Jon André Fredriksen (born 5 April 1982) is a retired

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professional

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who played as a

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Career

Fredriksen started his career in his native Norway with

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, before joining

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and then

Sarpsborg 08 Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening, commonly known as Sarpsborg 08 or simply Sarpsborg (), is a Norwegian football club based in Sarpsborg, playing in Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 and its predecessors played in 1. divisjon from 2005 to 2010. In 2010, the ...

. During a scouting trip to Norway, Fredriksen was spotted by

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manager Chris Turner, signing him in July 2009. He made his debut for Hartlepool in a

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match on 8 August, away to

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in the 0–0 draw, before being

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for Jonny Rowell in the 89th minute. He went on to make 12 league appearances in his first league season with the club. He left the club after having his contract cancelled by mutual consent on 20 October 2010. On 18 October 2014 he retired from football after 11 seasons (2002–08 and 2011–14) with Moss. However, he returned to Råde in the Fifth Division.

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* 1982 births Living people Footballers from Østfold People from Moss, Norway Norwegian men's footballers English Football League players Moss FK players Sarpsborg 08 FF players Hartlepool United F.C. players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in England Men's association football midfielders {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub