Aslak Falch

Aslak Falch
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Hundvåg, Norway
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Haugesund
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2007 Hundvåg
2007–2009 Viking
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Viking 1 (0)
2010 → Vidar (loan) 1 (0)
2012–2014 Sandnes Ulf 16 (0)
2014–2015 Hødd 53 (0)
2016–2017 Vålerenga 13 (0)
2017 Norrköping 0 (0)
2018–2020 Sarpsborg 23 (0)
2020–2024 Sandnes Ulf 85 (0)
2024– Haugesund 22 (0)
International career‡
2008 Norway U16 7 (0)
2009 Norway U17 3 (0)
2010 Norway U18 2 (0)
2011 Norway U19 3 (0)
2012 Norway U20 1 (0)
2013–2014 Norway U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024

Aslak Falch (born 25 May 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Haugesund.

Career

Falch was born in Hundvåg,[1] where he also grew up, and played for Hundvåg FK until February 2007, when he joined Viking's youth team.[2] He made his senior debut on 25 October 2009 against Strømsgodset IF, as a substitute when Artur Kotenko was sent off.[3]

After the 2011-season he signed for Sandnes Ulf,[4] and when Bo Andersen in June 2012 announced that he would retire after the season,[5] Sandnes Ulf played with Falch as their first-choice goalkeeper in Tippeligaen for the rest of the season.[6]

In March 2024, Falch signed a one-year contract with Haugesund after injuries in their goalkepper squad.[7]

Personal life

Falch is the grandson of former Norway international defender Edgar Falch.[2]

Career statistics

As of 4 April 2024[8][9]
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Viking 2009 Tippeligaen 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2010 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2011 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Sandnes Ulf 2012 Tippeligaen 10 0 1 0 — 11 0
2013 6 0 2 0 — 8 0
Total 16 0 3 0 — 19 0
Hødd 2014 1. divisjon 25 0 0 0 — 25 0
2015 28 0 4 0 1[b] 0 33 0
Total 53 0 4 0 1 0 58 0
Vålerenga 2016 Tippeligaen 13 0 4 0 — 17 0
2017 Eliteserien 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 13 0 5 0 — 18 0
Norrköping 2017 Allsvenskan 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Sarpsborg 08 2018 Eliteserien 18 0 0 0 3[c] 0 21 0
2019 2 0 2 0 — 4 0
2020 3 0 — — 3 0
Total 23 0 2 0 3 0 28 0
Sandnes Ulf 2020 1. divisjon 15 0 0 0 — 15 0
2021 28 0 0 0 — 28 0
2022 20 0 3 0 1[b] 0 24 0
2023 22 0 1 0 — 23 0
Total 85 0 4 0 1 0 90 0
Haugesund 2024 Eliteserien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Total 191 0 19 0 5 0 215 0
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, Svenska Cupen
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Eliteserien play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ "Aslak Falch". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b Andersen, Atle (19 December 2007). "Talent-kampen: Fotballskoene er uansett fortsatt sorte". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). p. 44.
  3. ^ Torgersen, Hans Henrik (25 October 2009). "Godsets redningsmann". ABC Nyheter (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  4. ^ Veland, Bernhard (25 November 2011). "Falch signerte for Sandnes Ulf". aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  5. ^ Fisketjøn, Lars (20 June 2012). "Falch kan bli førstekeeper" (in Norwegian). Rogalands Avis. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  6. ^ Madsen, Christer (30 August 2012). "ENDELIG NUMMER EN". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Ny keeper på plass" (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  8. ^ Aslak Falch at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  9. ^ Aslak Falch at Soccerway


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