Knut Hovel Heiaas

Knut Hovel Heiaas

Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-04-21) 21 April 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Enebakk, Norway
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	striker
Team information
Current team	Strømmen
Number	11
Youth career
	Enebakk IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1999	Strømmen
2000–2002	Vålerenga	38	(8)
2003–2004	Hønefoss	27	(7)
2005–2006	Moss	30	(1)
2006	→ Hødd (loan)	17	(4)
2007–2008	Drøbak/Frogn	7
2009	Strømmen
2010–2011	Nesodden	3
2014-2017	Driv	30	(30)
2021	Enebakk	1	(1)
2024	FK Union Carl Berner	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Knut Hovel Heiaas (born 21 April 1977) is a retired Norwegian football striker, who was known for his speed on the first 20 meters.

He hails from Dalefjerdingen. His first senior club was Strømmen, where he played from 1995 to 1999. ^[1] Ahead of the 2000 season he joined Vålerenga IF, ^[2] where he got five Norwegian Premier League games in 2000 and fourteen in 2002. ^[3] After the 2002 season he joined Hønefoss BK. ^[4] At the same time he rejected Moss FK, but he joined this club two years later. ^[5] In late 2006 he spent time on loan at IL Hødd, and ahead of the 2007 season he moved permanently to Drøbak/Frogn IL. ^[6] In 2009, he returned to his old club Strømmen. ^[7] After the season, he went on to Nesodden IF. ^[8]

Norwegian Goal-Scoring Record

Heiaas is the only player to have scored in all divisions of the Norwegian Football League after his goal for [[FK Union Carl Berner]] May 31, 2024. ^[9]

The feat will be commemorated at the Norwegian National Arena, Ullevål Stadion on October 10, 2024, by the Norwegian Football Federation. ^[10]

References

1. "11. Knut Hovel Heiaas" (in Norwegian). Strømmen IF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
2. "Heiås til Vålerenga". VG (in Norwegian). 20 January 2000. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
3. "Knut Hovel Heiaas". 100% Fotball, Norwegian Premier League stats. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
4. "Heiaas-nei til Moss". VG (in Norwegian). 27 November 2002. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
5. Taskerud, Kjell (11 November 2004). "Heiaas klar for MFK". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 April 2009.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
6. "Knut Hovel Heiaas klar for DFI". Østlandets Blad (in Norwegian). 29 November 2006. Archived from the original on 18 December 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
7. Larsen, Torbjørn (15 December 2008). "Knut Hovel Heiaas til Strømmen". Akershus Amtstidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 April 2009.
8. "Heiaas til NIF". Akershus Amtstidende (in Norwegian). 11 December 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
9. Mikkelsen, Bjørn (7 June 2024). "Her blir Hovel enda mer historisk". Enebakk Avis (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
10. Mikkelsen, Bjørn (2 July 2024). "Gjør stas på Hovel på Ullevaal". Enebakk Avis (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 July 2024.