Kristian Eriksen

{{Short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1995)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Distinguish|Christian Eriksen}}  {{Infobox football biography |name = Kristian Eriksen |image = Kristian Eriksen Ham-Kam 2015.jpg |caption = Eriksen with [[Hamkam]] in 2015 |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|7|18|df=y}} |birth_place = |height = 1.77 m<ref>{{Soccerway|kristian-eriksen/335706}}</ref> |position = [[Midfielder]] |currentclub = [[SK Brann|Brann]] |clubnumber = 16 |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = [[Vang FL|Vang]] |youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = [[Hamkam]] |years1 = 2014–2015 |clubs1 = [[Hamkam]] |caps1 = 43 |goals1 = 1 |years2 = 2016–2017 |clubs2 = [[Brumunddal Fotball|Brumunddal]] |caps2 = 41 |goals2 = 8 |years3 = 2018–2020 |clubs3 = [[Elverum Fotball|Elverum]] |caps3 = 46 |goals3 = 7 |years4 = 2020–2022 |clubs4 = [[Hamarkameratene|HamKam]] |caps4 = 61 |goals4 = 19 |years5 = 2022–2026 |clubs5 = [[Molde FK|Molde]] |caps5 = 86 |goals5 = 23 |years6 = 2026– |clubs6 = [[SK Brann|Brann]] |caps6 = 9 |goals6 = 1 |pcupdate = 24 May 2026 }}

'''Kristian Eriksen''' (born 18 July 1995) is a Norwegian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[Eliteserien]] club [[SK Brann|Brann]].

==Career== He hails from [[Hamar]].<ref name=nrk/> Eriksen played youth football for [[Vang FL]] before playing for the U17 and U20 teams of [[Hamkam]]. He made his senior debut in the [[2014 1. divisjon]] against Nest-Sotra, and played most of the games in 2014, but with fewer games and no league goals in 2015 he was deemed surplus to requirements. In 2016 he moved on to [[Brumunddal Fotball|Brumunddal]] and in 2018 to [[Elverum Fotball|Elverum]].<ref name=nff>{{NFF|3605157}}</ref>

Elverum's [[2020 3. divisjon]] was postponed and later cancelled because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Norway]]. Elverum was allowed to train, but without player contact. Eriksen's career having hit a dead end, he sent a text message to Hamkam, asking to train with the [[1. divisjon]] team. "I have always been 100% and am more than willing to bleed for the childhood club", he wrote.<ref name=nrk>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/kristian-eriksen-rykket-opp-med-hamkam-mot-alle-odds-1.15721195|title=– Tror faren min hadde vært stolt|last=Eide|first=Stein S.|date=9 November 2021|publisher=NRK|language=no|access-date=9 November 2021}}</ref> The director of sports [[Espen Olsen]] received "thousands" of inquiries from players wanting to play on the Norwegian second tier, and left most of them unanswered, but decided to give the chance to this one former Hamkam player.<ref name=euro>{{cite news|url=https://www.eurosport.no/fotball/ba-om-provespill-pa-facebook-sa-tok-han-klubben-med-storm_sto8412792/story.shtml|title=Ba om prøvespill på Facebook – så tok han klubben med storm|last=Miøen|first=Joakim|date=11 July 2021|publisher=Eurosport|language=no|access-date=9 November 2021}}</ref> While not impressing from his first training session, Eriksen underwent a rigorous individual training programme.<ref name=nrk/> Eriksen was eventually signed in September 2020, his contract only spanning the remainder of 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.h-a.no/2020/sport/klar-for-hamkam-2/|title=Klar for HamKam|last=Nygaard|first=Jacob Sundblom|date=23 September 2020|work=Hamar Arbeiderblad|language=no|access-date=9 November 2021|archive-date=7 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407192045/https://www.h-a.no/2020/sport/klar-for-hamkam-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.h-a.no/2020/sport/fem-ar-etter-han-dro-er-han-tilbake-i-hamkam-jeg-vurderte-aldri-a-gi-opp/|title=Fem år etter han dro er han tilbake i HamKam: – Jeg vurderte aldri å gi opp|last=Kristoffersen|first=Erlend Borren|date=26 September 2020|work=Hamar Arbeiderblad|language=no|access-date=9 November 2021|archive-date=9 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409074811/https://www.h-a.no/2020/sport/fem-ar-etter-han-dro-er-han-tilbake-i-hamkam-jeg-vurderte-aldri-a-gi-opp/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The season being postponed, Eriksen signed in time to play 15 league games.<ref name=nff/>

His contract was renewed for 2021, and in the summer he had become the club's top goalscorer from midfield position, as Hamkam led the table.<ref name=euro/> In October he reached double digits.<ref name=nff/> Hamkam eventually won promotion.

