Fredrik Midtsjø

Fredrik Midtsjø (born 11 August 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club AZ.[1]

Fredrik Midtsjø
Midtsjø with Sandnes Ulf in 2014
Personal information
Full name Fredrik Midtsjø
Date of birth (1993-08-11) 11 August 1993
Place of birth Stjørdal, Norway
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 AZ
Number 6
Youth career
–2007 Stjørdals-Blink
2007–2009 Rosenborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2017 Rosenborg 96 (12)
2012 → Ranheim (loan) 10 (0)
2014 → Sandnes Ulf (loan) 28 (5)
2017– AZ 105 (4)
National team‡
2016– Norway 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 January 2021

Midtsjø began his professional career at Norwegian club Rosenborg in 2010. After loan spells at Ranheim and Sandnes Ulf he became a regular in their team, making 96 league appearances and scoring 12 goals for Rosenborg. He signed for AZ in 2017.

Midtsjø made his full international debut in 2016, but remains to make an appear in a competitive match.

Club career

Rosenborg

Midtsjø made his debut as a 16-year-old in the Norwegian Cup in May 2010 against his childhood team Stjørdals-Blink.[2] Not long later he officially became a part of the Rosenborg squad.[3] However, during the summer, Rosenborg brought in new players and decided to send him out on loan to local second tier team, Ranheim for the rest of the season.[4]

Upon his return, he suffered a broken leg in a game for the second team, keeping him out for 7 months.[5][6] After recovering from the injury, Rosenborg decided it was best to send him out on loan to another Tippeliga team, Sandnes Ulf for the 2014 season.[7] He made his competitive debut for Sandnes Ulf on 30 March 2014, replacing Steven Lennon in a 1–1 draw against Odd.[8] On 30 April, he scored his first competitive goal for the club, in a 2–1 home win over Stabæk.[9] Midtsjø made a total of 28 appearances for Sandnes Ulf, in which he scored 5 goals as the club suffered relegation to the second division following the 2014 season.

Following the expiration of his loan, Midtsjø returned to Rosenborg and was part of the team for the 2015 season.[10] He signed a new four-year contract with the club on 29 June 2016.[11] On 24 October, he was nominated for the Kniksen Award as best midfielder of the 2016 Tippeligaen, eventually losing out to teammate Mike Jensen.[12]

AZ

On 26 August 2017, Midtsjø joined Dutch Eredivisie club AZ for an undisclosed fee, signing a five-year contract. He was assigned shirt number 6 by the club.[13][14]

International career

He made his Norway national football team debut on 24 March 2016 in a friendly against Estonia.[15] He continued to get called up occasionally through 2016 and 2017, and played his second game for his country, and his first as a starter, two years later on 23 March 2018 in a friendly against Australia.[16] As of November 2018, he is yet to appear in a competitive game for Norway.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 31 January 2021[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosenborg 2010 Tippeligaen 0010--10
2011 611020-91
2012 814320-144
2013 5032--82
2014 0000--00
2015 29461131-486
2016 2845260-396
2017 Eliteserien 202316010303
Total 96122392911014922
Ranheim (loan) 2012 Adeccoligaen 10000--280
Sandnes Ulf (loan) 2014 Tippeligaen 28500--285
AZ 2017–18 Eredivisie 29260--352
2018–19 3314120-392
2019–20 24020131-391
2020–21 1920060-252
Total 1055121211--1387
Career total 2392235104821032234

Honours

Club

Rosenborg

References
  1. Fredrik Midtsjø at Soccerway
  2. "RBKweb - artikkel". Rbkweb.no. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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  5. "Skademareritt for RBKs supertalent". Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). 6 July 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  6. "RBKweb - artikkel". Rbkweb.no. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Sandnes Ulf - Odd - Eliteserien - 1. runde". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). 30 March 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  9. "Sandnes Ulf - Stabæk - Eliteserien - 6. runde". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). 30 April 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  10. Stenseth, Jørgen (7 January 2015). "- Deilig å være tilbake". Rosenborg BK. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2019.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. Stenseth, Jørgen (29 June 2016). "Ny kontrakt for Midtsjø og Helland". Rosenborg BK. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2019.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. "Stem på årets spillere i 2016". fotball.no (in Norwegian). 24 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  13. "Midtsjø solgt til AZ". rbk.no (in Norwegian). 26 August 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  14. "Midtsjø naar AZ". az.nl (in Dutch). 26 August 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  15. "Estonia v Norway game report". Sky Sports. 24 March 2016.
  16. "Norway v Australia game report". ESPN. 23 March 2018.
  17. "Fredrik Midtsjø". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  18. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. "altomfotball.no: Stabæk jr. - Rosenborg G19 - NM G19 Telenor Cup - Finale, 31.10.2009". TV 2. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  21. NRK. "RBK-juniorer vant cupfinale". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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