Fredrik André Bjørkan
Fredrik André Bjørkan (born 21 August 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fredrik André Bjørkan | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bodø, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hertha BSC | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Bodø/Glimt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2022 | Bodø/Glimt | 121 | (8) |
| 2022– | Hertha BSC | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | Norway U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Norway U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2021– | Norway | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 March 2022 | |||
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. He made his league debut for Bodø/Glimt on 17 April 2016 against Molde where Bodø/Glimt lost 2–1.
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]
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.[4]
Personal life
Fredrik André is the son of former player Aasmund Bjørkan.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 February 2022[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | Eliteserien | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| Total | 121 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 137 | 9 | |||
| Hertha BSC | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 126 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 9 | ||
References
- 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Fredrik André Bjørkan". altomfotball.no. TV2. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- "Fredrik Andre Björkan wechselt zu Hertha BSC" [Fredrik Andre Björkan moves to Hertha BSC] (in German). Bundesliga. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Norway v Greece game report". ESPN. 6 June 2021.
- "Ansatte". glimt.no. Bodø/Glimt. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "Fredrik André Bjørkan". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 21 July 2019.