| Eirik Birkelund | |
| Fullname: | Eirik Birkelund |
| Birth Date: | 13 January 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Bergen, Norway |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Trane |
| Youthyears2: | –2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Brann |
| Youthyears3: | 2013– |
| Youthclubs3: | Saint-Étienne |
| Years1: | 2010–2013 |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Clubs1: | Brann |
| Years2: | 2013–2014 |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Clubs2: | Saint-Étienne |
| Years3: | 2013–2014 |
| Caps3: | 23 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Clubs3: | Saint-Étienne II |
| Years4: | 2014–2016 |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Clubs4: | Brann |
| Years5: | 2016–2019 |
| Caps5: | 91 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Clubs5: | Sogndal |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | Norway U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalteam2: | Norway U19 |
| Club-Update: | 2 August 2019 |
Eirik Birkelund (born 13 January 1994) is a former Norwegian footballer.[1]
Throughout 2012 he played for SK Brann, which he had joined at youth level from SK Trane. He was selected for his senior debut in the Norwegian Premier League on 10 June 2011 as a substitute against Sogndal. In 2012, he played three league matches and one cup match.[2] [3]
In June 2014, Birkelund re-signed for SK Brann on an 18-month contract.[4]
In the summer of 2019 Birkelund decide to quit football to and begin on a medicine study.
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2011 | Brann | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Saint-Étienne II | CFA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Brann | Tippeligaen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | OBOS-ligaen | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Sogndal | Tippeligaen | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | OBOS-ligaen | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 132 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 141 | 4 | |||