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Norwegian footballer (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eirik Hestad (born 26 June 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder who plays for Molde.
,_2018-8-30.jpg) Hestad with Molde in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eirik Hestad | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Aureosen, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Molde | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Molde | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Molde 2 | 46 | (15) |
| 2012–2021 | Molde | 161 | (23) |
| 2022–2023 | Pafos | 30 | (0) |
| 2023– | Molde | 11 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Norway U17 | 8 | (3) |
| 2013 | Norway U18 | 12 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Norway U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | Norway U21 | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 4 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 April 2018 | |||
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]
On 9 January 2022, Pafos announced the signing of Hestad on a free transfer after his Molde contract had expired.[5] On 13 June 2023, Pafos announced that Hestad had left the club.[6]
On 7 July 2023, Hestad returned to Molde, signing a contract until the end of 2027.[7]
Hestad played a total of 28 games and scored 6 goals for Norway at international youth level.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Molde | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 7 | 38 | 15 | ||
| 2019 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 38 | 5 | ||
| 2020 | 23 | 4 | — | 10[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 33 | 5 | |||
| 2021 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 26 | 4 | ||
| Total | 161 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 228 | 35 | ||
| Pafos | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| Molde | 2023 | Eliteserien | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 6] | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 202 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 55 | 14 | 283 | 41 | ||
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