Fredrik André Bjørkan

Fredrik André Bjørkan
Bjørkan in 2021
Personal information
Full name Fredrik André Bjørkan
Date of birth (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Bodø, Norway
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Bodø/Glimt
Number 15
Youth career
2013–2015 Bodø/Glimt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2021 Bodø/Glimt 121 (8)
2022 Hertha BSC 8 (0)
2022 → Feyenoord (loan) 1 (0)
2023– Bodø/Glimt 49 (5)
International career‡
2016 Norway U18 8 (0)
2019–2020 Norway U21 11 (0)
2021– Norway 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024

Fredrik André Bjørkan (born 21 August 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eliteserien club Bodø/Glimt and the Norway national team.[1]

Club career

Bodø/Glimt

Bjørkan was born in Bodø, Nordland.[2] He started playing for hometown club Bodø/Glimt as a youth, and made his first professional appearance at age 17, on 13 April 2016, in the Norwegian Football Cup, against IF Fløya, which Bodø/Glimt won 6–0.[citation needed] He made his league debut for Bodø/Glimt on 17 April 2016 against Molde where Bodø/Glimt lost 2–1.[citation needed]

Hertha BSC

On 1 December 2021, Bjørkan signed for Hertha BSC on a contract until 2025,[3] joining at the beginning of the January transfer window.[1] Bjørkan moved back to Bodø/Glimt in January 2023.[4]

Feyenoord (loan)

On 29 August 2022, Feyenoord announced that it had signed Bjørkan on loan with an option to buy.[5] The loan agreement was disbanded in January 2023.[4]

International career

Bjørkan made his debut for the Norway national team on 6 June 2021 in a friendly against Greece. He substituted Birger Meling in the 69th minute.[6]

Personal life

Fredrik André is the son of former player Aasmund Bjørkan.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 December 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bodø/Glimt 2016 Eliteserien 9 0 3 0 — 12 0
2017 First Division 12 2 0 0 — 12 2
2018 Eliteserien 13 0 1 0 — 13 0
2019 29 3 1 0 — 30 3
2020 30 1 0 0 3 0 33 1
2021 28 2 0 0 8 0 36 2
Total 121 8 5 0 11 0 137 8
Hertha BSC 2021–22 Bundesliga 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
Feyenoord (loan) 2022–23 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Bodø/Glimt 2023 Eliteserien 25 1 6 0 11 0 42 1
2024 24 4 1 0 14 0 39 4
Total 49 5 7 0 25 0 81 5
Career total 180 13 12 0 36 0 228 13

International

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bjørkan goal.
List of international goals scored by Fredrik André Bjørkan
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 September 2023 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Jordan 4–0 6–0 Friendly

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

References

  1. ^ a b Carlsson, Alexander (1 December 2021). "Fredrik André Björkan ansluter i Januari" [Fredrik André Björkan joins in January]. SvenskaFans.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Fredrik André Bjørkan". altomfotball.no. TV2. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Fredrik Andre Björkan wechselt zu Hertha BSC" [Fredrik Andre Björkan moves to Hertha BSC] (in German). Bundesliga. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Feyenoord neemt na half jaar al afscheid van Bjørkan" [Feyenoors says goodbye to Bjørkan after 6 months]. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Feyenoord heeft met Bjørkan veertiende zomeraanwinst binnen" [With Bjørkan Feyenoord brings in fourteenth summer signing] (in Dutch). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Norway v Greece game report". ESPN. 6 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Ansatte". glimt.no. Bodø/Glimt. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Fredrik André Bjørkan". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 21 July 2019.


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