Henrik Robstad

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Henrik Robstad
Personal information
Full name Henrik Robstad
Date of birth (1991-05-12) 12 May 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Kristiansand, Norway
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Left Back
Team information
Current team
Start
Number 15
Youth career
Hånes
Start
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2013 Vindbjart 37 (9)
2014–2015 Jerv 53 (7)
2016– Start 200 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2023

Henrik Robstad (born 12 May 1991) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Start in the OBOS-ligaen.

He played youth football for Hånes IF and IK Start, but was dismissed from the latter club who did not perceive him as good enough. While skiing at the resort Hovden, he met Vindbjart FK head coach Steinar Skeie, who invited him to trial. Robstad subsequently joined Vindbjart and played five seasons there, only interrupted by a US college spell in 201112. [1] [2]

Ahead of the 2014 season he went from the third to the second tier, joining newly promoted FK Jerv. [3] He joined Start ahead of the 2016 season. [4]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 May 2023.
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2014 Jerv Oddsen-ligaen 25510265
2015 OBOS-ligaen 28221303
2016 Start Tippeligaen 30030330
2017 OBOS-ligaen 23120251
2018 Eliteserien 21030240
2019 OBOS-ligaen 27110281
2020 Eliteserien 20000200
2021 OBOS-ligaen 28220302
2022 23020250
2023 501060
Career Total2301117124712

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References

  1. Karlsen, Håvard (9 September 2013). "- Det er livsfarlig å sette folk i bås". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). pp. 16–17.
  2. Stenersen, Steffen (14 January 2016). "Som 17-åring ble han avskiltet av Start og vurderte å legge opp. Et tilfeldig møte endret alt". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). p. 42.
  3. "Robstad klar for Jerv". Kristiansand Avis (in Norwegian). 27 December 2013. p. 20.
  4. Sørensen, Ole G. (14 January 2016). "Robstad valgte Start". Kristiansand Avis (in Norwegian). p. 29.