Magnus Andersen (footballer)

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Magnus Andersen
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Personal information
Full name Magnus Andersen
Date of birth (1986-05-28) 28 May 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Øksfjord, Norway
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Alta
Number 15
Youth career
Øksfjord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2010 Alta 86 (13)
2011–2021 Tromsø 251 (43)
2022– Alta 55 (4)
International career
2003 Norway U17 1 (0)
2004 Norway U18 6 (0)
2006 Sápmi 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024

Magnus Andersen (born 28 May 1986) is a Norwegian football midfielder currently playing for Alta in the Norwegian 2. divisjon, the third tier of football in Norway. [1]

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Career

Anderson started his career with Øksfjord IL. [2] He represented Norway on U17 and U18 level. [3] He went on to Alta IF, before transferring to Tromsø IL in the 2010/11 winter transfer window. During Tromsø IL's 2011-12 Europa League Qualification, Anderson scored a brace in their first leg, 5-0 thrashing against Latvian club Daugava Daugavpils. [4] He has scored seven total goals in European competitions for Tromsø, making him joint European top scorer for the club together with Ole Martin Årst. [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 February 2024 [3] [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alta 2008 1. divisjon 29411305
2009 28421305
2010 29521316
Total8613539116
Tromsø 2011 Eliteserien 265414 [lower-alpha 1] 3349
2012 304606 [lower-alpha 1] 0424
2013 2863112 [lower-alpha 1] 2439
2014 1. divisjon3012004 [lower-alpha 1] 43416
2015 Eliteserien30720327
2016 27251323
2017 16030190
2018 9130121
2019 24420264
2020 1. divisjon242242
2021 Eliteserien701080
Total2514329326930655
Alta 2022 2. divisjon 24010250
2023 23322255
2024 000000
Total47332505
Career total3845937826944776

Honours

Tromsø

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References

  1. "Magnus har signert for Alta IF" (in Norwegian). Altaposten. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. "Magnus Andersen" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  3. 1 2 Magnus Andersen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. "Duff e Vugrinec: l'Europa degli evergreen" (in Italian). lechampions. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  5. "Følg Tromsø i e-cupen og chat med oss underveis" (in Norwegian). iTromsø. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014. Dette er Andersens sjuende scoring i Europa. Likt med Ole Martin Årst.
  6. 1 2 3 Magnus Andersen at Soccerway