Mathias Berg Gjerstrøm (born 30 June 1997) is a
Norwegian footballer
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who plays for
Kongsvinger as a midfielder.
Career
Gjerstrøm spent his youth years at
Nordstrand IF
Nordstrand Idrettsforening is a sports club in Nordstrand, Oslo, Norway. The club has sections for alpine skiing, association football and handball. It formerly had sections for orienteering, track and field and Nordic skiing. The club colors ...
, and is considered one of the most talented young players in the country,
having played for Norway's youth international teams since he was 14.
In February 2013, he spent four days training with
Manchester United
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.
Gjerstrøm was also a talented
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
-player for
Bækkelagets SK
Bækkelagets Sportsklub is a Norwegian sports club from Bekkelaget in southern Oslo, founded in 1909. The club has sections for skiing (including ski jumping and biathlon), orienteering, handball, football, floorball and track and field athle ...
, with international matches for the Norwegian G-15 team, but decided to focus on football.
On 11 August 2013, Gjerstrøm signed for
Norwegian Premier League champions Strømsgodset for an undisclosed sum.
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Career statistics
Club
References
1997 births
Living people
Footballers from Oslo
Norwegian men's footballers
Strømsgodset Toppfotball players
Eliteserien players
Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball players
Norwegian First Division players
Notodden FK players
Men's association football midfielders
Norway men's youth international footballers
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