Lunan Ruben Gabrielsen (born 10 March 1992) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Early career

He started his career in Kapp IF, always playing with the older teams.

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came to collect him, and went from there to Gjøvik-Lyn. After half a season on the senior team he was signed by Lillestrøm, featuring for their B team in the

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Lillestrøm

On 4 April 2009 Gabrielsen became the youngest ever Lillestrøm player to debut in the

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in a game against Aalesunds at the age of 17 years and 25 days.

Molde

In July 2014, Gabrielsen joined

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and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the club. He made his debut in the first leg of the

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third qualifying round tie against

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on 31 July 2014. With Molde, Gabrielsen won a double in the 2014 season after Molde became champions of both the

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and the 2014 Norwegian Football Cup. In February 2017, Gabrielsen extended his contract till the end of the 2019 season. In 2017, Gabrielsen succeeded

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as club captain. After the end of the 2019 season, he left the club on a free transfer.

Toulouse

On 23 December 2019, Gabrielsen signed a three-year contract with

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. On 31 August 2021, Gabrielsen joined Danish side

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on a loan until 31 December 2021.

Austin FC

On 24 January 2022, Gabrielsen signed a two-year deal with

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club

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ahead of their 2022 season.

Return to Lillestrøm

On 5 January 2023, Gabrielsen was transferred to

for his second spell at the club.

International career

Gabrielsen was born in Norway to a Cameroonian mother and Norwegian father. Gabrielsen was called up to the senior

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squad for a friendly against

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in June 2016.Her er Høgmos utvalgte til kommende kamper
''fotball.no'' (18 May 2016)

Career statistics

Honours

Molde FK *

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F.C. Copenhagen *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gabrielsen, Ruben 1992 births Living people People from Østre Toten Norwegian men's footballers Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Norway men's youth international footballers Norway men's under-21 international footballers Norway men's international footballers Norwegian people of Cameroonian descent FK Gjøvik-Lyn players Lillestrøm SK players Molde FK players Toulouse FC players Austin FC players F.C. Copenhagen players Eliteserien players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Danish Superliga players Men's association football defenders Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in France Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Major League Soccer players Footballers from Innlandet