Eirik Ulland Andersen
{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
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|name = Eirik Ulland Andersen
|image = Eirik Ulland Andersen footballer Strømsgodset 2018.jpg
|caption = Andersen in 2018
|fullname = Eirik Ulland Andersen
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|9|21|df=y}}
|birth_place = Randers, Denmark
|height = {{convert|1.81|m|abbr=on}}
|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Strømsgodset
|clubnumber = 23
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2009
|youthclubs1 = Vard Haugesund
|years1 = 2010–2012
|clubs1 = Haugesund
|caps1 = 10
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2012
|clubs2 = → Vard Haugesund (loan)
|caps2 = 13
|goals2 = 6
|years3 = 2012–2013
|clubs3 = Vard Haugesund
|caps3 = 20
|goals3 = 5
|years4 = 2013–2016
|clubs4 = Hødd
|caps4 = 77
|goals4 = 27
|years5 = 2016–2018
|clubs5 = Strømsgodset
|caps5 = 62
|goals5 = 20
|years6 = 2019–2023
|clubs6 = Molde
|caps6 = 50
|goals6 = 12
|years7 = 2023–
|clubs7 = Strømsgodset
|caps7 = 37
|goals7 = 5
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Eirik Ulland Andersen (born 21 September 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Strømsgodset.
Career
=Early career=
Hailing from Haugesund, Andersen played for Vard Haugesund until he signed for FK Haugesund in 2010.{{cite news |url=http://www.h-avis.no/sport/ulland-andersen-til-vard-1.7114913 |language=no |title=Ulland Andersen til Vard |publisher=Haugesunds Avis |date=9 March 2012 |access-date=28 September 2012 }} He made his debut for Haugesund in Tippeligaen against Aalesund on 10 April 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=222373 |language=no |title=Eirik Ulland Andersen |publisher=altomfotball.no |access-date=22 October 2012 }} Andersen played a total of 145 minutes in 10 matches for Haugesund in Tippeligaen in 2011, and scored five goals in three matches in the Norwegian Cup.
Andersen was loaned to his old club Vard Haugesund, playing in the 2. divisjon, until 31 July. On 1 August 2012, he joined Vard Haugesund on a permanent transfer.{{cite web |url=http://www.fkh.no/team1news/article/qk0xg8e8h60l115a0hkw9rzwp/title/ulland-andersen-til-vard |language=no |title=Ulland Andersen til Vard |publisher=FK Haugesund |date=31 July 2012 |access-date=22 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213113322/http://www.fkh.no/team1news/article/qk0xg8e8h60l115a0hkw9rzwp/title/ulland-andersen-til-vard |archive-date=13 February 2015 }} The club won promotion from the 2012 2. divisjon. He played for second-tier club Hødd from 2013 to 2016.
=Strømsgodset=
On 16 August 2016, he signed for Strømsgodset.{{cite web |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/100Sport/fotball/Ulland-Andersen-klar-for-Stromsgodset-1645b.html |language=no |title=Ulland Andersen klar for Strømsgodset |publisher=Aftenposten |website=www.aftenposten.no |date=16 August 2019 |access-date=21 January 2019 }} He played 62 league games for the club and scored 20 goals.
=Molde=
Ulland Andersen signed for Molde on 16 January 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.moldefk.no/nyheter/eirik-ulland-andersen-klar-for-molde-fotballklubb |title=Eirik Ulland Andersen klar for Molde Fotballklubb |website=www.moldefk.no |publisher=Molde FK |date=16 January 2019 |access-date=21 January 2019}} He signed a four-year contract with the club. He made his debut for Molde on 31 March 2019 in a 1–1 away draw against Sarpsborg 08. On 10 April 2019, he scored his first goal for the club on a penalty in Molde's 4–1 win against Vålerenga.{{cite web|title=Molde vs. Vålerenga 4–1 |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2019/04/10/norway/eliteserien/molde-fotballklubb/valerengen-idrettsforeningen/2951494/?ICID=PL_MS_09|website=www.soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=11 April 2019|date=10 April 2019}} On 1 May 2019, he scored his first hat-trick for the club in Molde's 5–0 win against Eide/Omegn in the Norwegian Cup first round.{{cite web|title=Frykter avrevet akilles for Ulland Andersen |url=https://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/i/VbgEmJ/frykter-avrevet-akilles-for-ulland-andersen|website=www.vg.no|publisher=Verden Gang |language=no |access-date=2 May 2019|date=1 May 2019}} In the second half of the game, he was removed from the pitch with an injury to his Achilles tendon, which possibly rules him out for the rest of the season.
