Bryan Fiabema
{{Short description|Norwegian footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bryan Fiabema
| image = Bryan Fiabema Lech Poznań 2024 (cropped).jpg
| upright =
| caption = Fiabema with Lech Poznań in 2024
| fullname = Bryan Benjamin Fiabema{{Cite web |title=Premier League clubs publish 2022/23 released lists |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/3537083 |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=www.premierleague.com |language=en}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|02|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tromsø, Norway{{cite web |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/academy/bryan-fiabema |title=Bryan Fiabema Chelsea Profile|publisher=Chelsea F.C. |accessdate=18 August 2021}}
| height = 1.83 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Lech Poznań
| clubnumber = 19
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2015
| youthclubs1 = Krokelvdalen
| youthyears2 = 2016–2019
| youthclubs2 = Tromsø
| years1 = 2019–2020
| clubs1 = Tromsø
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–2023
| clubs2 = Chelsea
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022
| clubs3 = → Rosenborg (loan)
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2022
| clubs4 = → Rosenborg 2 (loan)
| caps4 = 5
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2022–2023
| clubs5 = → Forest Green Rovers (loan)
| caps5 = 12
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2023–2024
| clubs6 = Real Sociedad B
| caps6 = 30
| goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = Lech Poznań
| caps7 = 17
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2024–
| clubs8 = Lech Poznań II
| caps8 = 1
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2018
| nationalteam1 = Norway U15
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2019
| nationalteam2 = Norway U16
| nationalcaps2 = 12
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2020
| nationalteam3 = Norway U17
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 4
| nationalyears4 = 2021
| nationalteam4 = Norway U18
| nationalcaps4 = 8
| nationalgoals4 = 6
| nationalyears5 = 2022
| nationalteam5 = Norway U19
| nationalcaps5 = 4
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2022–2023
| nationalteam6 = Norway U20
| nationalcaps6 = 6
| nationalgoals6 = 3
| nationalyears7 = 2023–
| nationalteam7 = Norway U21
| nationalcaps7 = 5
| nationalgoals7 = 2
| club-update = 9 December 2024
| ntupdate = 9 July 2024
}}
Bryan Benjamin Fiabema (born 16 February 2003) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.
Club career
Fiabema joined Chelsea from Tromsø in January 2020 after a successful trial. In March 2022, Fiabema joined Norwegian top-flight side Rosenborg on loan.{{Cite web |title=Fiabema klar for Rosenborg |url=https://www.rbk.no/nyheter/fiabema-klar-for-rosenborg |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=Rosenborg}}
Fiabema was recalled early from his loan to Rosenborg in August 2022,{{cite web|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/pl2-preview-omari-hutchinson-and-zak-sturge-gear-up-for-manchester-city|title=PL2 Preview: Omari Hutchinson and Zak Sturge gear up for Manchester City|date=26 August 2022|accessdate=26 August 2022|website=chelseafc.com}} and joined League One side Forest Green Rovers on a season-long loan on 1 September.{{Cite web |title=Fiabema checks in from Chelsea |url=https://www.fgr.co.uk/news/fiabema-checks-in-from-chelsea |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=www.fgr.co.uk}} On 16 June 2023, Chelsea announced that he would leave the club when his contract expired at the end of the month.{{Cite web |title=Retained list and goodbye to Bakayoko |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/retained-list-and-goodbye-to-bakayoko |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=www.chelseafc.com |language=en-gb}}
On 11 August 2023, Fiabema signed for Real Sociedad.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-11 |title=Se incorpora al Sanse |url=https://www.realsociedad.eus/es/noticias/detalle/se-incorpora-al-sanse-1 |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=www.realsociedad.eus |language=es}}
On 10 July 2024, Fiabema joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań on a three-year contract, with a one-year extension option, for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web |title=#Fiabema2027 |url=https://www.lechpoznan.pl/aktualnosci,2,fiabema2027,44095.html |publisher=Lech Poznań |access-date=10 July 2024 |language=pl |date=10 July 2024}}
International career
Born in Norway, Fiabema was born to a Nigerian father and Norwegian mother.{{Cite web|url=https://owngoalnigeria.com/2020/12/16/my-son-is-a-nigerian-father-of-17-year-old-red-hot-chelsea-striker-bryan-reveals/|title=My Son Is A Nigerian- Father Of 17 Year Old Red Hot Chelsea Striker Bryan Reveals - OwnGoal Nigeria|date=December 16, 2020}} He has represented Norway at all levels from under-15 to under-21.{{Soccerway|bryan-fiabema/617093}}
Personal life
Fiabema is the cousin of the Tunisian footballer Sebastian Tounekti.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/fotball/i/lEAyGL/sebastian-18-scoret-faa-timer-etter-at-soeskenbarnet-herjet-for-chelsea-jeg-maatte-score-siden-han-leverte-saa-bra|title=Sebastian (18) scoret få timer etter at søskenbarnet herjet for Chelsea: – Jeg måtte score siden han leverte så bra|date=October 18, 2020|website=www.aftenposten.no}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 6 December 2024}}{{NFF|2979415}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Norwegian Cup, Polish Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Tromsø
|2019 |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Chelsea U21
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=EFT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3{{efn|name=EFT}} | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Rosenborg (loan)
|2022 |Eliteserien |11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 2 | |||
| Rosenborg 2 (loan)
|2022 |5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Forest Green Rovers (loan)
|12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=EFT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Real Sociedad B
|30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 5 | |||
| Lech Poznań
|17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 0 | |||
| Lech Poznań II
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!77 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 86 | 10 |
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References
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Category:Norwegian people of Nigerian descent
Category:Footballers from Tromsø
Category:Norwegian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
Category:Norway men's youth international footballers
Category:Norway men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Norwegian Third Division players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Primera Federación players
Category:Forest Green Rovers F.C. players
Category:Real Sociedad B footballers
Category:Lech Poznań II players
Category:Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in England