Ruben Gabrielsen

Lunan Ruben Gabrielsen (born 10 March 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender and captains Ligue 2 club Toulouse FC.[1]

Ruben Gabrielsen

Gabrielsen with Molde in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Lunan Ruben Gabrielsen[1]
Date of birth	10 March 1992
Place of birth	Lena, Norway
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 ^1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Toulouse
Number	4
Youth career
	Kapp
2007	Toten
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Gjøvik-Lyn	10	(3)
2009–2014	Lillestrøm	63	(3)
2014–2019	Molde	132	(8)
2020–	Toulouse	26	(0)
National team^‡
2007	Norway U15	4	(0)
2008	Norway U16	10	(1)
2009	Norway U17	10	(3)
2010	Norway U18	7	(0)
2010–2011	Norway U19	10	(0)
2012	Norway U20	2	(1)
2014	Norway U21	1	(0)
2015	Norway U23	1	(0)
2020–	Norway	1	(0)
Honours Molde Winner Tippeligaen 2014 Winner Eliteserien 2019
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

Career

Early career

He started his career in FK Toten, and went from there to SK Gjøvik-Lyn. After half a season on the senior team he was signed by Lillestrøm, featuring for their B team in the 2. divisjon.

Lillestrøm

On 4 April 2009 Gabrielsen became the youngest ever Lillestrøm player to debut in the Eliteserien in a game against Aalesunds FK at the age of 17 years and 25 days.[2]

Molde

In July 2014, Gabrielsen joined Molde and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the club.[3] He made his debut in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round tie against Zorya Luhansk on 31 July 2014. With Molde, Gabrielsen won a double in the 2014 season after Molde became champions of both the 2014 Tippeligaen and the 2014 Norwegian Football Cup. In February 2017, Gabrielsen extended his contract till the end of the 2019 season.[4] In 2017, Gabrielsen succeeded Joona Toivio as club captain. After the end of the 2019 season, he left the club on a free transfer.

Toulouse

On 23 December 2019, Gabrielsen signed a three-year contract with Toulouse FC.[5][6]

International

Gabrielsen was born in Norway to a Cameroonian mother and Norwegian father.[7] Gabrielsen was called up to the senior Norway squad for a friendly against Belgium in June 2016.[8]

Career statistics

As of 30 January 2021[1]

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lillestrøm	2009	Tippeligaen	6	0	1	0	—		—		7	0
	2010		3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	2011		24	1	3	0	—		—		27	1
	2012		16	0	3	1	—		—		19	1
	2013		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2014		14	2	4	0	—		—		18	2
	Total		63	3	11	1	—	—	—	—	74	4
Molde	2014	Tippeligaen	10	0	1	0	1	0	—		12	0
	2015		15	1	4	0	11	0	—		30	1
	2016		29	0	1	0	2	0	—		32	0
	2017	Eliteserien	27	3	3	0	0	0	—		30	3
	2018		25	2	1	0	8	0	—		34	2
	2019		26	2	2	0	5	0	0	0	33	2
	Total		132	8	12	0	27	0	0	0	171	8
Toulouse	2019–20	Ligue 1	8	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
	2020–21	Ligue 2	18	0	0	0	—		—		18	0
	Total		26	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
Career total			220	11	24	1	27	0	0	0	271	12

Honours

Molde FK

• Tippeligaen/Eliteserien: 2014, 2019
• Norwegian Cup: 2014

References

1. "Profile at Nifs.no". nifs.no. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
2. Reite, Terje (5 April 2009). "Tidenes sesongstart av Aafk" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
3. "Ser på Molde som eit fantastisk springbrett". www.nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
4. "Gabrielsen forlenger". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
5. "RUBEN KLAR FOR TOULOUSE". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
6. "LE DÉFENSEUR NORVÉGIEN RUBEN GABRIELSEN S'ENGAGE AVEC LE TFC". toulousefc.com/fr (in French). Toulouse FC. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
7. Rbnett, Trond Hustad. "- Molde bedre enn ryktet". Aftenposten.
8. Her er Høgmos utvalgte til kommende kamper, fotball.no (18 May 2016)