Personal information | |||
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Full name | Julian Bakkeli Gonstad | ||
Date of birth | 29 June 2006 | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hamkam | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2020 | Skreia | ||
2021–2023 | Hamkam | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Hamkam | 21 | (1) |
2024 | → Eidsvold Turn (loan) | 10 | (3) |
2025 | → Raufoss (loan) | 5 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | Norway U15 | 2 | (0) |
2022 | Norway U16 | 11 | (2) |
2023 | Norway U17 | 6 | (3) |
2024 | Norway U18 | 13 | (5) |
2024– | Norway U19 | 9 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 August 2025 |
Julian Bakkeli Gonstad (born 29 June 2006) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker for Hamkam.
He hails from Skreia. [2] He played youth football for Skreia IL, partially on a cooperative team with Kolbu/KK. After the 2020 season he joined the academy of Hamkam in 2021, and also made his debut as a Norway youth international that year. [3]
Gonstad had a succeessful year for youth and B teams in 2023, ending the season with a hat-trick for Hamkam 2 against Raufoss 2. [4] Despite also making his Eliteserien debut in 2023, he did not break through in Hamkam's first team. In August 2024 he was therefore loaned out to third-tier club Eidsvold Turn. [5] He returned in late October 2024. [6] He was a squad member for both the 2024 and 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
Gonstad's first Eliteserien goal, a penalty against Viking in April 2025, was overshadowed by Hamkam losing the game 2–5. [7] Amid rumours of interest shown by larger clubs, Gonstad penned a long-term contract with Hamkam in May 2025. [8] Nonetheless, he was still not a regular starter and was loaned out to Raufoss IL in August. [9] He immediately scored, followed by a decisive goal in an away victory over Odd. [10]