Herman Stengel

Herman Sørby Stengel (born 26 August 1995) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien side Strømsgodset. He has previously played for Stabæk and Vålerenga, and has represented his country at youth level.

Herman Stengel
Personal information
Full name Herman Sørby Stengel
Date of birth (1995-08-26) 26 August 1995
Place of birth Hokksund, Norway
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Strømsgodset
Number 7
Youth career
Hokksund
Stabæk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Stabæk 54 (0)
2014–2017 Vålerenga 93 (10)
2018– Strømsgodset 64 (3)
National team‡
2010 Norway U15 5 (2)
2011 Norway U16 12 (2)
2012 Norway U17 6 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2013

Club career

Stengel was born in Lørenskog,[1] and grew up in Hokksund, where he played for Hokksund before he joined Stabæk as a youth. He started playing for their senior B team, Stabæk 2, and became the youngest goalscorer ever in the Norwegian Second Division. In May 2010 he scored his first senior goal at the age 14 years and 261 days.[2]

In 2009, Stengel did a trial at Manchester United together with Mats Møller Dæhli, who later joined the club's academy and Sondre Tronstad.[3] In December 2012, Stabæk granted Stengel a week to trial with PSV Eindhoven.[4]

On 2 October 2011, Stengel made his Norwegian Premier League debut, starting the match against Sarpsborg 08. Aged 16 years and 37 days, he became the youngest Stabæk-player to start a match in Tippeligaen, and the then third youngest player in the Norwegian top division.[5]

Stengel became known during the autumn of 2011, as he was a piece of Veigar Páll Gunnarsson's transfer to Vålerenga, which caused great controversy. TV 2 (Norway) revealed on 12 October 2011 that Gunnarsson was transferred to Vålerenga for 1 million NOK, while Vålerenga paid a transfer fee of 4 million NOK for an option for the then 15-year-old footballer Stengel.[6] In February 2012, Stengel stated that he wants to be known as a footballer, not as the guy who was a piece in the controversial football transfer, and that his dream is to play in one of the best leagues in Europe.[7]

After Stabæk was relegated from Tippeligaen in 2012, Stengel was one of the key-players in the young Stabæk-team that finished the 2013 season second in the First Division and won promotion back to Tippeligaen. His contract with Stabæk expired after the season and he joined Vålerenga as a free agent ahead of the 2014 season, signing a four-year contract with the club.[8]

On 20 November 2017, Strømsgodset Toppfotball announced that Stengel had signed a three-year deal from 1 January 2018.[9]

International career

Stengel scored six goals in twenty-three matches for Norwegian under-15 to under-17 between 2010 and 2012.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 November 2020[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stabæk 2011 Tippeligaen 5010-60
2012 2003020250
2013 Adeccoligaen 29041-331
Total 5408120641
Vålerenga 2014 Tippeligaen 24220-262
2015 23222-254
2016 25040-290
2017 Eliteserien 21651-267
Total 9310133--1063
Strømsgodset 2018 Eliteserien 25160-311
2019 30130-331
2020 9100-91
Total 64390--733
Career total 211123042024316

References
  1. "Herman Stengel". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. "Tidenes yngste målscorer". Bygdeposten (in Norwegian). 23 May 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  3. Hedlundh, Kent (13 November 2009). "Youngster impresses United". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  4. Andreassen, Mads (5 December 2012). "Herman Stengel skal trene med PSV" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  5. Strømnes, André (2 October 2011). "Tidenes yngste debuterer for Stabæk". Budstikka (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  6. "– Vil bli kjent som fotballspiller". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  7. "RBK bød 5 mill for Gunnarsson – Stabæk solgte til VIF for én mill". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  8. Bratland, Tore Ulrik (11 December 2013). "Herman Stengel er klar for Vålerenga". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  9. "Stengel er klar for Godset" (in Norwegian). 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  10. "Herman Sørby Stengel". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  11. "Herman Stengel". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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