Thomas Kind Bendiksen
{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Thomas Kind Bendiksen
| image =
| fullname = Thomas Kind Bendiksen
| height = {{height|m=1.83}}{{cite web |url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=135538 |language=Norwegian |title=Thomas Bendiksen |work=altomfotball.no |publisher=TV 2 |accessdate=4 November 2013}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|8|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Harstad, Norway
| currentclub = Tromsdalen
| clubnumber = 8
| position = Attacking Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Harstad IL
| years1 = 2007–2011 |clubs1 = Rangers |caps1 = 3 |goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2012–2014 |clubs2 = Tromsø |caps2 = 80 |goals2 = 11
| years3 = 2014–2016 |clubs3 = Molde |caps3 = 6 |goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2015 |clubs4 = → Tromsø (loan) |caps4 = 11 |goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2016 |clubs5 = → Elfsborg (loan) |caps5 = 9 |goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2016–2018 |clubs6 = Sandefjord |caps6 = 0 |goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2019–2020 |clubs7 = Tromsdalen |caps7 = 36 |goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2021 |clubs8 = Finnsnes |caps8 = 5 |goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2022- |clubs9 = Skarp |caps9 = 28 |goals9 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2006
| nationalteam1 = Norway U17
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2007
| nationalteam2 = Norway U18
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalyears3 = 2008
| nationalteam3 = Norway U19
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2012
| nationalteam4 = Norway U23
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2014
| nationalteam5 = Norway
| nationalcaps5 = 2
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| club-update = 16 February 2024
| nationalteam-update = 20 November 2014
}}
Thomas Kind Bendiksen (born 8 August 1989) is a Norwegian association footballer. He currently plays for Tromsdalen.
Career
=Club=
A Norwegian youth international, Bendiksen signed for Rangers on 31 August 2007 on a three-year deal from Harstad IL.{{ cite news | url = http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_2696923,00.html | title = Gers land Norwegian starlet |publisher=Sky Sports | date = 31 August 2007 }} Rangers paid the Norwegian side 1 million Norwegian krone (around £90,000).{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/rangers/2011/12/01/rangers-kid-thomas-kind-bendiksen-s-extra-training-sessions-could-have-ended-his-dream-says-youth-coach-tommy-wilson-86908-23601626/|title=Rangers kid Thomas Kind Bendiksen's extra training sessions could have ended his dream, says youth coach Tommy Wilson|work=Daily Record|first=Craig|last=Swan|date=1 December 2011|accessdate=3 December 2011}} A long-term knee injury put his career on hold and ruled him out of the entire 2008–09 season and most of the following season.{{cite news|url=http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/thomas-bendiksen-rangers_2254699_51252|title=Thomas Bendiksen|work=Rangers.co.uk|publisher=Rangers F.C.|accessdate=3 December 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004080153/http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/thomas-bendiksen-rangers_2254699_51252|archivedate=4 October 2011}}
Bendiksen impressed in reserve team games when he returned to action late in the 2009–10 season, and he was named as a substitute for a league match against Hibernian in April 2010. Bendiksen made his first 'first team' appearance in a pre-season friendly match against Queen of the South in July 2010. After further injury problems, he agreed a new six-month contract in July 2011.{{cite news | url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/rangers/2011/07/17/thomas-kind-bendiksen-wants-to-earn-new-rangers-contract-after-three-years-of-injury-hell-86908-23277412/ | title=Thomas Kind-Bendiksen wants to earn new Rangers contract after three years of injury hell|work=Daily Record| date=17 July 2011}} Bendiksen scored a goal in a friendly match against Hamburg, after which he was offered a new contract.{{cite news|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11788/7351231/Bendiksen-offered-new-terms|title=Bendiksen offered new terms|publisher=Sky Sports|date=3 December 2011 |accessdate=3 December 2011}} He played his first competitive match for Rangers on 3 December 2011, in a 2–1 win home against Dunfermline Athletic.{{cite web |url=http://www.tv2.no/sport/fotball/skottland/bendiksen-debuterte-fra-start-da-rangers-vant-3652109.html |language=Norwegian |title=Bendiksen debuterte fra start da Rangers vant |work=tv2.no |publisher=TV2 |date=3 December 2011 |accessdate=3 December 2011}}
