Eirik Hestad (born 26 June 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder who plays for Molde.
,_2018-8-30.jpg) 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 | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Molde | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Molde | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Molde 2 | 46 | (15) |
| 2012–2021 | Molde | 161 | (23) |
| 2022–2023 | Pafos | 30 | (0) |
| 2023– | Molde | 60 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 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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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 April 2018 | |||
Club career
editMolde
editIn 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]
Pafos
editReturn to Molde
editInternational career
editHestad played a total of 28 games and scored 6 goals for Norway at international youth level.[8]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Molde | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10[c] | 1 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 7 | 38 | 15 | ||
| 2019 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | 38 | 5 | ||
| 2020 | 23 | 4 | — | 10[d] | 1 | 33 | 5 | |||
| 2021 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | 26 | 4 | ||
| Total | 161 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 228 | 35 | ||
| Pafos | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| Molde | 2023 | Eliteserien | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5[e] | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| 2024 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9[f] | 1 | 32 | 5 | ||
| 2025 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6[g] | 1 | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2026 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| Total | 60 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 89 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 251 | 34 | 34 | 4 | 66 | 15 | 351 | 53 | ||
- ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup, Cypriot Cup
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ One appearance and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Six appearance and one goal in Europa Conference League
Honours
editClub
editMolde
Individual
edit- Eliteserien Top assist provider: 2019
References
edit- ↑ 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). Retrieved 6 October 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Pafos FC announce the agreement between the Club and the experienced Norwegian player Eirik Hestad". facebook.com/fcpafos. FC Pafos Facebook. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ↑ "Pafos FC would like to thank our former player Eric Hestad for his contribution to our team". facebook.com/pafosfc. Pafos FC Facebook. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ↑ "KJEKT Å KOMME HJEM!". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ↑ "Eirik Hestad national team profile". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- 1 2 3 Eirik Hestad at Soccerway
- ↑ Eirik Hestad at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
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