External links
- Heine Gikling Bruseth at Soccerway.com
- Heine Gikling Bruseth at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Gjemnes, Møre og Romsdal, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Diego FC | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2022 | Kristiansund BK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Kristiansund BK | 33 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Levanger FK (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | Orlando City | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | San Diego FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Norway U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Norway U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Norway U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 | |||
Heine Gikling Bruseth (born 6 April 2004) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club San Diego FC.
Bruseth, a product of the Kristiansund academy, signed to the senior team in 2022. [1]
Bruseth was loaned to Norwegian Second Division club Levanger FK for a portion of the 2022 season. [2] On 11 June, Bruseth made his senior debut when he came on as an 86th-minute substitute for Audun Engen Vik in a 4–1 win at Frigg Oslo FK. [3] After seven appearances for the club, Bruseth returned to Kristiansund. [1]
On 4 September, Bruseth made his debut for the club and only appearance of the season when he came on as a 91st-minute substitute for Sander Kartum in a 3–1 victory over Sandefjord. [4] At the conclusion of the season, Kristiansund were relegated to the Norwegian First Division. [5]
In the following season in the Norwegian First Division, Bruseth made 17 appearances in the league and helped Kristiansund to defeat Kongsvinger in the promotion play-offs on 3 December 2023. [1] [6]
On 4 January 2024, Bruseth scored his first senior goal, the winning goal of a 3–2 victory on the opening game week at Lillestrøm SK. [7] In total, Bruseth scored two goals across 15 appearances for the club in the 2024 season. [1]
On 20 August 2024, Bruseth signed for Orlando City as a U22 Initiative player, signing through 2026 with club options to extend into 2027 and 2028. [2] Bruseth did not make an appearance for Orlando City across the remainder of the season. [1]
On 11 December, Bruseth was selected in 2024 MLS expansion draft by San Diego FC for their inaugural 2025 season. [8]
Bruseth was born on 6 April 2004 in Gjemnes in Nordmøre, Norway. He has two brothers, of whom Ådne has played in the same Norwegian clubs as Heine; Kristiansund and Levanger. [9] [10] [11]
Bruseth was called up for Norway's U19 side for the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and he made his international debut on 4 July 2023 when he came on as a substitute for Alwande Roaldsøy in the 62nd-minute in a 5–4 victory over Greece in the first group stage match. [12] Bruseth made his final appearance for the team on 13 July when came on as a 50th-minute substitute for Oliver Braude before being taken off in the 86th-minute for Dylan Ryan Murugesapillai in a 5–0 loss to Portugal in the semi-finals of the tournament. [13]
Bruseth was called up to Norway's U20 side for the 2023–24 Under 20 Elite League. Bruseth made his debut for the team when he started in a 2–1 victory over Czechia on 12 October 2023 before being taken off in the 71st-minute for Oliver Braude. [14]
Bruseth made his debut for Norway's U21 side on 6 June 2024 in a 3–3 friendly draw against Denmark in which he came on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Kristian Arnstad. [15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Continental | Other [b] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kristiansund | 2021 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 1 [17] | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Norwegian First Division | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| Levanger (loan) | 2022 | Norwegian Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Orlando City | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| San Diego FC | 2025 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
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