![]() Aursnes with Molde in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 December 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Hareid, Norway | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, full-back, winger | ||
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 | 62 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2013 | Norway U18 | 2 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Norway U21 | 14 | (1) |
2021–2023 | Norway | 20 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:39, 11 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023 |
Fredrik Aursnes (born 10 December 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Benfica. He is renowned for his high work rate and has also been successfully deployed as a winger and a full-back on both flanks.
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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
On 12 March 2024 national team manager Ståle Solbakken announced that Aursnes had decided to retire internationally. [11]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hødd | 2012 | 1. divisjon | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
2013 | 1. divisjon | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
2014 | 1. divisjon | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 6 | ||||
2015 | 1. divisjon | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||||
Total | 106 | 11 | 12 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 120 | 12 | ||||
Molde | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
2017 | Eliteserien | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
2018 | Eliteserien | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | — | 37 | 10 | |||
2019 | Eliteserien | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
2020 | Eliteserien | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
2021 | Eliteserien | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 [lower-alpha 3] | 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 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 47 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | — | 49 | 1 | ||||
Benfica | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 [lower-alpha 5] | 1 | — | 42 | 3 | |
2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 33 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 [lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 55 | 4 | |
2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 62 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 7 | ||
Career total | 352 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 459 | 40 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Norway | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
2022 | 6 | 0 | |
2023 | 10 | 1 | |
Total | 20 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1. | 12 October 2023 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus | 17 | ![]() | 4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | [15] |
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