Albert Braut Tjåland (

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to Tjaaland; born 11 February 2004) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Molde Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...

Club career

Tjåland progressed through the ranks of Bryne, playing for their under-13 to under-19 teams. He debuted for Bryne 2 in the

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on 19 October 2019, coming on as a substitute in a 7–2 home defeat against

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. Due to his impressive goal-scoring ability in the youth teams, he began training with the first team and eventually made his debut on 2 March 2020 in a friendly game against Egersunds. Following his prolific goal-scoring record of 69 goals in 48 games for Bryne's youth teams, Tjåland was signed by

during the summer of 2020. His impressive goal-scoring ability was noticed by various media outlets while at Molde, where he continued to score regularly for their youth teams, having scored more than a goal per game since his first appearance for Bryne under-13. Tjåland's senior professional debut for Molde came on 25 July 2021, as a substitute in a 4–1 away victory against

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in the

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. He replaced David Datro Fofana in the 83rd minute and only a few minutes later, scored his first goal.

Personal life

Tjåland is maternal cousins with fellow professional footballers Erling Haaland, who plays for

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, and

Jonatan Braut Brunes Jonatan Braut Brunes (born 7 August 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian Pro League club OH Leuven. He is the cousin of Norway international and Manchester City striker Erling Haaland. Career Brunes ...

, who plays for

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Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tjaland, Albert 2004 births Living people People from Bryne Norwegian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Norway men's youth international footballers Molde FK players Bryne FK players Norwegian Third Division players Footballers from Rogaland