Benjamin Faraas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Thoresen Faraas | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Flisa, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club NXT | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2021 | Flisa | ||
| 2021 | HamKam | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | HamKam 2 | 29 | (13) |
| 2021–2023 | HamKam | 23 | (2) |
| 2023– | Club NXT | 28 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Norway U16 | 8 | (3) |
| 2021 | Norway U17 | 9 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Norway U18 | 8 | (3) |
| 2023– | Norway U19 | 16 | (5) |
| 2024– | Norway U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:23, 14 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:23, 14 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Benjamin Thoresen Faraas (born 8 September 2005) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club NXT.
Club career
[edit]Faraas started off in the youth teams of Flisa before joining HamKam in 2021.[1] He started by representing their second team in the Norwegian Fourth Division.[2] He made his first team debut for HamKam in July 2021, as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Gjøvik-Lyn in the Norwegian Football Cup.[3] In April 2022, he made his Eliteserien debut as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Sandefjord.[4] In August 2023, Faraas joined Club NXT, the youth team of Club Brugge.[5]
International career
[edit]Faraas has represented Norway up to under-19 level.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "U-LANDSLAGSSPILLERE TIL HAMKAM" (in Norwegian). Hamarkameratene. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Benjamin Thoresen Faraas". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Gjøvik-Lyn - HamKam". fotball.no. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "HAMKAM VS. SANDEFJORD 3 - 0". Soccerway. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "BENJAMIN FARAAS TEKENT BIJ CLUB NXT" (in Dutch). Club Brugge KV. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Benjamin Faraas at Soccerway
- Benjamin Faraas at WorldFootball.net
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- 2005 births
- Living people
- Norwegian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Norway men's youth international footballers
- Eliteserien players
- Norwegian Third Division players
- Norwegian Fourth Division players
- Club NXT players
- Hamarkameratene players
- Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Challenger Pro League players
- Norwegian football midfielder stubs