His contract offer in 2021 entailed being fully professional. However, he chose to stay on a part-time basis in his former job as a children- and youth worker in Vestenga kindergarten. Eriksen dedicates goals to his deceased grandmother and father. His father died in a car accident when Kristian Eriksen was 18 years old. His great uncle Knut "Kula" Eriksen played for HamKam from 1958 to 1969, and is the club's all-time top goalscorer.<ref name=nrk/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hamkam.no/nyheter/a-jobbe-knallhardt-har-vaert-min-vei-inn|title=- Å jobbe knallhardt har vært min vei inn|last=Røhne|first=Mattis|date=11 May 2021|publisher=Hamkam|language=no|access-date=9 November 2021}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|24 May 2026}}<ref>{{NFF|3605157}}</ref><ref name=soccerway>{{soccerway|kristian-eriksen/335706}}</ref> {| 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 !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|[[Hamarkameratene|HamKam]] |[[2014 Norwegian First Division|2014]] |[[Norwegian First Division|1. divisjon]] |26||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||29||1 |- |[[2015 Norwegian Second Division|2015]] |[[Norwegian Second Division|2. divisjon]] |17||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||19||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !43!!1!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!48!!1 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Brumunddal Fotball|Brumunddal]] |[[2016 Norwegian Second Division|2016]] |rowspan="2"|2. divisjon |19||5||1||0||colspan="2"|—||20||5 |- |[[2017 Norwegian Second Division|2017]] |22||3||2||1||colspan="2"|—||24||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !41!!8!!3!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!44!!9 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Elverum Fotball|Elverum]] |[[2018 Norwegian Second Division|2018]] |rowspan="2"|2. divisjon |24||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||26||2 |- |[[2019 Norwegian Second Division|2019]] |22||5||2||0||colspan="2"|—||24||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !46!!7!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!50!!7 |- |rowspan="4"|HamKam |[[2020 Norwegian First Division|2020]] |rowspan="2"|1. divisjon |15||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||2 |- |[[2021 Norwegian First Division|2021]] |30||13||3||0||colspan="2"|—||33||13 |- |[[2022 Hamarkameratene season|2022]] |[[Eliteserien]] |16||4||2||1||colspan="2"|—||18||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !61!!19!!5!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!66!!20 |- |rowspan="6"|[[Molde FK|Molde]] |[[2022 Molde FK season|2022]] |rowspan="5"|Eliteserien |13||2||0||0||10{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]}}||1||23||3 |- |[[2023 Molde FK season|2023]] |29||4||9||3||11{{efn|Six appearances and one goal in the [[UEFA Champions League]] and five appearances and four goals in the [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||5||49||12 |- |[[2024 Molde FK season|2024]] |28||14||6||2||15{{efn|name=UECL}}||2||49||18 |- |[[2025 Molde FK season|2025]] |14||3||2||0||4||1||20||4 |- |[[2026 Eliteserien|2026]] |2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !86!!23!!18!!5!!40!!9!!144!!38 |- |rowspan="1"|[[SK Brann|Brann]] |[[2026 Eliteserien|2026]] |rowspan="1"|Eliteserien |9||1||2||0||0||0||11||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !286!!59!!37!!7!!40!!9!!363!!75 |} {{notelist}}

==Honours== '''HamKam''' *[[Norwegian First Division|OBOS-ligaen]]: [[2021 Norwegian First Division|2021]]<ref name=soccerway/> '''Molde''' *[[Eliteserien]]: [[2022 Eliteserien|2022]]<ref name=soccerway/> *[[Norwegian Football Cup|Norwegian Cup]]: [[2023 Norwegian Football Cup|2023]]<ref name=soccerway/>

'''Individual''' *[[Norwegian First Division]] Player of the Month: [[2021 Norwegian First Division#Monthly awards|August 2021]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Forseth|first=Magnus|date=8 September 2021|title=Månedens spiller august|url=https://www.obos-ligaen.no/nyheter/2021-manedens-spiller-august|language=no|publisher=OBOS-ligaen|access-date=22 September 2025}}</ref> *[[Norwegian First Division]] Player of the Year: [[2021 Norwegian First Division#Annual awards|2021]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Prisvinnere fotballfesten 2021|url=https://www.obos-ligaen.no/nyheter/prisvinnere-fotballfesten-2021|language=no|publisher=OBOS-ligaen|date=15 December 2021|access-date=22 September 2025}}</ref> *[[List of Eliteserien top scorers|Eliteserien Top scorer]]: [[2024 Eliteserien#Season statistics|2024]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

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