Eirik Hestad (born 26 June 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Pafos.
![]() Hestad with Molde in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eirik Hestad | ||
Date of birth | (1995-06-26) 26 June 1995 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Aureosen, Norway | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Pafos | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Molde | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Molde 2 | 46 | (15) |
2012–2021 | Molde | 161 | (23) |
2022– | Pafos | 11 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
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 6 October 2022 ‡ 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]
Hestad played a total of 28 games and scored 6 goals for Norway at international youth level.[6]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Molde | 2012 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2013 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2014 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
2015 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | |||
2016 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |||
2017 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
2018 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | — | 38 | 15 | |||
2019 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
2020 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | ||
2021 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
Total | 161 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 33 | ||
Pafos | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
2022–23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Career total | 172 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 33 |
Molde
Pafos FC – current squad | |
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