Henrik Gjesdal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergen, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tromsø | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2006 | Kringlebotn | ||
| 2007–2013 | Brann | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Brann | 18 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Nest-Sotra (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2014– | Tromsø | 27 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Norway U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 November 2016. | |||
Henrik Gjesdal (born 19 July 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Tromsø, as a centre back.[1] In April 2013 he signed his first contract with Brann, due after the 2013 season, after 7 years as a youth player. Gjesdal became a first team regular due to injuries on fellow centre backs Markus Jonsson and Simen Wangberg, and was called up to the national under-21 team. He debuted on 5 June as a substitute in a friendly match against Finland. On October 3, 2013 he signed a contract keeping him with Brann until the end of the 2015 season.[2] Before the last game of the 2013 season against Tromsø, he was named Young Player of the Year by the supporters.[3] Despite this, on March 12, 2014 it was announced that Gjesdal would leave on a four-month-long loan to Adeccoligaen club Nest-Sotra.[4]
In the summer 2014, Gjesdal signed a 2 1⁄2-year contract with Tromsø.
Career statistics
- As of 14 November 2016[5]
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2013 | Brann | Tippeligaen | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| 2014 | Nest-Sotra | 1. Divisjon | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| 2014 | Tromsø | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Tippeligaen | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 61 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 72 | 5 | ||