Eirik Hestad

Eirik Hestad
Hestad with Molde in 2018
Personal information
Full name Eirik Hestad
Date of birth (1995-06-26) 26 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Aureosen, Norway
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Molde
Number 5
Youth career
Molde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Molde 2 46 (15)
2012–2021 Molde 161 (23)
2022–2023 Pafos 30 (0)
2023– Molde 31 (6)
International career‡
2012 Norway U17 8 (3)
2013 Norway U18 12 (3)
2013–2014 Norway U19 5 (0)
2015 Norway U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 April 2018

Eirik Hestad (born 26 June 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder who plays for Molde.

Club career

Molde

In 2012, he dominated for Molde 2 in the 2. divisjon, and made his first-team debut on 25 October 2012 in a Europa League group stage match against Steaua București.[1] He also played internationally for Norway boys-17.[2] He made his Eliteserien debut in September 2013 in a 1–1 draw against Haugesund. On 30 April 2019, Hestad signed a two-year contract extension that ties him to Molde until the end of the 2021 season.[3] On 5 May 2019, Hestad got his 100th appearance in Eliteserien in Molde's 2–1 win away to Haugesund.[4]

Pafos

On 9 January 2022, Pafos announced the signing of Hestad on a free transfer after his Molde contract had expired.[5] On 13 June 2023, Pafos announced that Hestad had left the club.[6]

Return to Molde

On 7 July 2023, Hestad returned to Molde, signing a contract until the end of 2027.[7]

International career

Hestad played a total of 28 games and scored 6 goals for Norway at international youth level.[8]

Career statistics

As of 15 March 2024[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Molde 2012 Tippeligaen 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 1 0
2013 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
2014 8 0 1 0 1[b] 0 10 0
2015 13 1 4 0 10[c] 1 27 2
2016 21 3 3 0 2[b] 1 26 4
2017 Eliteserien 20 0 6 0 — 26 0
2018 30 8 1 0 7[b] 7 38 15
2019 28 4 2 0 8[b] 1 38 5
2020 23 4 — 10[d] 1 33 5
2021 17 3 2 0 7[b] 1 26 4
Total 161 23 21 0 46 12 228 35
Pafos 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 8 0 2 0 — 10 0
2022–23 22 0 2 1 — 24 1
Total 30 0 4 1 — 34 1
Molde 2023 Eliteserien 11 3 1 0 5[e] 1 17 4
2024 0 0 0 0 4[f] 1 4 1
Total 11 3 1 0 9 2 21 5
Career total 202 26 26 1 55 14 283 41
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, Cypriot Cup
  2. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ One appearance and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Club

Molde

Individual

References

  1. ^ Hustad, Trond (25 October 2012). "Moldes 17-åring kastes rett til ulvene" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. ^ Vaagbø, Vegard Flemmen (25 January 2013). "Kometkarriere som planlagt for Molde-talent" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Hestad og Aursnes forlenger". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Eirik Hestad profile". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Pafos FC announce the agreement between the Club and the experienced Norwegian player Eirik Hestad". facebook.com/fcpafos. FC Pafos Facebook. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Pafos FC would like to thank our former player Eric Hestad for his contribution to our team". facebook.com/pafosfc. Pafos FC Facebook. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  7. ^ "KJEKT Å KOMME HJEM!". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Eirik Hestad national team profile". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  9. ^ a b c Eirik Hestad at Soccerway
  10. ^ Eirik Hestad at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)


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