Simen Brekkhus

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Simen Brekkhus
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Voss, Norway
Position(s) midfielder
Team information
Current team
Fana
Number 7
Youth career
Bulken
Ørnar
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Voss
2015–2017 Sogndal 18 (0)
2016Florø (loan) 13 (1)
2017Åsane (loan) 14 (0)
2018– Fana 51 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2020

Simen Brekkhus (born 6 May 1997) is a Norwegian football midfielder who currently plays for 3. divisjon side Fana.

He started his youth career in local clubs in his native Voss. In the summer of 2014 he moved to Sogndalsfjøra, and played for Sogndal Fotball's C team, soon the B team. He was drafted into the first-team squad, and made his debut in the first round of the 2015 Norwegian Football Cup. [1] [2] He made his Norwegian Premier League debut in March 2016 against Bodø/Glimt, starting the game. Ahead of the 2018 season he joined 3. divisjon side Fana.

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References

  1. Geitle, Geir (25 April 2015). "Simen Brekkhus debuterte for Sogndal". Hordaland (in Norwegian). p. 18.
  2. Brattetveit, Ørjan (12 March 2016). "Bakke trur Brekkhus slår til". Hordaland (in Norwegian). pp. 16–17.