Fredrik Aursnes (born 10 December 1995) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Benfica and the Norway national team.

Club career

Early career

Aursnes played youth football for

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, before joining Hødd before the 2012 season. He made his senior league debut in April 2012 in a 2–1 win against Bodø/Glimt. Aged 16 years and 350 days, he became the all-time youngest winner and youngest finalist of the

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after Hødd's win against Tromsø IL in the

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Molde

In December 2015, Aursnes joined

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on a four-year deal. He debuted on 18 February 2016 against Sevilla in the

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round of 32, first leg. On 22 April 2019, Aursnes got his 100th first-team appearance for the club in their 2–0 away win against

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. On 30 April 2019, Aursnes signed a two-year contract extension that ties him to Molde until the end of the 2021 season. On 11 July 2019, he scored Molde's second goal in the club's UEFA competitions record 7–1 win over KR in the

first qualifying round.

Feyenoord

On 8 August 2021, following their 5–4 victory over

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, Molde announced that Aursnes had been sold to

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. On 10 August 2021, Aursnes signed a three-year contract at the club. He scored his first goal for Feyenoord against

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, in a 3–2 victory on 24 October 2021.

Benfica

On 24 August 2022, Aursnes signed a five-year contract with

side Benfica, for a reported fee of €13 million plus €2 million in add-ons. He made his debut for the club on 27 August, replacing

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in the 90th minute in a 3–0 away win over Boavista in the

International career

Aursnes made his debut for Norway national team on 6 June 2021 in a friendly against

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. He substituted

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in the 69th minute.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Hødd *

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Molde *

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Feyenoord * UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2021–22

References

External links

Profile
at the S.L. Benfica website {{DEFAULTSORT:Aursnes, Fredrik 1995 births People from Hareid Sportspeople from Møre og Romsdal Living people Norwegian footballers Association football midfielders Norway international footballers Norway youth international footballers Norway under-21 international footballers IL Hødd players Molde FK players Feyenoord players S.L. Benfica footballers Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Eredivisie players Primeira Liga players Norwegian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Portugal Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal