1. "Aursnes til Molde" [Aursnes to Molde]. www.nrk.no. NRK. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
2. "Hestad og Aursnes forlenger". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
3. "Molde 7-1 KR". www.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
4. "Fredrik Aursnes". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
5. "Fredrik Aursnes". nifs.no (in Norwegian). norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 23 April 2018.