Fredrik André Bjørkan

Fredrik André Bjørkan
Personal information
Full name	Fredrik André Bjørkan
Date of birth	21 August 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth	Bodø, Norway
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Club information
Current team	Hertha BSC
Number	3
Youth career
2013–2015	Bodø/Glimt
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2022	Bodø/Glimt
2022–	Hertha BSC
National team‡
2016	Norway U18
2019–2020	Norway U21
2021–	Norway
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:42, 1 January 2022 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021

Fredrik André Bjørkan (born 21 August 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.^[1]

Club career[]

Bodø/Glimt[]

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]}

Hertha BSC[]

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]

International career[]

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.^[4]

Personal life[]

Fredrik André is the son of former player Aasmund Bjørkan.^[5]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 12 December 2021^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			121	8	5	0	11	0	0	0	137	9

Honours[]

Bodø/Glimt

Eliteserien: 2020, 2021^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ ^a ^b Carlsson, Alexander (1 December 2021). "Fredrik André Björkan ansluter i Januari" [Fredrik André Björkan joins in January]. SvenskaFans.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Fredrik André Bjørkan". altomfotball.no. TV2. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
^ "Fredrik Andre Björkan wechselt zu Hertha BSC" [Fredrik Andre Björkan moves to Hertha BSC] (in German). Bundesliga. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Norway v Greece game report". ESPN. 6 June 2021.
^ "Ansatte". glimt.no. Bodø/Glimt. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
^ "Fredrik André Bjørkan". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

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[:0-1] Carlsson, Alexander (1 December 2021). "Fredrik André Björkan ansluter i Januari" [Fredrik André Björkan joins in January]. SvenskaFans.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "Fredrik André Bjørkan". altomfotball.no. TV2. Retrieved 1 May 2016.

[3] "Fredrik Andre Björkan wechselt zu Hertha BSC" [Fredrik Andre Björkan moves to Hertha BSC] (in German). Bundesliga. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "Norway v Greece game report". ESPN. 6 June 2021.

[5] "Ansatte". glimt.no. Bodø/Glimt. Retrieved 30 August 2019.

[6] "Fredrik André Bjørkan". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

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