Jonatan Braut Brunes (born 7 August 2000) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club OH Leuven. He is the cousin of

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international and Manchester City striker

Erling Haaland Erling Braut Haaland (; born 21 July 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Manchester City and the Norway national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, he is known for his speed, stre ...

Career

Brunes started his career in

Bryne Bryne () is a town in Time municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality of Time and it is also one of the 50 largest towns/cities in Norway. Bryne's location in the region of Stavanger/Sand ...

, making his debut in the

2016 1. divisjon The 2016 1. divisjon (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football league season. The league was contested by 16 teams, and the top two teams were promoted to Tippeligaen, while the teams placed from th ...

, becoming the youngest player to ever play for the club. He spent the spring of 2019 in

Sola FK Sola Fotballklubb is a Norwegian association football club from Sola, Rogaland. The women's football team played in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of Norwegian football, up to and including the 2012 season, after which it resigned its place ...

before joining fellow third-tiers

Florø is a town and the administrative centre of the municipality of Kinn, Vestland, Norway. The town was founded by royal decree in 1860 as a ladested on the island of Florelandet, located between the Botnafjorden and Solheimsfjorden. Florø is N ...

. After 10 goals in 13 games in the 2020 2. divisjon, he was loaned by

Lillestrøm Lillestrøm is a municipality in Viken county. It is located in the traditional district of Romerike. With a population of 85,757 inhabitants, it is the fourth most populated municipality in Viken. It was founded on 1 January 2020 as a merger be ...

. Ahead of the 2021 season the move was made permanent. He made his

Eliteserien Eliteserien () is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotio ...

debut in May 2021 against Viking, scoring Lillestrøm's only goal. On 14 August 2023, Brunes signed a three-year contract with

club OH Leuven. He made his debut for the club four days later, replacing

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in the 60th minute of a 1–1 league draw against defending champions Antwerp. On 17 September, he scored his first goal for the club, opening the score by tapping home Richie Sagrado's pass in the sixth minute of an eventual home draw against

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Personal life

Brunes' younger sister, Emma Braut Brunes, plays as a defender for

Klepp Klepp is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kleppe. Other villages in Klepp include Klepp stasjon, Orre, Orstad, ...

. His first cousins,

and Albert Tjåland, both play as strikers for Manchester City and Molde respectively.

Career statistics

References

2000 births Living people People from Time, Norway Norwegian men's footballers Bryne FK players Sola FK players Florø SK players Lillestrøm SK players IK Start players Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Oud-Heverlee Leuven players Norwegian Fourth Division players Norwegian Third Division players Norwegian Second Division players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Belgian Pro League players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Rogaland Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium {{Norway-footy-forward-stub