Eirik Hestad
Eirik Hestad (born 26 June 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Molde. He hails from Aureosen.
%252C_2018-8-30.jpg.webp) Hestad with Molde in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eirik Hestad | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Aureosen, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Molde | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Molde | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Molde 2 | 46 | (15) |
| 2012– | Molde | 144 | (20) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Norway U17 | 8 | (3) |
| 2013 | Norway U18 | 12 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Norway U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | Norway U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 April 2018 | |||
Club career
In 2012, he dominated for Molde 2 in the 2. divisjon, and made his first-team debut on 25 October 2012 in a Europa League group stage match against Steaua București.[1] He also played internationally for Norway boys-17.[2] He made his Eliteserien debut in September 2013 in a 1–1 draw against Haugesund. On 30 April 2019, Hestad signed a two-year contract extension that ties him to Molde until the end of the 2021 season.[3] On 5 May 2019, Hestad got his 100th appearance in Eliteserien in Molde's 2–1 win away to Haugesund.[4]
International career
Hestad played a total of 28 games and scored 6 goals for Norway at international youth level.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 December 2020[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Molde | 2012 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2017 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | — | 38 | 15 | |||
| 2019 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
| 2020 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | ||
| Total | 144 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 30 | ||
| Career total | 144 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 30 | ||
Honours
References
- Hustad, Trond (25 October 2012). "Moldes 17-åring kastes rett til ulvene" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- Vaagbø, Vegard Flemmen (25 January 2013). "Kometkarriere som planlagt for Molde-talent" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- "Hestad og Aursnes forlenger". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- "Eirik Hestad profile". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- "Eirik Hestad national team profile". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- "E.Hestad". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2015.