Johnny Furdal

Johnny Furdal
Personal information
Full name Johnny Furdal
Date of birth (1986-05-04) 4 May 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Husnes, Norway[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2003 Rosendal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Haugesund 5 (0)
2006Vard Haugesund (loan)
2007–2008 Trio
2008–2018 Nest-Sotra 159+ (85)
2018–2021 Viking 39 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Johnny Furdal (born 4 May 1986) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

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Furdal has spent most of his career playing for Nest-Sotra. He played for the club for 11 years. Nest-Sotra retired his shirt number, 15, when he left the club in 2018.[2]

On 26 July 2018, Furdal signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Viking FK.[3] He was named player of the year in the 2018 1. divisjon, after scoring 12 goals and making 14 assists.[4] On 5 June 2020, his contract with Viking was extended until the end of the 2021 season.[5] On 12 July 2021, he announced that he would retire at the end of the 2021 season.[6]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Haugesund 2004[7] 1. divisjon 5 0 1 1 6 1
2005[7] 2. divisjon 0 0 2 0 2 0
Total 5 0 3 1 8 1
Nest-Sotra 2009[8] 2. divisjon 12 3 1 13
2010[8] 10 2 0 10
2011[8] 9 1 0 9
2012[7] 23 6 1 0 24 6
2013[7] 25 13 2 0 27 13
2014[7] 1. divisjon 27 4 0 0 27 4
2015[7] 20 1 0 0 20 1
2016[7] 2. divisjon 24 16 3 3 27 19
2017[7] 24 7 2 1 26 8
2018[7] 1. divisjon 16 7 2 1 18 8
Total 159+ 85 16 6 175+ 91
Viking 2018[7] 1. divisjon 13 5 0 0 13 5
2019[7] Eliteserien 15 3 4 1 19 4
2020[7] 11 0 0 0 11 0
2021[7] 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 39 8 4 1 0 0 43 9
Career total 203+ 93 23 8 0 0 226+ 101
Notes
  • League appearances between 2009 and 2011 are missing.

Honours

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Viking
Individual
  • Norwegian First Division player of the season: 2018[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Johnny Furdal at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Freder draktnummeret til Johnny Furdal etter Viking-overgangen". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 26 July 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Johnny Furdal klar for Viking". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 26 July 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Dette er årets spiller i OBOS-ligaen: – Helt magisk". Eurosport (in Norwegian). 25 November 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  5. ^ Svendsen, Dag Atle (5 June 2020). "Furdal forlenger". Viking FK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  6. ^ Miøen, Joakim (12 July 2021). "Legger opp etter sesongen: – Mister en attraksjon". Eurosport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Johnny Furdal at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  8. ^ a b c "Johnny Furdal". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). NTB.
  9. ^ a b Johnny Furdal at Soccerway
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