| Henrik Gjesdal | |
| Birth Date: | 19 July 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Bergen, Norway |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | Moss |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | –2006 |
| Youthclubs1: | Kringlebotn |
| Youthyears2: | 2007–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Brann |
| Years1: | 2013–2014 |
| Years2: | 2014 |
| Years3: | 2014–2017[1] |
| Years4: | 2017–2019 |
| Years5: | 2020–2022 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs1: | Brann |
| Clubs2: | → Nest-Sotra (loan) |
| Clubs4: | Kristiansund |
| Clubs5: | Start |
| Clubs6: | → Kristiansund (loan) |
| Clubs7: | Moss |
| Caps1: | 18 |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Caps3: | 28 |
| Caps4: | 17 |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Caps7: | 18 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 13 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 10 July 2013 |
Henrik Gjesdal (born 19 July 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer and chess player who plays for Moss, as a centre back.
In April 2013 he signed his first contract with Brann, due after the 2013 season, after 7 years as a youth player. Gjesdal became a first team regular due to injuries on fellow centre backs Markus Jonsson and Simen Wangberg, and was called up to the national under-21 team. He debuted on 5 June as a substitute in a friendly match against Finland. On 3 October 2013 he signed a contract keeping him with Brann until the end of the 2015 season.[2] Before the last game of the 2013 season against Tromsø, he was named Young Player of the Year by the supporters.[3] Despite this, on 12 March 2014 it was announced that Gjesdal would leave on a four-month-long loan to 1. divisjon club Nest-Sotra.[4]
In the summer 2014 Gjesdal signed a -year contract with Tromsø.
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2013 | Brann | Tippeligaen | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2014 | Nest-Sotra | 1. divisjon | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| 2014 | Tromsø | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Tippeligaen | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | Kristiansund | Eliteserien | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Career Total | 78 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 93 | 6 | |||