Fredrik Ulvestad

Fredrik Stensøe Ulvestad (born 17 June 1992) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for the Swedish club Djurgården.

Fredrik Ulvestad

Personal information
Full name	Fredrik Stensøe Ulvestad[1]
Date of birth	17 June 1992[1]
Place of birth	Ålesund, Norway
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2008	Herd
2008–2010	Aalesund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	Aalesund	106	(14)
2015–2018	Burnley	7	(0)
2016–2017	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)	27	(1)
2018–2020	Djurgårdens IF	80	(17)
National team^‡
2012	Norway U20	1	(0)
2012–2014	Norway U21	14	(0)
2011–2014	Norway U23	2	(0)
2014–	Norway	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

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]

On 31 August 2016, Ulvestad joined Charlton Athletic on a season long loan.[6] Ulvestad scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw against Port Vale on 18 October 2016.[7]

On 10 May 2018 he played as Djurgården beat Malmö FF 3–0 in the Swedish Cup Final.[8]

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.[9]

Personal life

His father Rune Ulvestad played for Molde FK and Aalesunds FK during the 1980s, whilst his two other brothers Pål Erik Ulvestad and Dan Peter Ulvestad play for Norwegian Eliteserien side Kristiansund BK.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 November 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		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]		24	2	6	2	—		6[lower-alpha 1]	2	36	6
	2012[1]		25	2	4	1	—		3[lower-alpha 1]	0	32	3
	2013[1]		27	7	3	1	—		—		30	8
	2014[1]		29	3	3	0	—		—		32	3
	Total		106	14	17	4	—		9	2	132	20
Burnley	2014–15[11]	Premier League	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2015–16[12]	Championship	5	0	2	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2016–17[13]	Premier League	0	0	—		1	0	—		1	0
	2017–18[14]		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		7	0	2	0	1	0	—		10	0
Charlton Athletic (loan)	2016–17[13]	League One	27	1	2	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	31	1
	Total		27	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	31	1
Djurgårdens IF	2018[1]	Allsvenskan	23	1	5	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	30	1
	2019[1]		30	5	3	0	—		0	0	33	5
	2020[1]		26	11	3	1	—		0	0	29	12
	Total		79	17	11	1	—		2	0	90	18
Career total			219	32	32	5	1	0	13	2	265	39

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 18 November 2020.[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Norway	2014	1	0
	2019	2	0
	2020	1	0
Total		4	0

Honours

Club

Aalesund

• Norwegian Football Cup: 2011[1]

Djurgårdens IF

• Allsvenskan: 2019
• Svenska Cupen: 2017–18

References

1. "Fredrik Ulvestad" (in Norwegian). Altom Fotbol. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
2. "Who is Burnley's new signing Fredrik Ulvestad?". Lancashire Telegraph. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
3. "Ulvestad Seals Clarets Switch". Burnley F.C. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
4. "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 |website= (help)
5. "Burnley secure deal for Norwegian midfielder Fredrik Ulvestad". The Guardian. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
6. "Charlton sign Norway international Fredrik Ulvestad on loan". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
7. "Port Vale 1–1 Charlton". BBC Sport. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2018-05-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
9. "Norway 0–0 UAE". Goal.com. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
10. Stenerud, Kristian (27 April 2011). "- Fredrik er stjernen". smp.no (in Norwegian). Sunnmørsposten. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
11. "Games played by Fredrik Ulvestad in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
12. "Games played by Fredrik Ulvestad in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
13. "Games played by Fredrik Ulvestad in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
14. "Games played by Fredrik Ulvestad in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
15. "Fredrik Ulvestad". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 10 March 2015.

External links

• Norway international stats at Fotball.no
• Fredrik Ulvestad at Soccerbase