Fredrik André Bjørkan

Fredrik André Bjørkan
	Bjørkan in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Fredrik André Bjørkan
Date of birth	21 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Bodø, Norway
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Bodø/Glimt
Number	15
Youth career
2013–2015	Bodø/Glimt
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2021	Bodø/Glimt
2022	Hertha BSC
2022	→ Feyenoord (loan)
2023–	Bodø/Glimt
International career‡
2016	Norway U18
2019–2020	Norway U21
2021–	Norway
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024

Fredrik André Bjørkan (born 21 August 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eliteserien club Bodø/Glimt and the Norway national team.^[1]

Club career

Bodø/Glimt

Bjørkan was born in Bodø, Nordland.^[2] He started playing for hometown club Bodø/Glimt as a youth, and made his first professional appearance at age 17, on 13 April 2016, in the Norwegian Football Cup, against IF Fløya, which Bodø/Glimt won 6–0.^{[citation needed]} He made his league debut for Bodø/Glimt on 17 April 2016 against Molde where Bodø/Glimt lost 2–1.^{[citation needed]}

Hertha BSC

On 1 December 2021, Bjørkan signed for Hertha BSC on a contract until 2025,^[3] joining at the beginning of the January transfer window.^[1] Bjørkan moved back to Bodø/Glimt in January 2023.^[4]

Feyenoord (loan)

On 29 August 2022, Feyenoord announced that it had signed Bjørkan on loan with an option to buy.^[5] The loan agreement was disbanded in January 2023.^[4]

International career

Bjørkan made his debut for the Norway national team on 6 June 2021 in a friendly against Greece. He substituted Birger Meling in the 69th minute.^[6]

Personal life

Fredrik André is the son of former player Aasmund Bjørkan.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 November 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bodø/Glimt	2016	Eliteserien	9	0	3	0	—		12	0
	2017	First Division	12	2	0	0	—		12	2
	2018	Eliteserien	13	0	1	0	—		13	0
	2019		29	3	1	0	—		30	3
	2020		30	1	0	0	3	0	33	1
	2021		28	2	0	0	8	0	36	2
	Total		121	8	5	0	11	0	137	8
Hertha BSC	2021–22	Bundesliga	9	0	0	0	—		9	0
Feyenoord (loan)	2022–23	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Bodø/Glimt	2023	Eliteserien	25	1	6	0	11	0	42	1
	2024	Eliteserien	23	4	1	0	12	0	36	4
	Total		48	5	7	0	23	0	78	5
Career total			179	13	12	0	34	0	225	13

International

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bjørkan goal.

List of international goals scored by Fredrik André Bjørkan
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 September 2023	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Jordan	4–0	6–0	Friendly

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

Eliteserien: 2020, 2021, 2023

References

^ ^a ^b Carlsson, Alexander (1 December 2021). "Fredrik André Björkan ansluter i Januari" [Fredrik André Björkan joins in January]. SvenskaFans.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ "Fredrik André Bjørkan". altomfotball.no. TV2. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
^ "Fredrik Andre Björkan wechselt zu Hertha BSC" [Fredrik Andre Björkan moves to Hertha BSC] (in German). Bundesliga. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Feyenoord neemt na half jaar al afscheid van Bjørkan" [Feyenoors says goodbye to Bjørkan after 6 months]. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
^ "Feyenoord heeft met Bjørkan veertiende zomeraanwinst binnen" [With Bjørkan Feyenoord brings in fourteenth summer signing] (in Dutch). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^ "Norway v Greece game report". ESPN. 6 June 2021.
^ "Ansatte". glimt.no. Bodø/Glimt. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
^ "Fredrik André Bjørkan". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

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[:0-1] Carlsson, Alexander (1 December 2021). "Fredrik André Björkan ansluter i Januari" [Fredrik André Björkan joins in January]. SvenskaFans.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[2] "Fredrik André Bjørkan". altomfotball.no. TV2. Retrieved 1 May 2016.

[3] "Fredrik Andre Björkan wechselt zu Hertha BSC" [Fredrik Andre Björkan moves to Hertha BSC] (in German). Bundesliga. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[return-4] "Feyenoord neemt na half jaar al afscheid van Bjørkan" [Feyenoors says goodbye to Bjørkan after 6 months]. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

[2-5] "Feyenoord heeft met Bjørkan veertiende zomeraanwinst binnen" [With Bjørkan Feyenoord brings in fourteenth summer signing] (in Dutch). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[6] "Norway v Greece game report". ESPN. 6 June 2021.

[7] "Ansatte". glimt.no. Bodø/Glimt. Retrieved 30 August 2019.

[8] "Fredrik André Bjørkan". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

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