Gjermund Åsen

Gjermund Åsen (born 22 May 1991) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lillestrøm.

Gjermund Åsen

Personal information
Full name	Gjermund Åsen
Date of birth	(1991-05-22) 22 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Trondheim, Norway
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lillestrøm
Number	23
Youth career
	Strindheim
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–2010	Strindheim
2010–2012	Rosenborg	13	(0)
2011–2012	→ Ranheim (loan)	19	(3)
2012–2014	Ranheim	67	(18)
2015–2019	Tromsø	100	(10)
2019–2021	Rosenborg	45	(3)
2021	→ Lillestrøm (loan)	26	(2)
2022–	Lillestrøm	62	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2024

Club career

Åsen joined Rosenborg BK from Strindheim before the 2010 season. He made his Rosenborg debut 7 March 2010 in the Norwegian Superfinalen against Aalesund, and made his league debut for Rosenborg in the first league game of the 2010 season against Molde on 14 March 2010.

Åsen was on two short loan-spells at Ranheim in 2011 and 2012, but transferred to Ranheim after his second loan-spell on 1 August 2012.^[1]

On 22 January 2019, Åsen returned to Rosenborg on a four-year contract.^[2] Falling out of favor, he was loaned out to Lillestrøm for the 2021 season with an option to buy.^[3] After the season, in which Åsen would record the most assists in the league with 12,^[4] Lillestrøm triggered the option to buy and announced on 30 November 2021 that they had signed Åsen on a permanent deal through the 2023 season.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 May 2024^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rosenborg	2010	Tippeligaen	4	0	1	0	–		5	0
	2011		9	0	0	0	–		9	0
	Total		13	0	1	0	0	0	14	0
Ranheim (loan)	2011	Adeccoligaen	9	3	0	0	–		9	3
	2012		10	0	0	0	–		10	0
	Total		19	3	0	0	0	0	19	3
Ranheim	2012	Adeccoligaen	15	3	0	0	–		15	3
	2013		22	6	2	1	–		24	7
	2014	1. divisjon	30	9	3	1	–		33	10
	Total		67	18	5	2	0	0	72	20
Tromsø	2015	Tippeligaen	21	3	1	0	–		22	3
	2016		29	2	2	0	–		31	2
	2017	Eliteserien	29	3	2	0	–		31	3
	2018		21	2	0	0	–		21	2
	Total		100	10	5	0	0	0	105	10
Rosenborg	2019	Eliteserien	23	1	3	1	9	0	35	2
	2020		22	2	0	0	2	0	24	2
	Total		45	3	3	1	11	0	59	4
Lillestrøm (loan)	2021	Eliteserien	26	2	1	0	–		27	2
Lillestrøm	2022		26	2	4	0	2	0	32	2
	2023		30	4	4	1	–		34	5
	2024		6	0	3	3	–		9	3
	Total		88	8	12	4	2	0	102	12
Career total			332	42	26	7	13	0	365	49

Honours

Rosenborg

• Norwegian Premier League Championship: 2010^[7]

Individual

• Eliteserien Top assist provider: 2018, 2021

References

1. "Gjermund Åsen og Rosenborg skiller lag". vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
2. "Velkommen hjem, Gjermund!". rbk.no (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
3. "- en fullsatt stadion og «Aldri aleine til Åråsen». Få det på!".
4. "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk".
5. "Signerte ut 2023: God jul - Gjermund Åsen er fugl!".
6. "Gjemrund Åsen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
7. "Mestvinnende spillere" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2010.

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