![]() Hestad with
Molde in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eirik Hestad | ||
Date of birth | 26 June 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Aureosen, Norway | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Molde | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Molde | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2012–2016 | Molde 2 | 46 | (15) |
2012–2021 | Molde | 161 | (23) |
2022–2023 | Pafos | 30 | (0) |
2023– | Molde | 11 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Norway U17 | 8 | (3) |
2013 | Norway U18 | 12 | (3) |
2013–2014 | Norway U19 | 5 | (0) |
2015 | Norway U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 4 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 April 2018 |
Eirik Hestad (born 26 June 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder who plays for Molde.
In 2012, he dominated for Molde 2 in the 2. divisjon, and made his first-team debut on 25 October 2012 in a Europa League group stage match against Steaua București. [1] He also played internationally for Norway boys-17. [2] He made his Eliteserien debut in September 2013 in a 1–1 draw against Haugesund. On 30 April 2019, Hestad signed a two-year contract extension that ties him to Molde until the end of the 2021 season. [3] On 5 May 2019, Hestad got his 100th appearance in Eliteserien in Molde's 2–1 win away to Haugesund. [4]
On 9 January 2022, Pafos announced the signing of Hestad on a free transfer after his Molde contract had expired. [5] On 13 June 2023, Pafos announced that Hestad had left the club. [6]
On 7 July 2023, Hestad returned to Molde, signing a contract until the end of 2027. [7]
Hestad played a total of 28 games and scored 6 goals for Norway at international youth level. [8]
Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Molde | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2013 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2014 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
2015 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 [c] | 1 | 27 | 2 | ||
2016 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 [b] | 1 | 26 | 4 | ||
2017 | Eliteserien | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
2018 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 [b] | 7 | 38 | 15 | ||
2019 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 [b] | 1 | 38 | 5 | ||
2020 | 23 | 4 | — | 10 [d] | 1 | 33 | 5 | |||
2021 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 [b] | 1 | 26 | 4 | ||
Total | 161 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 228 | 35 | ||
Pafos | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
2022–23 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
Total | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
Molde | 2023 | Eliteserien | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 [e] | 1 | 17 | 4 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [f] | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
Total | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 5 | ||
Career total | 202 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 55 | 14 | 283 | 41 |
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