Eirik Vespestad Mæland (born 15 February 1989) is a Norwegian football coach and former footballer who currently is assistant coach of 1. divisjon club Lillestrøm.

Eirik Mæland
Personal information
Full name Eirik Vespestad Mæland
Date of birth (1989-02-15) 15 February 1989 (age 37)
Place of birth Stord Municipality, Norway
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lillestrøm (assistant manager)
Youth career
–2006 Bremnes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2017 Haugesund 143 (12)
2018–2019 Fredrikstad 31 (0)
2020 Kongsvinger 2 (0)
Managerial career
2020 Kongsvinger (assistant)
2021–2022 Kongsvinger
2023–2024 Molde (assistant)
2024 Molde (interim)
2025– Lillestrøm (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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He started his senior career in the Norwegian team Haugesund in 2007.[1] He made his debut on 20 June 2007 in a 4–2 loss against Bryne.

Managerial career

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On 13 January 2021, Mæland was appointed head coach of Kongsvinger.[2] On 13 December 2022, Molde announced that Mæland would become first team assistant coach at the club.[3]

Career statistics

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Sources:[4][1]

Club Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Haugesund 2007 1. divisjon 301040
2008 16100161
2009 19300193
2010 Eliteserien 21420234
2011 11200112
2012 15120171
2013 21040250
2014 701080
2015 800080
2016 18112193
2017 400040
Total 1431211215414
Fredrikstad 2018 2. divisjon 25020270
2019 602080
Total 31040350
Kongsvinger 2020 1. divisjon 200020
Career Total 1761215219114

References

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  1. 1 2 "Eirik Mæland". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 13 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. Sønsteli, Pål (13 January 2021). "KIL ansetter ung trenerduo". Mitt Kongsvinger (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  3. "KLAR FOR MOLDE: - EN KJEMPEMULIGHET!". Molde FK (in Norwegian). 13 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. Eirik Mæland at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)