Fredrik Aursnes
Aursnes with Molde in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-12-10) 10 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Hareid, Norway
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, full-back, winger
Team information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 8
Youth career
2008–2012 Hareid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Hødd 106 (11)
2016–2021 Molde 149 (17)
2021–2022 Feyenoord 35 (1)
2022– Benfica 46 (4)
International career‡
2013 Norway U18 2 (0)
2014–2016 Norway U21 14 (1)
2021– Norway 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:29, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2023

Fredrik Aursnes (born 10 December 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Norway national team. He is renowned for his high work rate and as also been successfully deployed as a winger and a full-back on both flanks.

Club career

Early career

Aursnes played youth football for Hareid, before joining Hødd before the 2012 season. He made his senior league debut in April 2012 in a 2–1 win against Bodø/Glimt. Aged 16 years and 350 days, he became the all-time youngest winner and youngest finalist of the Norwegian Cup after Hødd's win against Tromsø IL in the final.

Molde

In December 2015, Aursnes joined Molde on a four-year deal.[2] He debuted on 18 February 2016 against Sevilla in the UEFA Europa League round of 32, first leg. On 22 April 2019, Aursnes got his 100th first-team appearance for the club in their 2–0 away win against Lillestrøm. On 30 April 2019, Aursnes signed a two-year contract extension that ties him to Molde until the end of the 2021 season.[3] On 11 July 2019, he scored Molde's second goal in the club's UEFA competitions record 7–1 win over KR in the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.[4]

Feyenoord

On 8 August 2021, following their 5–4 victory over Haugesund, Molde announced that Aursnes had been sold to Feyenoord.[5] On 10 August 2021, Aursnes signed a three-year contract at the club.[6] He scored his first goal for Feyenoord against SC Cambuur, in a 3–2 victory on 24 October 2021.[7]

Benfica

On 24 August 2022, Aursnes signed a five-year contract with Primeira Liga side Benfica, for a reported fee of €13 million plus €2 million in add-ons.[8] He made his debut for the club on 27 August, replacing Enzo Fernández in the 90th minute in a 3–0 away win over Boavista in the Primeira Liga.[9]

International career

Aursnes made his debut for Norway national team on 6 June 2021 in a friendly against Greece. He substituted Patrick Berg in the 69th minute.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 January 2024[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hødd 2012 1. divisjon 25 0 5 1 — — — 30 1
2013 1. divisjon 27 2 2 0 — 2[a] 0 — 31 2
2014 1. divisjon 27 6 1 0 — — — 28 6
2015 1. divisjon 27 3 4 0 — — — 31 3
Total 106 11 12 1 — 2 0 — 120 12
Molde 2016 Tippeligaen 23 3 2 0 — 2[a] 0 — 27 3
2017 Eliteserien 27 1 3 0 — — — 30 1
2018 Eliteserien 29 8 1 0 — 7[a] 2 — 37 10
2019 Eliteserien 30 1 1 0 — 8[a] 1 0 0 39 2
2020 Eliteserien 27 3 0 0 — 11[b] 0 0 0 38 3
2021 Eliteserien 13 1 1 0 — 7[c] 0 0 0 21 1
Total 149 17 8 0 — 35 3 0 0 192 20
Feyenoord 2021–22 Eredivisie 33 1 1 0 — 13[d] 0 — 47 1
2022–23 Eredivisie 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 2 0
Total 35 1 1 0 — 13 0 — 49 1
Benfica 2022–23 Primeira Liga 28 2 3 0 1 0 10[e] 1 — 42 3
2023–24 Primeira Liga 18 2 3 1 3 0 6[e] 0 1[f] 0 31 3
Total 46 4 6 1 4 0 16 1 1 0 73 6
Career total 336 33 27 2 4 0 66 4 1 0 434 39
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

International

As of match played 12 October 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2021 4 0
2022 6 0
2023 7 1
Total 17 1
Norway score listed first, score column indicates score after each Aursnes goal.[citation needed]
List of international goals scored by Fredrik Aursnes
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 12 October 2023 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus 17  Cyprus 4–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying [14]

Honours

Hødd

Molde

Benfica

Feyenoord

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Fredrik Aursnes". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Aursnes til Molde" [Aursnes to Molde]. www.nrk.no. NRK. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Hestad og Aursnes forlenger". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Molde 7-1 KR". www.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  5. ^ "FREDRIK AURSNES ER KLAR FOR FEYENOORD!". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Feyenoord contracteert middenvelder Fredrik Aursnes". moldefk.no/ (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Feyenoord laat Cambuur spartelen en zegeviert met minimaal verschil: 3-2". nos.nl (in Dutch). 24 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  8. ^ "OFICIAL: AURSNES É REFORÇO DAS ÁGUIAS (OS PORMENORES DO NEGÓCIO)" (in Portuguese). A Bola. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Schmidt promoveu três estreias no Bessa". A Bola. 27 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Norway v Greece game report". ESPN. 6 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Fredrik Aursnes". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  12. ^ "Fredrik Aursnes". nifs.no (in Norwegian). norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Fredrik Aursnes" (in Norwegian).
  14. ^ "Cyprus 0-4 Norway". UEFA. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  15. ^ Kundert, Tom (27 May 2023). "Benfica crowned champions of Portugal". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  16. ^ Vaza, Marco (9 August 2023). "Benfica soube mudar para ganhar a Supertaça". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  17. ^ Honeyman, Sam (25 May 2022). "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  18. ^ "AZ breaks through the Ajax stronghold in the Eredivisie team of the month". eredivisie.eu. 28 January 2022.

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