Fredrik Gulbrandsen

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Fredrik Gulbrandsen
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Gulbrandsen with Red Bull Salzburg in 2018
Personal information
Full name Fredrik Aasmundrud Gulbrandsen [1]
Date of birth (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Lillestrøm, Norway
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Molde
Number 8
Youth career
Lillestrøm
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2013 Lillestrøm 57 (7)
2010 → Lyn (loan) 8 (1)
2013–2016 Molde 42 (19)
2016–2019 Red Bull Salzburg 63 (19)
2017 → New York Red Bulls (loan) 12 (0)
2019–2022 İstanbul Başakşehir 79 (15)
2022–2023 Adana Demirspor 23 (2)
2023– Molde 15 (4)
International career‡
2011 Norway U19 5 (0)
2013 Norway U21 2 (0)
2014– Norway 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 April 2016

Fredrik Aasmundrud Gulbrandsen (born 10 September 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Molde FK.

Contents

Club career

Lillestrøm

Gulbrandsen began his career with his hometown club Lillestrøm. He made his debut in the Norwegian top division against IK Start in May 2009, as the youngest Lillestrøm player ever. [2] In March 2010, he was loaned out to Lyn for the duration of the spring season. [3] While with Lyn he made 11 appearances and scored 2 goals. He returned to Lillestrøm for the 2011 season, and on 3 July 2011 scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 victory over Viking FK. [4]

Molde

On 15 July 2013, Gulbrandsen signed a contract with Molde. He had a breakthrough season in 2014 appearing in 29 matches and scored 14 goals in all competitions, helping Molde to their first league and cup double in club history. On 23 November 2014, Gulbrandsen opened the scoring for Molde in a 2–0 victory over Odd in the 2014 Norwegian Football Cup Final. [5] After an injury plagued 2015 season, Gulbrandsen regained his form scoring 4 goals in 9 matches to start the 2016 season, drawing the attention of top European sides.[ citation needed ]

Red Bull Salzburg

Gulbrandsen with Red Bull Salzburg in 2018 Union Vocklamarkt gegen FC Red Bull Salzburg 17.jpg
Gulbrandsen with Red Bull Salzburg in 2018

On 16 June 2016, he moved to Red Bull Salzburg and signed a contract until 2019. [6] On 23 July 2016, he scored his first goal for Red Bull Salzburg in his league debut in a 3–1 loss to Sturm Graz. [7] On 23 October 2016 Gulbrandsen scored his second goal for Salzburg in a 5–1 victory over SKN St. Pölten. [8]

On 10 March 2017, Gulbrandsen joined Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls on a one-year loan deal. [9] He was released on 6 June 2017. [10]

During the 2017–18 season, Salzburg had their best ever European campaign. They finished top of their Europa League group, for a record fourth time, before beating Real Sociedad and Borussia Dortmund thus making their first ever appearance in the UEFA Europa League semi-final. [11] On 3 May 2018, he played in the Europa League semi-finals as Olympique de Marseille played out a 1–2 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final. [12]

İstanbul Başakşehir

On 25 June 2019, he has signed three-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir. [13]

Adana Demirspor

On 8 September 2022, he has signed two-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig club Adana Demirspor. [14] On 4 August 2023, Gulbrandsen left Adana Demirspor. [15]

Molde return

On 31 August 2023, Gulbrandsen returned to Norway to re-sign for Molde. [16]

International career

Gulbrandsen made his debut for the Norway national football team on 27 August 2014 in a friendly against the United Arab Emirates in Stavanger. He started the match, which ended goalless, but was substituted at half time for fellow debutant Fredrik Ulvestad. [17] His competitive debut came on 16 November, replacing Tarik Elyounoussi in added time at the end of a 1–0 away win against Azerbaijan in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying. [18]

Personal life

He is the son of footballer Tom Gulbrandsen who played for Lillestrøm and SV Ried. [19]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 June 2024 [20] [21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lillestrøm 2009 Tippeligaen 5021——71
2010 Tippeligaen5000——50
2011 Tippeligaen22431——255
2012 Tippeligaen10110——111
2013 Tippeligaen15230——182
Total57792——669
Lyn (loan) 2010 1. divisjon 8131——112
Molde 2013 Tippeligaen105202 [b] 0—145
2014 Tippeligaen2310431 [c] 1—2814
2015 Tippeligaen00002 [c] 0—20
2016 Tippeligaen94101 [c] 0—114
Total42197361—5523
Red Bull Salzburg 2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 92206 [d] 0—172
2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga31115419 [e] 3—5518
2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga236309 [c] 5—3511
Total6319104348—10731
New York Red Bulls (loan) 2017 MLS 1200000—120
İstanbul Başakşehir 2019–20 Süper Lig 2032011 [f] 0—333
2020–21 Süper Lig297344 [g] 01 [h] 03711
2021–22 Süper Lig30500——305
Total7915541501010019
Adana Demirspor 2022–23 Süper Lig 23210——242
Total23210——242
Molde 2023 Eliteserien 72115 [c] 2—135
2024 Eliteserien82304 [i] 5—157
Total1544197—2812
Career total29967391564161040398
  1. ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup, Austrian Cup, Turkish Cup
  2. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, fifteen appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  8. ↑ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
  9. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Molde

Red Bull Salzburg

İstanbul Başakşehir

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References

  1. ↑ "Fredrik Aasmundrud Gulbrandsen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Bakkene, Ole Kristian (6 May 2009). "Gulbrandsen overtok rekorden fra romkameraten" (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  3. ↑ "Talent på lån til Lyn". FK Lyn (in Norwegian). 29 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "LILLESTRØM VS. VIKING 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Molde forsvarte tittelen - Skullerud tok "the double" i sin første sesong". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 23 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "NORWEGIAN ATTACKER FREDRIK GULBRANDSEN SIGNS FROM MOLDE FK - FIRST INTERVIEW WITH OUR NEW SIGNING!". redbullsalzburg.at. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Sturm Graz 3 Red Bull 1". soccerway.com. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Red Bull Salzburg feiert 5:1-Gala in St. Pölten". krone.at (in German). 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "New York Red Bulls Add Norwegian international Fredrik Gulbrandsen On Loan from FC Red Bull Salzburg". newyorkredbulls.com. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "New York Red Bulls Waive Fredrik Gulbrandsen". newyorkredbulls.com. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Salzburg v Marseille background". UEFA. 27 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Marseille". BBC Sport. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Medipol Başakşehir Transferi Açıkldı" (in Turkish). Ntvspor. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  14. ↑ "TRANSFER | Adana Demirspor Fredrik Gulbrandsen'i renklerine bağladı" (in Turkish). Ntvspor. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "Adana Demirspor'da maç sonu ayrılık yaşandı". 4 August 2023.
  16. ↑ "FREDRIK GULBRANDSEN RETURNERER!". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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