Johnny Furdal

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Johnny Furdal
Personal information
Full name Johnny Furdal
Date of birth (1986-05-04) 4 May 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Husnes, Norway [1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2003 Rosendal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2007 Haugesund 5 (0)
2006Vard Haugesund (loan)
2007–2008 Trio
2008–2018 Nest-Sotra 159+ (85)
2018–2021 Viking 39 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Johnny Furdal (born 4 May 1986) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Career

Furdal has spent most of his career playing for Nest-Sotra. He played for the club for 11 years. Nest-Sotra retired his shirt number, 15, when he left the club in 2018. [2]

On 26 July 2018, Furdal signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Viking FK. [3] He was named player of the year in the 2018 1. divisjon, after scoring 12 goals and making 14 assists. [4] On 5 June 2020, his contract with Viking was extended until the end of the 2021 season. [5] On 12 July 2021, he announced that he would retire at the end of the 2021 season. [6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Haugesund 2004 [7] 1. divisjon 501161
2005 [7] 2. divisjon 002020
Total503181
Nest-Sotra 2009 [8] 2. divisjon123113
2010 [8] 102010
2011 [8] 9109
2012 [7] 23610246
2013 [7] 2513202713
2014 [7] 1. divisjon27400274
2015 [7] 20100201
2016 [7] 2. divisjon2416332719
2017 [7] 24721268
2018 [7] 1. divisjon16721188
Total159+85166175+91
Viking 2018 [7] 1. divisjon13500135
2019 [7] Eliteserien 15341194
2020 [7] 11000110
2021 [7] 000000
Total3984100439
Career total203+9323800226+101
Notes

Honours

Viking
Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 Johnny Furdal at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Freder draktnummeret til Johnny Furdal etter Viking-overgangen". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 26 July 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. "Johnny Furdal klar for Viking". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 26 July 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Dette er årets spiller i OBOS-ligaen: – Helt magisk". Eurosport (in Norwegian). 25 November 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  5. Svendsen, Dag Atle (5 June 2020). "Furdal forlenger". Viking FK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  6. Miøen, Joakim (12 July 2021). "Legger opp etter sesongen: – Mister en attraksjon". Eurosport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Johnny Furdal at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  8. 1 2 3 "Johnny Furdal". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). NTB.
  9. 1 2 Johnny Furdal at Soccerway