Jesper Taaje (born 25 October 1997) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Strømsgodset.[2]

Jesper Taaje
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-25) 25 October 1997 (age 27)[1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender[1]
Team information
Current team
Strømsgodset
Number 25
Youth career
–2016 Hallingdal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Hallingdal 77 (18)
2016–2020 Kjelsås 72 (7)
2020 HamKam 12 (2)
2021 KFUM Oslo 29 (8)
2022–2024 Sandefjord 53 (6)
2024– Strømsgodset 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024

Career

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Hailing from Hemsedal,[3] Taaje started his career with Hallingdal. In 2016, he moved to Oslo-based Kjelsås. After four years with Kjelsås, he joined HamKam in the summer of 2020. He stayed with HamKam for half a season, before moving to KFUM Oslo in 2021. In January 2022, he joined Sandefjord.[3] On 3 April 2022, he made his Eliteserien debut in a 3–1 win against Haugesund.[4]

Career statistics

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As of 9 May 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hallingdal 2013 4. divisjon 19 4 0 0 19 4
2014 23 10 0 0 23 10
2015 3. divisjon 23 2 3 1 26 3
2016 12 2 1 0 13 2
Total 77 18 4 1 0 0 81 19
Kjelsås 2016 PostNord-ligaen 1 0 0 0 1 0
2017 9 0 1 0 10 0
2018 26 4 2 1 28 5
2019 24 3 2 0 26 3
2020 12 0 0 0 12 0
Total 72 7 5 1 0 0 77 8
HamKam 2020 OBOS-ligaen 12 2 0 0 12 2
KFUM Oslo 2021 29 8 3 0 3[a] 0 35 8
Sandefjord 2022 Eliteserien 27 2 3 0 2[b] 0 32 2
2023 26 4 0 0 26 4
Total 53 6 3 0 2 0 58 6
Strømsgodset 2024 Eliteserien 6 1 3 0 0 0 9 1
Career total 249 42 18 2 5 0 272 44
  1. ^ Appearances in OBOS-ligaen promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in Eliteserien relegation play-offs

References

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  1. ^ a b c Jesper Taaje at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Taaje klar for Strømsgodset" (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset Fotball. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Jesper Taaje klar som SF-spiller". Sandefjord Fotball (in Norwegian). 21 January 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b Jesper Taaje at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
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