Eirik Ulland Andersen (born 21 September 1992) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Early career

Hailing from

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, Andersen played for

Vard Haugesund Sportsklubben Vard Haugesund is a Norwegian football club located in Haugesund. The team currently plays in the 2. divisjon after being promoted from the 3. divisjon in 2019. The team reached the Norwegian Football Cup finals in 1962 and 1975. ...

until he signed for FK Haugesund in 2010. He made his debut for Haugesund in Tippeligaen against Aalesund on 10 April 2011. Andersen played a total of 145 minutes in 10 matches for Haugesund in Tippeligaen in

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, and scored five goals in three matches in the

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. Andersen was loaned to his old club Vard Haugesund, playing in the

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, until 31 July. On 1 August 2012, he joined Vard Haugesund on a permanent transfer. The club won promotion from the

2012 2. divisjon The 2012 2. divisjon season began on 14 April 2012 and ended on 27 October 2012. The league consisted of 56 teams divided into 4 groups of 14 teams. The four group-winners, Elverum, Kristiansund, Vard Haugesund and Follo was promoted to the 1. ...

. He played for second-tier club Hødd from 2013 to 2016.

Strømsgodset

On 16 August 2016, he signed for

. He played 62 league games for the club and scored 20 goals.

Molde

Ulland Andersen signed for

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on 16 January 2019. He signed a four-year contract with the club. He made his debut for Molde on 31 March 2019 in a 1–1 away draw against

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. On 10 April 2019, he scored his first goal for the club on a penalty in Molde's 4–1 win against

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. On 1 May 2019, he scored his first hat-trick for the club in Molde's 5–0 win against Eide/Omegn in the Norwegian Cup first round. In the second half of the game, he was removed from the pitch with an injury to his

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, which possibly rules him out for the rest of the season. On 25 February 2021, he scored a brace in a 2–0 away win over

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in the

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round of 32, to qualify with his team to the next round.

Return to Strømsgodset

In August 2023, Ulland Andersen returned to his former club

on a contract until 31 December 2025.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Molde *

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: 2021–22

Personal life

Ulland Andersen has a Danish father and was born in Randers, Denmark. He lived in Denmark until he was ten years old. He is the younger brother of the footballer Andreas Ulland Andersen.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andersen, Eirik Ulland 1992 births Living people Footballers from Randers Sportspeople from Haugesund Footballers from Rogaland Norwegian men's footballers SK Vard Haugesund players FK Haugesund players IL Hødd players Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Molde FK players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Men's association football midfielders