Mathias Berg Gjerstrøm (born 30 June 1997) is a Norwegian

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who plays for

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as a midfielder.

Career

Gjerstrøm spent his youth years at

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, 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

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. Gjerstrøm was also a talented

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-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 athletics ...

, with international matches for the Norwegian G-15 team, but decided to focus on football. On 11 August 2013, Gjerstrøm signed for

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champions Strømsgodset for an undisclosed sum. Gjerstrøm made his debut for Strømsgodset in the 1-4 home loss against Brann on 13 September 2014. On 31 March 2016 he was loaned to

. On 15 August 2018, Gjerstrøm was loaned out once again, this time to

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for the rest of the year.

Career statistics

Club

References

1997 births Living people Footballers from Oslo Norwegian men's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen 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 {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub