Johan Lædre Bjørdal
 Bjørdal playing for Rosenborg in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johan Lædre Bjørdal | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Egersund, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vålerenga | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Egersund | ||
| 2003–2006 | Viking | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | → FK Tønsberg (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Bodø/Glimt | 71 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Viking | 81 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | AGF | 32 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Rosenborg | 43 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Zulte Waregem | 8 | (0) |
| 2019– | Vålerenga | 26 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005 | Norway U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Norway U21 | 7 | (1) |
| 2013 | Norway | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2013 | |||
Johan Lædre Bjørdal (born 5 May 1986) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a centre back for the Eliteserien side Vålerenga.
Career
Bjørdal was born in Egersund and began his career with his hometown club, Egersund IK, in 2003, but was signed up by Viking FK. He went on loan to FK Tønsberg in the 2005 season, having played just one game for Viking, and returned with eight games experience. Bjørdal remained at Viking for one more season, but did not play any more games, and was signed by FK Bodø/Glimt for the 2007 season. There, he played 26 games in his first season, scoring one goal. He returned to Viking ahead of the 2011 season.
Bjørdal has played at every level of Norwegian international football from under-16 to under-21 level. He was given his debut for Norway's senior team on 6 September 2013 against Cyprus.[1]
Bjørdal's contract with Viking expired after the 2013 season, and he joined the Danish club AGF in January 2014.
In June 2015 he joined the Norwegian footballclub Rosenborg BK.[2] He won the Norwegian top division three times during his spell in Rosenborg, in 2015, 2016 and 2017, as well as the Norwegian Football Cup in 2015 and 2016.
On 23 January 2018 Bjørdal signed a 2,5-year contract with Belgium side Zulte Waregem.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 November 2019[3]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viking | 2004 | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | ||
| Tønsberg (loan) | 2005 | Adeccoligaen | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 0 | ||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2007 | Adeccoligaen | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | Tippeligaen | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2010 | Adeccoligaen | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 72 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 77 | 2 | ||
| Viking | 2011 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2013 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 34 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 81 | 4 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 88 | 6 | ||
| AGF | 2013–14 | Superliga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | NordicBet Liga | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 2 | |||
| Total | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 33 | 2 | ||
| Rosenborg | 2015 | Tippeligaen | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | 22 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 3 | ||
| Zulte Waregem | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | ||
| Vålerenga | 2019 | Eliteserien | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 271 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 316 | 15 | ||
Honours
Club
- Norwegian League (3): 2015, 2016, 2017[4][5]
- Norwegian Football Cup (2): 2015, 2016[5]
- Mesterfinalen (1): 2017
References
- ^ Røed-Johannessen, Daniel (6 September 2013). "Debutanten ga Drillo besked om at han var klar" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ "– Jeg er tiltenkt en viktig rolle på laget". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Johan Lædre Bjørdal". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ Chris Thomas Skogli (2016-09-24). "Nyheter | Rosenborg". Rbk.no. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ a b "Spillerprofiler | Rosenborg". Rbk.no. Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
External links
- "Spillerprofiler - Johan Lædre Bjørdal" (in Norwegian). Viking FK. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
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