Fredrik André Bjørkan (born 21 August 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club Feyenoord, on loan from Hertha BSC.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fredrik André Bjørkan | ||
Date of birth | (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Bodø, Norway | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Feyenoord (on loan from Hertha BSC) | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2015 | Bodø/Glimt | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2022 | Bodø/Glimt | 121 | (8) |
2022– | Hertha BSC | 8 | (0) |
2022– | → Feyenoord (loan) | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | Norway U18 | 8 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Norway U21 | 11 | (0) |
2021– | Norway | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 September 2022 |
Bjørkan was born in Bodø, Nordland.[2] He started playing for hometown club Bodø/Glimt as a youth, and made his first professional appearance at age 17, on 13 April 2016, in the Norwegian Football Cup, against IF Fløya, which Bodø/Glimt won 6–0.[citation needed] He made his league debut for Bodø/Glimt on 17 April 2016 against Molde where Bodø/Glimt lost 2–1.[citation needed]
On 1 December 2021, Bjørkan signed for Hertha BSC on a contract until 2025,[3] joining at the beginning of the January transfer window.[1]
On 29 August 2022, Feyenoord announced that it had signed Bjørkan on loan with an option to buy.[4]
Bjørkan made his debut for the Norway national team on 6 June 2021 in a friendly against Greece. He substituted Birger Meling in the 69th minute.[5]
Fredrik André is the son of former player Aasmund Bjørkan.[6]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bodø/Glimt | 2016 | Eliteserien | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2017 | First Division | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
2018 | Eliteserien | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
2019 | Eliteserien | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
2020 | Eliteserien | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
2021 | Eliteserien | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
Total | 121 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 137 | 9 | |||
Hertha BSC | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Feyenoord (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 130 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 9 |
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