Pål Fjelde (born 26 July 1994) is a Norwegian

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who plays as a

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for Staal Jørpeland. Fjelde has previously played for

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clubs

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and

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 ...

, and had brief spells with

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side St Mirren and

Faroe Islands Premier League The Faroe Islands Premier League (also known as ''Betri deildin menn'' for sponsorship reasons) is the top level of football in the Faroe Islands. It was founded in 1942 as Meistaradeildin, and it is played in current format since 2005, when Prem ...

side 07 Vestur.

Career

Born in

Jørpeland Jørpeland is the administrative centre of Strand municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The town is located on the western coast of the mainland, along the shore of the Idsefjorden, about northeast of the city of Stavanger. It sits along th ...

, Fjelde started his career in

Staal Jørpeland IL Staal Jørpeland Idrettslag, also known as just Staal, is a Norwegian sports club from Jørpeland, Rogaland. It has sections for association football, team handball and track and field. The club was founded in 1919, and the club colors are green ...

. He made his league debut as a substitute against Stabæk in June 2014. On 20 November 2014 he signed for

Norwegian First Division The Norwegian First Division, also called 1. divisjon and OBOS-ligaen (named sponsor is property developer OBOS), is the second-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon are ...

side

. On 12 January 2017, Fjelde transferred to

side St Mirren, signing with the club until the end of the 2016–17 season. Fjelde left the club at the end of his contract, having made seven appearances for the Buddies.

Later and coaching career

In January 2018, Fjelde returned to Bryne FK. Beside that, 24-year old Fjelde also coached the clubs U16s. Furthermore, he also coached in the talent project Jæder Talent, and worked at the club's football leisure scheme. In January 2020, Fjelde returned to his former childhood club

. He was also hired to coach

Viking FK Viking Fotballklubb, commonly known as Viking or Viking Stavanger internationally, is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. It is one of the most successful clubs in Norwegian football, having won 8 ...

's 16-2 team. On 28 June 2020, Fjelde was also hired player-manager for

together with Vegard Oftedal on interim basis. The duo was replaced on 3 August 2020.Staal Jørpeland IL - Klubben i mitt hjerte! , Facebook
facebook.com, 3 August 2020 However, he continued as a player for the club and also in his coaching position at Viking.

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* * * 1994 births Living people People from Strand, Norway Norwegian footballers Viking FK players Bryne FK players St Mirren F.C. players 07 Vestur players Staal Jørpeland IL players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian Second Division players Norwegian Third Division players Norwegian Fourth Division players Scottish Professional Football League players Faroe Islands Premier League players Association football defenders Norwegian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Scotland Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate footballers in the Faroe Islands Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Faroe Islands Viking FK non-playing staff Sportspeople from Rogaland {{Norway-footy-defender-stub