Bjørkan in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fredrik André Bjørkan | ||
Date of birth | (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Bodø, Norway | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bodø/Glimt | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2015 | Bodø/Glimt | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2021 | Bodø/Glimt | 121 | (8) |
2022 | Hertha BSC | 8 | (0) |
2022 | → Feyenoord (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Bodø/Glimt | 49 | (5) |
International career | |||
2016 | Norway U18 | 8 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Norway U21 | 11 | (0) |
2021– | Norway | 14 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 |
Fredrik André Bjørkan (born 21 August 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eliteserien club Bodø/Glimt and the Norway national team.
Club career
Bodø/Glimt
Bjørkan was born in Bodø, Nordland. He started playing for hometown club Bodø/Glimt as a youth, and made his first professional appearance at age 17, on 13 April 2016, in the Norwegian Football Cup, against IF Fløya, which Bodø/Glimt won 6–0. He made his league debut for Bodø/Glimt on 17 April 2016 against Molde where Bodø/Glimt lost 2–1.
Hertha BSC
On 1 December 2021, Bjørkan signed for Hertha BSC on a contract until 2025, joining at the beginning of the January transfer window. Bjørkan moved back to Bodø/Glimt in January 2023.
Feyenoord (loan)
On 29 August 2022, Feyenoord announced that it had signed Bjørkan on loan with an option to buy. The loan agreement was disbanded in January 2023.
International career
Bjørkan made his debut for the Norway national team on 6 June 2021 in a friendly against Greece. He substituted Birger Meling in the 69th minute.
Personal life
Fredrik André is the son of former player Aasmund Bjørkan.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 December 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bodø/Glimt | 2016 | Eliteserien | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
2017 | First Division | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | ||
2018 | Eliteserien | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
2019 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | |||
2020 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
2021 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
Total | 121 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 137 | 8 | ||
Hertha BSC | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
Feyenoord (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Bodø/Glimt | 2023 | Eliteserien | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
2024 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
Total | 49 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 81 | 5 | ||
Career total | 180 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 228 | 13 |
International
- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bjørkan goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 September 2023 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Jordan | 4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Bodø/Glimt
- Eliteserien: 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
References
- ^ Carlsson, Alexander (1 December 2021). "Fredrik André Björkan ansluter i Januari" [Fredrik André Björkan joins in January]. SvenskaFans.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- "Fredrik André Bjørkan". altomfotball.no. TV2. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- "Fredrik Andre Björkan wechselt zu Hertha BSC" [Fredrik Andre Björkan moves to Hertha BSC] (in German). Bundesliga. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Feyenoord neemt na half jaar al afscheid van Bjørkan" [Feyenoors says goodbye to Bjørkan after 6 months]. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- "Feyenoord heeft met Bjørkan veertiende zomeraanwinst binnen" [With Bjørkan Feyenoord brings in fourteenth summer signing] (in Dutch). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- "Norway v Greece game report". ESPN. 6 June 2021.
- "Ansatte". glimt.no. Bodø/Glimt. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "Fredrik André Bjørkan". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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