Eirik Ulland Andersen

Norwegian footballer (born 1992)
Eirik Ulland Andersen
Andersen in 2018
Personal information
Full name Eirik Ulland Andersen
Date of birth (1992-09-21) 21 September 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Randers, Denmark
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Strømsgodset
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2009 Vard Haugesund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Haugesund 10 (0)
2012 → Vard Haugesund (loan) 13 (6)
2012–2013 Vard Haugesund 20 (5)
2013–2016 Hødd 77 (27)
2016–2018 Strømsgodset 62 (20)
2019–2023 Molde 50 (12)
2023– Strømsgodset 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023

Eirik Ulland Andersen (born 21 September 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Strømsgodset.

Career

Early career

Hailing from Haugesund, Andersen played for Vard Haugesund until he signed for FK Haugesund in 2010.[2] He made his debut for Haugesund in Tippeligaen against Aalesund on 10 April 2011.[1] Andersen played a total of 145 minutes in 10 matches for Haugesund in Tippeligaen in 2011, and scored five goals in three matches in the Norwegian Cup.[2]

Andersen was loaned to his old club Vard Haugesund, playing in the 2. divisjon, until 31 July.[2] On 1 August 2012, he joined Vard Haugesund on a permanent transfer.[3] The club won promotion from the 2012 2. divisjon. He played for second-tier club Hødd from 2013 to 2016.

Strømsgodset

On 16 August 2016, he signed for Strømsgodset.[4] He played 62 league games for the club and scored 20 goals.

Molde

Ulland Andersen signed for Molde on 16 January 2019.[5] He signed a four-year contract with the club. He made his debut for Molde on 31 March 2019 in a 1–1 away draw against Sarpsborg 08.[1] On 10 April 2019, he scored his first goal for the club on a penalty in Molde's 4–1 win against Vålerenga.[6] On 1 May 2019, he scored his first hat-trick for the club in Molde's 5–0 win against Eide/Omegn in the Norwegian Cup first round.[7] In the second half of the game, he was removed from the pitch with an injury to his Achilles tendon, which possibly rules him out for the rest of the season.[7]

On 25 February 2021, he scored a brace in a 2–0 away win over TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League round of 32,[8] to qualify with his team to the next round.

Return to Strømsgodset

In August 2023, Ulland Andersen returned to his former club Strømsgodset on a contract until 31 December 2025.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 April 2022[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Haugesund 2011 Tippeligaen 10 0 3 5 — — 13 5
Total 10 0 3 5 — — — — 13 5
Vard Haugesund (loan) 2012 2. divisjon 13 6 2 1 — — 15 7
Vard Haugesund 8 3 0 0 — — 8 3
2013 1. divisjon 12 2 2 2 — — 14 4
Total 33 11 4 3 — — — — 37 13
Hødd 2013 1. divisjon 12 5 0 0 0 0 — 12 5
2014 20 7 1 0 — — 21 7
2015 27 11 4 0 — 1[a] 0 32 11
2016 18 4 0 0 — — 18 4
Total 77 27 5 0 0 0 1 0 83 27
Strømsgodset 2016 Tippeligaen 8 3 2 0 0 0 — 10 3
2017 Eliteserien 26 11 3 0 — — 29 11
2018 28 6 7 3 — — 35 9
Total 62 20 12 3 0 0 — — 74 23
Molde 2019 Eliteserien 5 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 6 4
2020 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 4
2021 23 6 1 1 4 3 0 0 28 10
2022 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 7 3
Total 49 12 5 6 4 3 0 0 58 21
Career total 231 70 29 17 4 3 1 0 265 90
  1. ^ One appearance in the promotion play-offs

Honours

Club

Molde

Personal life

Ulland Andersen has a Danish father and was born in Randers, Denmark.[11] He lived in Denmark until he was ten years old.[12] He is the younger brother of the footballer Andreas Ulland Andersen.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Eirik Ulland Andersen" (in Norwegian). altomfotball.no. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Ulland Andersen til Vard" (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Ulland Andersen til Vard" (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Ulland Andersen klar for Strømsgodset". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Eirik Ulland Andersen klar for Molde Fotballklubb". www.moldefk.no. Molde FK. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Molde vs. Vålerenga 4–1". www.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Frykter avrevet akilles for Ulland Andersen". www.vg.no (in Norwegian). Verden Gang. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Hoffenheim 0–2 Molde". UEFA. 25 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Ulland er tilbake" [Ulland is back]. Godset.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Eirik Ulland Andersen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  11. ^ Bjerknes, Andreas (28 January 2016). "Dansk interesse for Ulland Andersen?". www.vikebladet.no (in Norwegian). Vikebladet. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  12. ^ Orten Trovåg, Einar (15 August 2013). "- Ein typisk haustspelar". www.vikebladet.no (in Norwegian). Vikebladet. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Brødrepar i cupduell". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
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