Fredrik Aursnes (born 10 December 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Norway national team.
![]() Aursnes with Molde in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1995-12-10) 10 December 1995 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Hareid, Norway | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2011 | Hareid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Hødd | 106 | (11) |
2016–2021 | Molde | 149 | (17) |
2021–2022 | Feyenoord | 35 | (1) |
2022– | Benfica | 8 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Norway U18 | 2 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Norway U21 | 14 | (1) |
2021– | Norway | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 September 2022 |
Aursnes played youth football for Hareid, before joining Hødd before the 2012 season. He made his senior league debut in April 2012 in a 2–1 win against Bodø/Glimt. Aged 16 years and 350 days, he became the all-time youngest winner and youngest finalist of the Norwegian Cup after Hødd's win against Tromsø IL in the final.
In December 2015, Aursnes joined Molde on a four-year deal.[1] He debuted on 18 February 2016 against Sevilla in the UEFA Europa League round of 32, first leg. On 22 April 2019, Aursnes got his 100th first-team appearance for the club in their 2–0 away win against Lillestrøm. On 30 April 2019, Aursnes signed a two-year contract extension that ties him to Molde until the end of the 2021 season.[2] On 11 July 2019, he scored Molde's second goal in the club's UEFA competitions record 7–1 win over KR in the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.[3]
On 8 August 2021, following their 5–4 victory over Haugesund, Molde announced that Aursnes had been sold to Feyenoord.[4] On 10 August 2021, Aursnes signed a three-year contract at the club.[5] He scored his first goal for Feyenoord against SC Cambuur, in a 3–2 victory on 24 October 2021.[6]
On 24 August 2022, Aursnes signed a five-year contract with Primeira Liga side Benfica, for a reported fee of €13 million plus €2 million in add-ons.[7] He made his debut for the club on 27 August, replacing Enzo Fernández in the 90th minute in a 3–0 away win over Boavista in the Primeira Liga.[8]
Aursnes made his debut for Norway national team on 6 June 2021 in a friendly against Greece. He substituted Patrick Berg in the 69th minute.[9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hødd | 2012 | 1. divisjon | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
2013 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
2014 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 6 | |||||
2015 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||||
Total | 106 | 11 | 12 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 120 | 12 | |||
Molde | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
2017 | Eliteserien | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
2018 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 37 | 10 | ||||
2019 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |||
2020 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | |||
2021 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
Total | 149 | 17 | 8 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 20 | |||
Feyenoord | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | — | 47 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 1 | |||
Benfica | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
Career total | 298 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 380 | 33 |
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Molde
Feyenoord
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