Edwin Kjeldner (born 1 March 1990) is a Norwegian
football midfielder who plays for
Ålgård.
Career
Edwin Kjeldner was born in
Colombia
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and came to
Rogaland
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,
Norway in 1991 as an
adoptee, along with his two siblings. He began playing football in Ålgård and was regarded as a notable talent, gaining appearances for the Norwegian national under-16 team. In April 2006, Kjeldner trained with
Middlesbrough's youth team.
He did play for
Ålgård's reserve team, but had not yet played for the first team when he opted to transfer to
Lyn
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in August 2006.
Kjeldner attended the sports academy
Norsk Toppidrettsgymnas from 2006 to 2009, playing for Lyn's youth team and various national age-specific teams. In the summer of 2008, he signed a professional contract lasting until 2010. He made his senior debut in a friendly match against
Liverpool on 5 August 2009, and his first and only league appearance of the season when coming on as a late substitute against
Start
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on 23 August.
[ Lyn, who had been enduring severe financial distress since 2008, were relegated to the ]1. divisjon
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after finishing at the bottom of the standings. Over the course of the 2010 season, their financial situation continued to deteriorate, and at the end of June, the squad was asked to accept a large pay cut. Six players, including Kjeldner, refused this and were subsequently released from their contracts. Shortly after, he signed for his previous club, Ålgård. Ahead of the 2012 season he rejoined Lyn.[
]
References
1990 births
Living people
People from Gjesdal
Colombian emigrants to Norway
Norway men's youth international footballers
Norwegian men's footballers
Lyn Fotball players
Ålgård FK players
Eliteserien players
Norwegian First Division players
Men's association football midfielders
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