Fredrik Aursnes
Fredrik Aursnes (born 10 December 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Norway national team.
_(cropped).jpg.webp) Aursnes with Molde in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Hareid, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Hareid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Hødd | 106 | (11) |
| 2016–2021 | Molde | 149 | (17) |
| 2021–2022 | Feyenoord | 35 | (1) |
| 2022– | Benfica | 26 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Norway U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Norway U21 | 14 | (1) |
| 2021– | Norway | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 | |||
Club career
Early career
Aursnes played youth football for Hareid, before joining 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 all-time 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
Feyenoord
On 8 August 2021, following their 5–4 victory over Haugesund, Molde announced that Aursnes had been sold to Feyenoord.[5] On 10 August 2021, Aursnes signed a three-year contract at the club.[6] He scored his first goal for Feyenoord against SC Cambuur, in a 3–2 victory on 24 October 2021.[7]
Benfica
On 24 August 2022, Aursnes signed a five-year contract with Primeira Liga side Benfica, for a reported fee of €13 million plus €2 million in add-ons.[8] He made his debut for the club on 27 August, replacing Enzo Fernández in the 90th minute in a 3–0 away win over Boavista in the Primeira Liga.[9]
International career
Aursnes made his debut for Norway national team on 6 June 2021 in a friendly against Greece. He substituted Patrick Berg in the 69th minute.[10]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | |||
| 2021 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 149 | 17 | 8 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 20 | |||
| Feyenoord | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | — | 47 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 1 | |||
| Benfica | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 40 | 2 | |
| Career total | 316 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 405 | 35 | ||
References
- "Fredrik Aursnes". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- "Aursnes til Molde" [Aursnes to Molde]. www.nrk.no. NRK. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "Hestad og Aursnes forlenger". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- "Molde 7-1 KR". www.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "FREDRIK AURSNES ER KLAR FOR FEYENOORD!". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- "Feyenoord contracteert middenvelder Fredrik Aursnes". moldefk.no/ (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- "Feyenoord laat Cambuur spartelen en zegeviert met minimaal verschil: 3-2". nos.nl (in Dutch). 24 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- "OFICIAL: AURSNES É REFORÇO DAS ÁGUIAS (OS PORMENORES DO NEGÓCIO)" (in Portuguese). A Bola. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- "Schmidt promoveu três estreias no Bessa". A Bola. 27 August 2022.
- "Norway v Greece game report". ESPN. 6 June 2021.
- "Fredrik Aursnes". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- "Fredrik Aursnes". nifs.no (in Norwegian). norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- Honeyman, Sam (25 May 2022). "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
External links
- Profile at the S.L. Benfica website