Johnny Furdal

Johnny Furdal (born 4 May 1986) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Johnny Furdal

Personal information
Full name	Johnny Furdal
Date of birth	(1986-05-04) 4 May 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Husnes, Norway[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2003	Rosendal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	Haugesund	5	(0)
2006	→ Vard Haugesund (loan)
2007–2008	Trio
2008–2018	Nest-Sotra	159+	(85)
2018–2021	Viking	39	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Furdal has spent most of his career playing for Nest-Sotra. He played for the club for 11 years. Nest-Sotra retired his shirt number, 15, when he left the club in 2018.^[2]

On 26 July 2018, Furdal signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Viking FK.^[3] He was named player of the year in the 2018 1. divisjon, after scoring 12 goals and making 14 assists.^[4] On 5 June 2020, his contract with Viking was extended until the end of the 2021 season.^[5] On 12 July 2021, he announced that he would retire at the end of the 2021 season.^[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Haugesund	2004[7]	1. divisjon	5	0	1	1	—		6	1
	2005[7]	2. divisjon	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
	Total		5	0	3	1	—		8	1
Nest-Sotra	2009[8]	2. divisjon		12	3	1	—			13
	2010[8]			10	2	0	—			10
	2011[8]			9	1	0	—			9
	2012[7]		23	6	1	0	—		24	6
	2013[7]		25	13	2	0	—		27	13
	2014[7]	1. divisjon	27	4	0	0	—		27	4
	2015[7]		20	1	0	0	—		20	1
	2016[7]	2. divisjon	24	16	3	3	—		27	19
	2017[7]		24	7	2	1	—		26	8
	2018[7]	1. divisjon	16	7	2	1	—		18	8
	Total		159+	85	16	6	—		175+	91
Viking	2018[7]	1. divisjon	13	5	0	0	—		13	5
	2019[7]	Eliteserien	15	3	4	1	—		19	4
	2020[7]		11	0	—		0	0	11	0
	2021[7]		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		39	8	4	1	0	0	43	9
Career total			203+	93	23	8	0	0	226+	101

Notes

• League appearances between 2009 and 2011 are missing.

Honours

Viking

• Norwegian First Division: 2018^[9]
• Norwegian Football Cup: 2019^[9]

Individual

• Norwegian First Division player of the season: 2018^[4]

References

1. Johnny Furdal at WorldFootball.net
2. "Freder draktnummeret til Johnny Furdal etter Viking-overgangen". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 26 July 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
3. "Johnny Furdal klar for Viking". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 26 July 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
4. "Dette er årets spiller i OBOS-ligaen: – Helt magisk". Eurosport (in Norwegian). 25 November 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
5. Svendsen, Dag Atle (5 June 2020). "Furdal forlenger". Viking FK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
6. Miøen, Joakim (12 July 2021). "Legger opp etter sesongen: – Mister en attraksjon". Eurosport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
7. Johnny Furdal at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
8. "Johnny Furdal". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). NTB.
9. Johnny Furdal at Soccerway

External links

• Profile for Viking FK