Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen

Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen (born 22 March 1993) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward for Fredrikstad. He previously played for the Eliteserien clubs Lillestrøm, Haugesund, Odd, Vålerenga and Brann.

Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen

Personal information
Full name	Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen
Date of birth	(1993-03-22) 22 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Gjøvik, Norway
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Fredrikstad
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Gjøvik	1	(0)
2011–2012	Raufoss	17	(14)
2011	→ Lillestrøm (loan)	4	(0)
2012–2013	Haugesund	23	(1)
2014–2016	Odd	18	(0)
2015	→ Fredrikstad (loan)	19	(11)
2016–2017	Vålerenga	30	(3)
2018–2019	Brann	23	(1)
2019–	Fredrikstad	79	(39)
International career‡
2011	Norway U18	5	(3)
2012	Norway U19	6	(0)
2013	Norway U21	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 January 2014

Club career

Hailing from Gjøvik,^[1] Johansen played for Gjøvik FF before he joined Raufoss IL ahead of the 2011 season.^[2] He was loaned out to Lillestrøm in August 2011, and Johansen played four matches for the club in Tippeligaen but Lillestrøm did not use their option to sign him permanently.^[3]

Johansen returned to Raufoss ahead of the 2012 season, and scored 14 goals in 16 matches for the team in the Second Division before he was sold to FK Haugesund in August 2012.^[4] Johansen made his debut for Haugesund in the 0–1 loss against Odd in September 2012.^[5] He scored his first goal in Tippeligaen in the match against Sandnes Ulf on 23 September 2012.^[3] Johansen scored four goals for Haugesund in the 2013 Norwegian Football Cup and played 14 matches in the 2013 Tippeligaen without scoring a goal, when Haugesund won bronze in Tippeligaen.^[5]

Ahead of the 2014 season, Johansen transferred to Odd, and their head coach Dag-Eilev Fagermo stated that he had been watching Johansen since Odd met Raufoss in the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup.^[5]

In February 2018, Johansen signed for SK Brann for a reported fee around €50 000.^[6]

International career

Johansen first represented Norway when he played for the under-18 team in 2011. He has later represented Norway at under-19 and under-21 level.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 20 May 2024^[8][9]

Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Raufoss	2011	2. divisjon	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2012		16	14	3	0	—		—		19	14
	Total		17	14	3	0	—		—		20	14
Lillestrøm (loan)	2011	Tippeligaen	4	0	3	0	—		—		7	0
Haugesund	2012		9	1	0	0	—		—		9	1
	2013		14	0	5	4	—		—		19	4
	Total		23	1	5	4	—		—		28	5
Odd	2014	Tippeligaen	8	0	3	2	—		—		11	2
	2016		10	0	4	5	4[a]	0	—		18	5
	Total		18	0	7	7	4	0	—		29	7
Fredrikstad (loan)	2015	1. divisjon	19	11	1	0	—		—		20	11
Vålerenga	2016	Tippeligaen	14	2	1	0	—		—		15	2
	2017	Eliteserien	22	3	5	2	—		—		27	5
	Total		36	5	6	2	—		—		42	7
Brann	2018	Eliteserien	18	1	3	2	—		—		21	3
	2019		5	0	2	3	—		—		7	3
	Total		23	1	5	5	—		—		28	6
Fredrikstad	2019	2. divisjon	12	12	0	0	—		—		12	12
	2020		19	14	—		—		—		19	14
	2021	1. divisjon	20	7	0	0	—		1[b]	2	21	9
	2022		4	1	0	0	—		—		4	1
	2023		20	4	2	0	—		—		22	4
	2024	Eliteserien	4	1	3	2	—		—		7	3
	Total		79	39	5	2	—		1	2	85	43
Career Total			219	71	35	20	4	0	1	2	259	93

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance in Eliteserien play-offs

References

1. "Det er jo helt konge at to gjøvikgutter møtes i tippeligaen" (in Norwegian). Oppland Arbeiderblad. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
2. "Kjelsrud Johansen klar for FKH" (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
3. "Lillestrøms vrakgods reddet Haugesund" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
4. "Raufoss selger sin toppscorer" (in Norwegian). Østlendingen. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
5. Pettersen, Per Møller (20 January 2014). "Odd henter inn ny spiss". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
6. Berg Ould-Saada, Arilas (28 February 2018). "Brann henter Vålerenga-spiss". VG. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
7. "Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
8. Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
9. Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen at Soccerway