Magnus Andersen (footballer)

Magnus Andersen
Personal information
Full name Magnus Andersen
Date of birth (1986-05-28) 28 May 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Øksfjord, Norway
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Alta
Number 15
Youth career
Øksfjord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Alta 86 (13)
2011–2021 Tromsø 251 (43)
2022– Alta 55 (4)
International career
2003 Norway U17 1 (0)
2004 Norway U18 6 (0)
2006 Sápmi 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024

Magnus Andersen (born 28 May 1986) is a Norwegian football midfielder currently playing for Alta in the Norwegian 2. divisjon, the third tier of football in Norway.[1]

Career

Anderson started his career with Øksfjord IL.[2] He represented Norway on U17 and U18 level.[3] He went on to Alta IF, before transferring to Tromsø IL in the 2010/11 winter transfer window. During Tromsø IL's 2011-12 Europa League Qualification, Anderson scored a brace in their first leg, 5-0 thrashing against Latvian club Daugava Daugavpils.[4] He has scored seven total goals in European competitions for Tromsø, making him joint European top scorer for the club together with Ole Martin Årst.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 February 2024[3][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alta 2008 1. divisjon 29 4 1 1 — 30 5
2009 28 4 2 1 — 30 5
2010 29 5 2 1 — 31 6
Total 86 13 5 3 — 91 16
Tromsø 2011 Eliteserien 26 5 4 1 4[a] 3 34 9
2012 30 4 6 0 6[a] 0 42 4
2013 28 6 3 1 12[a] 2 43 9
2014 1. divisjon 30 12 0 0 4[a] 4 34 16
2015 Eliteserien 30 7 2 0 — 32 7
2016 27 2 5 1 — 32 3
2017 16 0 3 0 — 19 0
2018 9 1 3 0 — 12 1
2019 24 4 2 0 — 26 4
2020 1. divisjon 24 2 — — 24 2
2021 Eliteserien 7 0 1 0 — 8 0
Total 251 43 29 3 26 9 306 55
Alta 2022 2. divisjon 24 0 1 0 — 25 0
2023 23 3 2 2 — 25 5
2024 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 47 3 3 2 — 50 5
Career total 384 59 37 8 26 9 447 76
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Tromsø

References

  1. ^ "Magnus har signert for Alta IF" (in Norwegian). Altaposten. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Magnus Andersen" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b Magnus Andersen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ "Duff e Vugrinec: l'Europa degli evergreen" (in Italian). lechampions. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Følg Tromsø i e-cupen og chat med oss underveis" (in Norwegian). iTromsø. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014. Dette er Andersens sjuende scoring i Europa. Likt med Ole Martin Årst.
  6. ^ a b c Magnus Andersen at Soccerway


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