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![]() Andersen in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eirik Ulland Andersen | ||
Date of birth | 21 September 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Randers, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Strømsgodset | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2009 | Vard Haugesund | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Haugesund | 10 | (0) |
2012 | → Vard Haugesund (loan) | 13 | (6) |
2012–2013 | Vard Haugesund | 20 | (5) |
2013–2016 | Hødd | 77 | (27) |
2016–2018 | Strømsgodset | 62 | (20) |
2019–2023 | Molde | 50 | (12) |
2023– | Strømsgodset | 37 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024 |
Eirik Ulland Andersen (born 21 September 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Strømsgodset.
Hailing from Haugesund, Andersen played for Vard Haugesund until he signed for FK Haugesund in 2010. [2] He made his debut for Haugesund in Tippeligaen against Aalesund on 10 April 2011. [1] Andersen played a total of 145 minutes in 10 matches for Haugesund in Tippeligaen in 2011, and scored five goals in three matches in the Norwegian Cup. [2]
Andersen was loaned to his old club Vard Haugesund, playing in the 2. divisjon, until 31 July. [2] On 1 August 2012, he joined Vard Haugesund on a permanent transfer. [3] The club won promotion from the 2012 2. divisjon. He played for second-tier club Hødd from 2013 to 2016.
On 16 August 2016, he signed for Strømsgodset. [4] He played 62 league games for the club and scored 20 goals.
Ulland Andersen signed for Molde on 16 January 2019. [5] He signed a four-year contract with the club. He made his debut for Molde on 31 March 2019 in a 1–1 away draw against Sarpsborg 08. [1] On 10 April 2019, he scored his first goal for the club on a penalty in Molde's 4–1 win against Vålerenga. [6] On 1 May 2019, he scored his first hat-trick for the club in Molde's 5–0 win against Eide/Omegn in the Norwegian Cup first round. [7] In the second half of the game, he was removed from the pitch with an injury to his Achilles tendon, which possibly rules him out for the rest of the season. [7]
On 25 February 2021, he scored a brace in a 2–0 away win over TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League round of 32, [8] to qualify with his team to the next round.
In August 2023, Ulland Andersen returned to his former club Strømsgodset on a contract until 31 December 2025. [9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Haugesund | 2011 | Tippeligaen | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 13 | 5 | ||
Total | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | ||
Vard Haugesund (loan) | 2012 | 2. divisjon | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 7 | ||
Vard Haugesund | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||||
2013 | 1. divisjon | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 4 | |||
Total | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 13 | ||
Hødd | 2013 | 1. divisjon | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 5 | |
2014 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 7 | ||||
2015 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 32 | 11 | |||
2016 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||||
Total | 77 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 27 | ||
Strømsgodset | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | |
2017 | Eliteserien | 26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 11 | |||
2018 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 35 | 9 | ||||
Total | 62 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 74 | 23 | ||
Molde | 2019 | Eliteserien | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
2020 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | ||
2021 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | ||
2022 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 50 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 21 | ||
Strømsgodset | 2023 | Tippeligaen | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |
2024 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||||
Total | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 5 | ||
Career total | 252 | 73 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 288 | 95 |
Molde
Ulland Andersen has a Danish father and was born in Randers, Denmark. [11] He lived in Denmark until he was ten years old. [12] He is the younger brother of the footballer Andreas Ulland Andersen. [13]
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