Simen Kristiansen Juklerød (born 18 May 1994) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

He started his youth career in IL Jutul, but joined

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at the age of ten. He progressed to the junior team and attended Dønski Upper Secondary School in Bærum's own training class. He broke into the senior team in 2013, and featured in the

2015 Norwegian First Division The 2015 1. divisjon (referred to as the OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football league season. The league was contested by 16 teams, and the top two teams were promoted to Tippeligaen, while the teams placed fro ...

which ended with relegation. After the season, he was signed by first-tier club Vålerenga. He made his

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debut in March 2016, playing one half against Sogndal. On 17 July 2018 Juklerød signed for Belgium side Royal Antwerp. On 31 August 2022, Juklerød returned to

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and signed a contract for the term of 4.5 years. On 16 January 2025, Simen returned to Belgium and joined

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Royal Antwerp *

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: 2019–20 Genk *

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runner-up:

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References

1994 births Living people Footballers from Bærum Norwegian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Bærum SK players Vålerenga Fotball players Royal Antwerp F.C. players K.R.C. Genk players Sint-Truidense V.V. players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Belgian Pro League players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub