Gard Simenstad

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Gard Simenstad
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-12) 12 April 1999 (age 26)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hamkam
Number 18
Youth career
–2014 Vind
2015–2016 Gjøvik-Lyn
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Gjøvik-Lyn 64 (14)
2019–2023 Raufoss 86 (9)
2024– Hamkam 42 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2025

Gard Simenstad (born 12 April 1999) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a wing back or midfielder for Hamkam.

He started his youth career in Vind IL and then SK Gjøvik-Lyn. For the latter team he started his senior career, but experienced relegation from the 2016 2. divisjon. [1] In the summer of 2017, during a russ trip to Kos, he experienced the 2017 Aegean Sea earthquake. [2] After the 2018 season he started training with First Division club Raufoss IL. His older brother Stian already played for that team. [3]

Simenstad progressed from played a third of Raufoss' league games in 2019, to half of their league games in 2020. [4] He then lost the entire 2021 season due to long-term injury. He made a comeback in March 2022, in the cup game against Strømsgodset, where he also scored. [5] [6]

With Simenstad being a mainstay in the Raufoss team in 2022 and 2023, his contract was due to expire and he was followed by a number of teams, choosing to sign for Eliteserien club Hamkam. [7] [8] At Hamkam, Simenstad made a breakthrough and especially became known as one of Eliteserien's most proficient free kick takers. On 8 May he scored from about 25 metres against Vålerenga in the cup. [9] The NRK commentators Tete Lidbom and Carl-Erik Torp said, respectively: "It's David Beckham against Greece for England!" and "Give the man his own documentary film!". [10] On 20 May he scored the winning goal against reigning champions Bodø/Glimt, and on 1 June he scored against Brann. [11] [12] Comparisons to Trent Alexander-Arnold and James Ward Prowse were drawn as well. [13]

References

  1. ↑ Gard Simenstad at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. ↑ Hagen, Trond Ivan (21 July 2017). "Guttegjeng fra Gjøvik: – Følte vi var i livsfare" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "En ny Simenstad på laget" (in Norwegian). Raufoss IL. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Gard Simenstad at Soccerway
  5. ↑ "Drømmescoringen som betyr mye for Gard (22) etter et langt skademareritt". Oppland Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 12 March 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  6. ↑ Blystad, Arve Hovelstuen (19 May 2024). "Fra frustrasjon til pur glede: – Jeg var en liten tur nedom kjelleren". Oppland Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  7. ↑ Hagen, Fredrik (22 December 2023). "Bekrefter møte med flere klubber: – En lærerik prosess". Oppland Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "HamKam hentet vingback fra Raufoss" (in Norwegian). TV 2. NTB. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  9. ↑ Tveito, Sjur (8 May 2024). "Vålerenga til kvartfinale i cupen etter straffedrama". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  10. ↑ Hansen, Jonathan Simchai; et al. (8 May 2024). "Dommer innrømmer kjempetabbe: Annullerte scoring for hands fra spiller på feil lag" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  11. ↑ Hagen, Knut-Øyvind; et al. (20 May 2024). "HamKam med sjokkseier over Bodø/Glimt" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "Raste mot norske dommere etter surt tap: – De dømmer for topplagene, de er feige". Hamar Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 1 June 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  13. ↑ Hovland, Tobias; et al. (21 May 2024). "Får ros: – Trent Alexander-Arnold på steroider" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
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