On 25 February 2021, he scored a brace in a 2–0 away win over TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League round of 32,{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2029876/ |title=Hoffenheim 0–2 Molde |website=UEFA |date=25 February 2021 }} to qualify with his team to the next round.
=Return to Strømsgodset=
In August 2023, Ulland Andersen returned to his former club Strømsgodset on a contract until 31 December 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.godset.no/nyheter/ulland-er-tilbake|title=Ulland er tilbake|trans-title=Ulland is back|language=no|website=Godset.no|access-date=1 September 2023}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 9 May 2024}}{{cite web|title=Eirik Ulland Andersen|url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=222373&tournamentId=1&seasonId=340&teamId=328&useFullUrl=false|website=altomfotball.no|publisher=TV 2|access-date=28 October 2018|language=no}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="2" |Haugesund
|2011 |rowspan="1" |Tippeligaen |10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 5 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | |
| rowspan="1" |Vard Haugesund (loan)
|rowspan="2" |2012 |rowspan="2" |2. divisjon |13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 7 | |||
| rowspan="3" |Vard Haugesund
|8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 3 | |||
| 2013
|12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 4 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 13 | |
| rowspan="5" |Hødd
|2013 |rowspan="4" |1. divisjon |12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 5 | ||
| 2014
|20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 7 | |||
| 2015
|27 | 11 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1One appearance in the promotion play-offs | 0 | 32 | 11 | ||
| 2016
|18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 4 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!77 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 27 | |
| rowspan="4" |Strømsgodset
|2016 |rowspan="1" |Tippeligaen |8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 3 | ||
| 2017
|rowspan="2" |Eliteserien |26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 11 | |||
| 2018
|28 | 6 | 7 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 9 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!62 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 74 | 23 | |
| rowspan="6" |Molde
|2019 |rowspan="5" |Eliteserien |5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2020
|17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | |
| 2021
|23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | |
| 2022
|4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2023
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!50 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 21 | |
| rowspan="3" |Strømsgodset
|2023 |rowspan="2" |Tippeligaen |14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2024
|6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 3 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 5 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!252 | 73 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 288 | 95 |
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Honours
=Club=
Molde
Personal life
Ulland Andersen has a Danish father and was born in Randers, Denmark.{{cite news|url=https://www.vikebladet.no/sport/2016/01/28/Dansk-interesse-for-Ulland-Andersen-12084365.ece |language=no |title=Dansk interesse for Ulland Andersen? |website=www.vikebladet.no |publisher=Vikebladet |first=Andreas |last=Bjerknes |date=28 January 2016 |access-date=2 February 2019}} He lived in Denmark until he was ten years old.{{cite news|url=https://www.vikebladet.no/sport/article8102959.ece |language=no |title=- Ein typisk haustspelar |website=www.vikebladet.no |publisher=Vikebladet |first=Einar |last=Orten Trovåg |date=15 August 2013 |access-date=2 February 2019}} He is the younger brother of the footballer Andreas Ulland Andersen.{{cite news|url=http://fotball.aftenbladet.no/nm/article201548.ece |language=no |title=Brødrepar i cupduell |work=Stavanger Aftenblad |date=25 May 2011 |access-date=22 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914050430/http://fotball.aftenbladet.no/nm/article201548.ece |archive-date=14 September 2011 }}
References
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{{Strømsgodset Toppfotball squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Randers
Category:Footballers from Haugesund
Category:Norwegian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
Category:SK Vard Haugesund players
Category:Strømsgodset Toppfotball players