Kent Håvard Eriksen (born 29 May 1991) is a Norwegian former
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a
striker.
Club career
Eriksen was born in
Skarnes
Skarnes is the administrative centre of Sør-Odal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village lies along the river Glomma, about half-way between the villages of Disenå and Sander, Norway, Sander. The new Sør-Odal municipal hall is loc ...
. He made his debut for
Elverum
Elverum () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Elverum ( ...
in the 0–0 draw against
Nybergsund
Nybergsund is a village in Trysil Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located about south of the village of Innbygda which is the municipal centre of Trysil. The village is best known for serving as a hiding place for the Norwegian r ...
on 14 April 2012. He scored his first goal for the club in the 2–2 draw against
Fram Larvik on 21 April 2012.
Ahead of the 2012/2013 season, thanks to I-N-I Music & Sport Agency, Eriksen was invited for trials by Polish Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdansk, but no contract was offered. Despite that, he managed to move up a tier, to
Sandnes Ulf
Sandnes Ulf is a Norwegian association football club from Sandnes, Rogaland, currently playing in the 2. divisjon, the third highest division in the Norwegian football league system. The club play their home matches at Øster Hus Arena. The cl ...
of Norwegian Premier League. He made his first-tier debut in March 2014 against Odd.
In the 2015 season he scored 7 league goals and 3 cup goals, 2016 season followed with a great season with 12 goals in the league and 5 in the cup a season that put Sandnes Ulf for qualification back to Tippeligaen after they got relegated in 2014. After a great season for Sandnes Ulf in 2016 he signed another contract that last until December 2018. In the summer of 2017 he was near to sign a deal with Bodo/Glimt but a last minute decline on a 2 million NOK bid on Eriksen left him no choice than to stay in Sandnes Ulf.
During the winter of 2018, Fk Haugesund wanted to buy him, but again the offer was declined by Sandnes Ulf and the captain stayed in Sandnes Ulf for the 2019 season.
Career statistics
Club
References
External links
Altomfotball.no – Player Stats Kent Eriksen*
1991 births
Living people
People from Sør-Odal
Norwegian men's footballers
21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
Men's association football forwards
Bournemouth F.C. players
Elverum Fotball players
Sandnes Ulf players
Lillestrøm SK players
Norwegian Third Division players
Norwegian Second Division players
Norwegian First Division players
Eliteserien players
Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in England
Footballers from Innlandet
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