Henrik Gjesdal

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Henrik Gjesdal
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-07-19) 19 July 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Bergen, Norway
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Moss
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2006 Kringlebotn
2007–2013 Brann
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Brann 18 (0)
2014 → Nest-Sotra (loan) 14 (3)
2014–2017 [1] Tromsø 28 (2)
2017–2019 Kristiansund 17 (1)
2020–2022 Start 3 (0)
2022 → Kristiansund (loan) 8 (0)
2023– Moss 18 (1)
International career‡
2013 Norway U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 July 2013

Henrik Gjesdal (born 19 July 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer and chess player who plays for Moss, as a centre back. [2]

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Career

In April 2013 he signed his first contract with Brann, due after the 2013 season, after 7 years as a youth player. Gjesdal became a first team regular due to injuries on fellow centre backs Markus Jonsson and Simen Wangberg, and was called up to the national under-21 team. He debuted on 5 June as a substitute in a friendly match against Finland. On 3 October 2013 he signed a contract keeping him with Brann until the end of the 2015 season. [3] Before the last game of the 2013 season against Tromsø, he was named Young Player of the Year by the supporters. [4] Despite this, on 12 March 2014 it was announced that Gjesdal would leave on a four-month-long loan to 1. divisjon club Nest-Sotra. [5]

In the summer 2014 Gjesdal signed a 2+1⁄2-year contract with Tromsø.

Career statistics

As of 16 December 2019 [6]
SeasonClubDivisionLeagueCupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2013 Brann Tippeligaen 18031211
2014 Nest-Sotra 1. divisjon 14320163
2014 Tromsø 12000120
2015 Tippeligaen602080
2016 9140131
2017 Kristiansund Eliteserien 801090
2018 200020
2019 7130101
Career Total785151936

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References

  1. ↑ "Alle Eliteserie-overgangene i januar" (in Swedish). m.nettavisen.no. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Henrik Gjesdal at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Signed for two more years". SK Brann. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  4. ↑ "Nyheter | Brann". Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  5. ↑ "Klar for Nest-Sotra". 12 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Spillerprofiler" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Archived from the original on 2013-07-21.


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