Daniel Mikal Aas Berntsen (born 4 April 1993) is a
Norwegian footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Cent ...
.
Club career
Bodø/Glimt
In the summer of 2007, a then 14-year-old Berntsen was selected as
Bodø/Glimt's representative to train with the best young footballers in Norway and be coached by the likes of
Ã…ge Hareide and
Ole Gunnar Solskjær. He joined former
Rosenborg teammates,
Fredrik Midtsjø
Fredrik Midtsjø (born 11 August 1993) is a Norwegian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Pendikspor.
Midtsjø began his professional career at Norwegian club Rosenborg BK, Rosenborg in 201 ...
and
Jonas Svensson. Berntsen first came to real prominence when he helped Bodø/Glimt to win the
Norway Cup
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Klasse B in 2009. ''Avisa Nordland'' cited Berntsen as the stand out player in Glimt's win.
On 13 May 2010, just a month after his seventeenth birthday, Berntsen made his senior debut when he was a 63rd minute substitution for
HÃ¥vard Sakariassen
Håvard Sakariassen (born 28 August 1976) is a Norwegian retired football striker he played for FK Bodø/Glimt. He previously played for Aalesunds FK, Bryne FK and Moss FK
Moss Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club, founded on 28 August 1 ...
in a
Norwegian Cup
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game against
Innstranden.
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altomfotball.no In September 2010, Berntsen signed a professional contract with Glimt. He made his
Adeccoligaen debut a week later when he came on for
Runar Berg
Runar Berg (born 7 October 1970) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Bodø/Glimt, Rosenborg, Tromsø, Lyn, and Venezia. Berg is brother of former Bodø/Glimt and Rosenborg player Ørjan Be ...
against
Sandnes Ulf. The following day, Berg, one of Glimt's most famous players, retired with immediate effect. He explained the decision by stating, "when I saw Daniel Berntsen running down to the byline for the second time and putting a ball across the front of goal, it became very clear to me: I cannot take up a space in the team at the expense of such a talented youngster." Berntsen went on to start four of the last five games in the 2010 season.
In 2011, Berntsen became the second most regular starter for Glimt, starting all but the first three games in the season. His first professional goal was, surprisingly, from a back post header in a 2–1 over
Strømmen on 5 June 2011. Berntsen's second goal, though, was one more indicative of his touted ability; after feigning past one defender, his 25-yard curling shot found the top left-hand corner of the goal in Glimt's 4–2 win over
Kongsvinger
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. In mid-August, Berntsen himself confirmed to
NRK
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that
Tromsø
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Tromsø lies ...
wanted him to replace
Ruben Yttergård Jenssen
Ruben Yttergård Jenssen (born 4 May 1988) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Tromsø, and the Norwegian national team. He was playing regularly for Tromsø in the Tippeligaen since 2008, and became one of ...
if the latter were to leave for an unnamed Dutch club. Such a deal would not develop, however, and on 31 August 2011 Berntsen signed for Norwegian giants
Rosenborg for 4.5 million kroner. Berntsen stayed with Glimt until the end of the season, scoring a further two goals in the process. His last game, like his debut, came against Sandnes Ulf on 30 October 2011.
Rosenborg
After signing a four-year deal with
Rosenborg, Berntsen admitted that the move "is a dream come true." After being compared to former Glimt and Rosenborg hero
Runar Berg
Runar Berg (born 7 October 1970) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Bodø/Glimt, Rosenborg, Tromsø, Lyn, and Venezia. Berg is brother of former Bodø/Glimt and Rosenborg player Ørjan Be ...
, the man he had made able to retire, he said, "it's great to be compared with such a great player. We can only hope that I have some of the same qualities." His first on-field contribution to his new club came on 2 November 2011 when he played in the under-19 side's 4–1 loss to
Aston Villa
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in the
2011–12 NextGen series. He played a part in the return fixture a week later when Rosenborg won 3–2, and one further match against
Fenerbahçe.
On 25 April 2012, Berntsen was signed on a one-month loan by
Fredrikstad
Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad.
The city of Fredrikstad was founded in 15 ...
. Although signed outside of the regular
transfer window
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, he was allowed to move as he was still a member of Norwegian youth teams. Berntsen was again loaned out in August 2012, this time to his old club Bodø/Glimt until the end of the 2012 season. Berntsen did not receive much playing time after he returned to Rosenborg. He started his first match in the 3–2 victory against
Odd
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, where he also scored the match-winning goal.
Career statistics
Club
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Berntsen, Daniel
1993 births
Living people
Footballers from Bodø
Norwegian men's footballers
Norway men's under-21 international footballers
Norway men's youth international footballers
Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
FK Bodø/Glimt players
Rosenborg BK players
Fredrikstad FK players
Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
VÃ¥lerenga Fotball players
Tromsø IL players
Norwegian First Division players
Eliteserien players
Allsvenskan players
Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Men's association football midfielders