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.

Eirik Hestad
Hestad with Molde in 2018
Personal information
Full name Eirik Hestad
Date of birth (1995-06-26) 26 June 1995
Place of birth Aureosen, Norway
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing 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 129 (18)
National team‡
2012 Norway U17 8 (3)
2013 Norway U18 12 (3)
2013–2014 Norway U19 5 (0)
2015 Norway U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 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 19 July 2020[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Molde 2012 Eliteserien 000010—10
2013 102000—30
2014 801010—100
2015 13140101—272
2016 2133020—263
2017 20060——260
2018 3081077—3815
2019 284208100385
2020 8200000082
Total 129181902990017727
Career total 129181902990017727

Honours

Club

Molde

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References
  1. Hustad, Trond (25 October 2012). "Moldes 17-åring kastes rett til ulvene" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. 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.
  3. "Hestad og Aursnes forlenger". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. "Eirik Hestad profile". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. "Eirik Hestad national team profile". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  6. "E.Hestad". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2015.


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