Daniel Eid

Daniel Eid
Personal information
Full name Daniel Fritz Eid
Date of birth (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 (age 26)
Position(s) Wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Fredrikstad
Number 16
Youth career
–2016 Hødd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Hødd 64 (3)
2020–2021 Sogndal 59 (7)
2022–2024 IFK Norrköping 56 (1)
2024– Fredrikstad 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024

Daniel Eid (born 14 October 1998) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Fredrikstad.[1]

Career

He hails from Ulsteinvik as a son of former IL Hødd player Sindre Eid, and came up through the youth system of Hødd. He made his debut in the 2017 2. divisjon opener against Vard, with his father managing the team at the time. He also studied at Volda University College while playing on the third tier.[2]

Following several seasons in Hødd, Eid moved up one tier to First Division club Sogndal in the winter of 2020.[3] He scored on his debut, which came as late as July 2020 as the season was postponed because of COVID-19. Eid was nominated to win the 1. divisjon Breakthrough of the Year award.[4]

Throughout 2021 he was scouted by Djurgårdens IF, who contemplated a transfer offer.[5] He ultimately signed for Allsvenskan club IFK Norrköping. The fact that "Peking" employed a formation with wing-backs weighed in on his decision.[6] Manager Rikard Norling reasoned behind the signing; "He has a strong running capacity, a good eye for the game" as well as a "sound tactical base".[7]

Honours

Fredrikstad

References

  1. ^ Daniel Eid at Soccerway
  2. ^ Eikrem, Linda (23 June 2018). "- Eg følte eg måtte bevise meir enn andre". Vikebladet Vestposten (in Norwegian Nynorsk). pp. 10–11.
  3. ^ Stenerud, Kristian (24 January 2020). "Hødd-spiller klar for Sogndal: – Det var på tide med et skifte". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. ^ Bjerknes, Andreas (15 December 2020). "Gjennombrot i eit spesielt fotballår". Vikebladet Vestposten (in Norwegian Nynorsk). pp. 16–19.
  5. ^ Kristoffersson, Daniel (3 December 2021). "Djurgården på jakt efter ny högerback". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. ^ Hopen, Andreas (14 January 2022). "Forlater Sogndal – klar for klubben til Rikard Norling: – Det er overveldende" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  7. ^ Berander, Moa (14 January 2022). "Norrköping värvar ytterback från Norge: "Spännande klubb med höga ambitioner"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 12 October 2023.