Thomas Kind Bendiksen
Thomas Kind Bendiksen (born 8 August 1989) is a Norwegian association footballer. He currently plays for Tromsdalen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Kind Bendiksen | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Harstad, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tromsdalen | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Harstad IL | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Rangers | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Tromsø | 80 | (11) |
| 2014–2016 | Molde | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Tromsø (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Elfsborg (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Sandefjord | 0 | (0) |
| 2019– | Tromsdalen | 23 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Norway | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2014 | |||
Career
Club
A Norwegian youth international, Bendiksen signed for Rangers on 31 August 2007 on a three-year deal from Harstad IL.[2] Rangers paid the Norwegian side 1 million Norwegian krone (around £90,000).[3] A long-term knee injury put his career on hold and ruled him out of the entire 2008–09 season and most of the following season.[4]
Bendiksen impressed in reserve team games when he returned to action late in the 2009–10 season, and he was named as a substitute for a league match against Hibernian in April 2010.[4] Bendiksen made his first 'first team' appearance in a pre-season friendly match against Queen of the South in July 2010. After further injury problems, he agreed a new six-month contract in July 2011.[4][5] Bendiksen scored a goal in a friendly match against Hamburg, after which he was offered a new contract.[6] He played his first competitive match for Rangers on 3 December 2011, in a 2–1 win home against Dunfermline Athletic.[7]
Bendiksen rejected the offer of a new contract by Rangers and instead signed a deal with Tromsø.[8]
Molde
On 23 December 2014 Bendiksen signed for Molde FK.[9]
On 29 July 2015, Bendiksen joined Tromsø on loan for the remainder of the 2015 season.[10]
On 31 March 2016, Bendiksen joined Elfsborg on a season-long loan deal.[11]
He left the club on 5 December 2016, when his contract was terminated.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 July 2020[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2011–12 | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| Tromsø | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 2013 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 44 | 9 | ||
| 2014 | 1. divisjon | 30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 6 | |
| Total | 80 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 115 | 16 | ||
| Molde | 2015 | Tippeligaen | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Tromsø (loan) | 2015 | Tippeligaen | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | ||
| Elfsborg (loan) | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | 10 | 2 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 10 | 2 | ||
| Sandefjord | 2017 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tromsdalen | 2019 | OBOS-ligaen | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 26 | 3 | |
| 2020 | PostNord-ligaen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 27 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 132 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 177 | 22 | ||
International
| Norway national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 18 January 2014[14]
References
- "Thomas Bendiksen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- "Gers land Norwegian starlet". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 31 August 2007.
- Swan, Craig (1 December 2011). "Rangers kid Thomas Kind Bendiksen's extra training sessions could have ended his dream, says youth coach Tommy Wilson". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- "Thomas Bendiksen". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers F.C. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- "Thomas Kind-Bendiksen wants to earn new Rangers contract after three years of injury hell". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. 17 July 2011.
- "Bendiksen offered new terms". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- "Bendiksen debuterte fra start da Rangers vant". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV2. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- "Thomas Bendiksen rejects Rangers deal to sign for Tromso". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- "Ny spiller klar for Molde". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 23 December 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- "Kind Bendiksen klar for TIL". www.itromso.no (in Norwegian). iTromsø. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- "IF Elfsborg leier Thomas Kind Bendiksen". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- "Kind Bendiksen ferdig i Molde FK". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- "Thomas Kind Bendiksen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- "Thomas Kind Bendiksen". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
External links
- Thomas Kind Bendiksen at Soccerbase
