Kenneth Udjus
{{Short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1983)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kenneth Udjus
| image =
| full_name = Nils Kenneth Udjus
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|7|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kristiansand, Norway
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Asker
| clubnumber = 1
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Hånes
| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Start
| youthyears3 = | youthclubs3 =Vigør
| years1 = 2004 | clubs1 = Arendal | caps1 = 23 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2004 | clubs2 = Tromsø | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2005–2006 | clubs3 = Tønsberg | caps3 = 18 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2006 | clubs4 = Arendal | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2007–2011 | clubs5 = Brann | caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2007 | clubs6 = {{0}}→ Løv-Ham (loan) | caps6 = 22 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2011–2012 | clubs7 =Sogndal | caps7 = 55 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2013–2015 | clubs8 = Lillestrøm | caps8 = 22 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2014 | clubs9 = {{0}}→ Sogndal (loan) | caps9 = 6 | goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2015–2016 | clubs10 = Brann | caps10 = 9 | goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2016 | clubs11 = IFK Norrköping | caps11 = 0 | goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2017– | clubs12 = Asker | caps12 = 15 | goals12 = 0
| club-update = 25 March 2019
}}
Kenneth Udjus (born 2 July 1983) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Asker.[http://www.aftenposten.no/100Sport/fotball/Kenneth-Udjus-har-signert-for-ny-klubb-228575b.html Kenneth Udjus har signert for ny klubb]‚ aftenposten.no, 9 January 2017
Youth career
Udjus played as a defender as a junior in IK Start, until Thomas Gill discovered his goalkeeping abilities by chance when Udjus was 17.{{cite web |url=http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article233639.ece |title=Var forsvarskjempe som junior - nå er han rekordkeeper | Aftenposten.no |accessdate=24 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424221745/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article233639.ece |archivedate=24 April 2012 }}
In the 2012 season he kept a clean sheet for 558 minutes, which at the time was a record in the Norwegian top division.{{Cite web|url=http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/artikkel.php?artid=10065082|title = Udjus skrev historie på Fosshaugane mot FKH}} The record has since been broken by Sondre Rossbach (730 minutes).[https://www.tv2.no/a/8255465/ Nullen sprakk for Rekord-Rossbach], TV 2 (24 April 2016). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
Other
He is the grandson of the Norwegian politician Ragnar Udjus.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ba.no/sport/fotball/brann/article4577628.ece|title = Kenneth vil ha blåmandag|date = 12 September 2009}}
Career statistics
{{updated|12 June 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.nifs.no/personprofil.php?person_id=16062 |title=Kenneth Udjus |language=Norwegian |work=nifs.no |publisher=A-pressen |accessdate=18 March 2013}}
| 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"|Cup !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Brann
|2007 |rowspan="4"|Tippeligaen |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2009
|9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2010
|0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Løv-Ham (loan)
|2007 |22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Sogndal
|2011 |rowspan="2"|Tippeligaen |25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2012
|30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!55 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Lillestrøm
|2013 |rowspan="2"|Tippeligaen |22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2014
|0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Sogndal (loan)
|2014 |Tippeligaen |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Brann
|2015 |9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Norrköping
|2016 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Asker
|2017 |rowspan="2"|2. divisjon |14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2018
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!144 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 157 | 0 |
Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|nils-kenneth-udjus/41411}}
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Category:Footballers from Kristiansand
Category:Norwegian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Norwegian First Division players
Category:Løv-Ham Fotball players
Category:Sogndal Fotball players
Category:Lillestrøm SK players
Category:IFK Norrköping players
Category:Asker Fotball players
Category:Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
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