Kristian Brix (born 13 June 1990) is a former Norwegian-born Gambian footballer.

Kristian Brix
Personal information
Full name Kristian Brix
Date of birth (1990-06-13) 13 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right midfielder
Youth career
1994–1998 Lille Tøyen[1][2]
1998–2007 Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Vålerenga 14 (0)
2008Sogndal (loan) 3 (0)
2011–2013 Sandefjord 80 (8)
2014–2015 Bodø/Glimt 47 (0)
2016–2017 Fredrikstad 38 (2)
2017–2018 Sandnes Ulf 40 (2)
2019 KFUM 26 (3)
International career
2007 Norway U17 4 (1)
2008 Norway U18 2 (0)
2008–2009 Norway U19 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 April 2019

His mother is Norwegian, and his father is Gambian.[2][3]

Career

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Brix was the first ever player born in the 1990s to appear with Vålerenga's first team, and he has featured in both domestic and UEFA Cup competition. He scored against Lithuanian side Ekranas in August 2007.[4] He played four games in Tippeligaen 2007.[1] He spent the first half of the 2008 season on loan to Sogndal.[1]

On 3 December 2010 he signed a three-year contract with Sandefjord.

On 2 January 2015 Kristian switched his allegiance to Gambia and is keen to play for the Senior Scorpions.[5] He received his first international call in March 2017.

14 January 2019, Brix signed with KFUM.[6] After the 2019 season Brix decide to retire from football.

Career statistics

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Season Club Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2007 Vålerenga Tippeligaen 4 0 2 0 6 0
2008 Sogndal Adeccoligaen 3 0 0 0 3 0
2009 Vålerenga Tippeligaen 5 0 2 0 7 0
2010 5 0 2 0 7 0
2011 Sandefjord Adeccoligaen 28 5 3 0 31 5
2012 26 1 4 0 30 1
2013 26 2 3 0 29 2
2014 Bodø/Glimt Tippeligaen 28 0 4 0 32 0
2015 19 0 2 0 21 0
2016 Fredrikstad OBOS-ligaen 29 1 3 1 32 2
2017 9 1 1 0 10 1
2017 Sandnes Ulf 14 0 0 0 14 0
2018 25 2 2 0 27 2
2019 KFUM 26 3 3 0 29 3
Career Total 245 15 31 1 276 16

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Vålerenga Fotball". Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Vil ikke dra utenlands | Aftenbladet.no". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  3. ^ Hasle, Anders Mehlum (23 May 2011). "Får ikke spille landskamp" (in Norwegian). Sandefjords Blad. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  4. ^ "SoccerFacts UK Player Details". Soccerfactsuk.co.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  5. ^ Bah, Sulayman (2 January 2015). "Gambia: Top Norwegian Footballer Switches Allegiance to Gambia". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  6. ^ - Står ikke tilbake for noen i ligaen Archived 2019-02-09 at the Wayback Machine, kfum-kam.no, 14 January 2019
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