Fredrik André Bjørkan

Fredrik André Bjørkan (born 21 August 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eliteserien club Bodø/Glimt. He will join Bundesliga club Hertha BSC on 1 January 2022.[1]

Fredrik André Bjørkan
Personal information
Full name Fredrik André Bjørkan
Date of birth (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998
Place of birth Bodø, Norway
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Bodø/Glimt
Number 5
Youth career
2013–2015 Bodø/Glimt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Bodø/Glimt 121 (8)
National team‡
2016 Norway U18 8 (0)
2019–2020 Norway U21 11 (0)
2021– Norway 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021

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 12 December 2021[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bodø/Glimt 2016 Eliteserien 9030—120
2017 1. divisjon 12200—122
2018 Eliteserien 13010—130
2019 Eliteserien 29310—303
2020 Eliteserien 3010030331
2021 Eliteserien 2820080362
Total 1218501101379
Career total 1218501101379

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

References
  1. 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. "Norway v Greece game report". ESPN. 6 June 2021.
  5. "Ansatte". glimt.no. Bodø/Glimt. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  6. "Fredrik André Bjørkan". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 21 July 2019.


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