Bendiksen rejected the offer of a new contract by Rangers and instead signed a deal with Tromsø.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16395643.stm|title=Thomas Bendiksen rejects Rangers deal to sign for Tromso|publisher=BBC Sport|date=3 January 2012|accessdate=3 January 2012}}
==Molde==
On 23 December 2014 Bendiksen signed for Molde FK.{{cite web|title=Ny spiller klar for Molde|url=http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/1d6z286l1k05p10rfqasxy17lb/title/ny-spiller-klar-for-molde|website=moldefk.no/|publisher=Molde FK|accessdate=23 December 2014|language=Norwegian|date=23 December 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223155132/http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/1d6z286l1k05p10rfqasxy17lb/title/ny-spiller-klar-for-molde|archivedate=23 December 2014}}
On 29 July 2015, Bendiksen joined Tromsø on loan for the remainder of the 2015 season.{{cite web|title=Kind Bendiksen klar for TIL|url=http://www.itromso.no/100Sport/fotball/eliteserien/article574546.snd|website=itromso.no|publisher=iTromsø|accessdate=29 July 2015|language=Norwegian|date=29 July 2015}}
On 31 March 2016, Bendiksen joined Elfsborg on a season-long loan deal.{{cite web|title=IF Elfsborg leier Thomas Kind Bendiksen|url=http://www.moldefk.no/latest-news/article/1hp0wowqutt9716hnb39wb71ko/title/if-elfsborg-laner-thomas-kind-bendiksen|website=moldefk.no|publisher=Molde FK|accessdate=2 April 2016|language=Norwegian|date=1 April 2016}}
He left the club on 5 December 2016, when his contract was terminated.{{cite web|title=Kind Bendiksen ferdig i Molde FK|url=http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/1ndgr2kpt7zmu1cefoiwwl72rc/title/kind-bendiksen-ferdig-i-molde-fk|website=moldefk.no|publisher=Molde FK|accessdate=8 December 2016|language=Norwegian|date=5 December 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220094819/http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/1ndgr2kpt7zmu1cefoiwwl72rc/title/kind-bendiksen-ferdig-i-molde-fk|archivedate=20 December 2016}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|16 February 2024}}{{NFF|2520508}}{{soccerway|thomas-kind-bendiksen/155320}}
| 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 Football Cup, Svenska Cupen}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="2"|Rangers
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4"|Tromsø
|2012 |rowspan="2"|Tippeligaen |23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in the UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2013
|27 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14{{efn|name=UEL}} | 1 | 44 | 9 | |
| 2014
|30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | 37 | 6 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!80 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 115 | 16 | |
| rowspan="2"|Molde
|2015 |Tippeligaen |6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1{{efn|Appearances in the UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| rowspan="2"|Tromsø (loan)
|2015 |Tippeligaen |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="2"|Elfsborg (loan)
|2016 |9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Sandefjord
|2017 |rowspan="2"|Eliteserien |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Tromsdalen
|2019 |22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2020
|14 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!36 | 2 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="2"|Finnsnes
|2021 |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Skarp
|2022 |rowspan="3"|4. divisjon |18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2023
|10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 3 | ||
| 2024
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 3 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!178 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 224 | 25 |
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=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
| colspan=3|Norway national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| Total||2||0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 18 January 2014{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/54510.html |title=Thomas Kind Bendiksen |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=11 November 2016}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
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Category:Norwegian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Sandefjord Fotball players
Category:Tromsdalen UIL players
Category:Scottish Premier League players
Category:Norwegian First Division players
Category:Norwegian Second Division players
Category:Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Category:Norway men's international footballers