Mathias Berg Gjerstrøm (born 30 June 1997) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Kongsvinger as a midfielder.[2]

Mathias Gjerstrøm
Personal information
Full name Mathias Berg Gjerstrøm[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-30) 30 June 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Oslo, Norway[1]
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kongsvinger
Number 17
Youth career
–2013 Nordstrand[1]
2013–2014 Strømsgodset[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2020 Strømsgodset 15 (0)
2016Kongsvinger (loan) 12 (0)
2018Notodden (loan) 10 (0)
2019Kongsvinger (loan) 19 (1)
2020– Kongsvinger 65 (2)
International career
2012 Norway U15 7 (0)
2013 Norway U16 11 (1)
2014 Norway U17 12 (1)
2014–2015 Norway U18 11 (0)
2016 Norway U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2024

Career

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Gjerstrøm spent his youth years at Nordstrand IF, and is considered one of the most talented young players in the country,[3] having played for Norway's youth international teams since he was 14.[4] In February 2013, he spent four days training with Manchester United.[5]

Gjerstrøm was also a talented handball-player for Bækkelagets SK, with international matches for the Norwegian G-15 team, but decided to focus on football.[5]

On 11 August 2013, Gjerstrøm signed for Norwegian Premier League champions Strømsgodset for an undisclosed sum.[3][6]

Gjerstrøm made his debut for Strømsgodset in the 1-4 home loss against Brann on 13 September 2014.[7]

On 31 March 2016 he was loaned to Kongsvinger.[8] On 15 August 2018, Gjerstrøm was loaned out once again, this time to Notodden FK for the rest of the year.[9][7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 6 November 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Strømsgodset 2014 Tippeligaen 1 0 0 0 - 1 0
2015 1 0 0 0 - 1 0
2016 6 0 0 0 - 6 0
2017 Eliteserien 6 0 1 0 - 7 0
2018 1 0 0 0 - 1 0
Total 15 0 1 0 - - 16 0
Kongsvinger (loan) 2016 OBOS-ligaen 12 0 4 0 - 16 0
2019 19 1 3 0 - 22 1
Total 31 1 7 0 - - 38 1
Notodden (loan) 2018 OBOS-ligaen 10 0 0 0 - 10 0
Total 10 0 0 0 - - 10 0
Kongsvinger 2020 OBOS-ligaen 16 1 0 0 - 16 1
2021 PostNord-ligaen 18 1 3 0 - 21 1
Total 34 2 3 0 - - 37 2
Career total 89 3 11 0 - - 100 3

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Player profile at Strømsgodset". godset.no. Strømsgodset Toppfotball. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  2. ^ Mathias Gjerstrøm at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b "Godset signerer midtbanetalent". dt.no/ (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidene. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Mathias Berg Gjerstrøm". fotball.no/. NFF (Football Association of Norway). Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Mathias (15) trente med Manchester United". dittoslo.no (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Gjerstrøm solgt til Strømsgodset!". nordstrand-if.no (in Norwegian). Nordstrand IF. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Mathias Gjerstrom". Soccerway.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Låner Gjerstrøm". kil.no (in Norwegian). Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball. 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  9. ^ Mathias Berg Gjerstrøm klar for NFK, notoddenfk.no, 15 August 2018
  10. ^ "Mathias Gjerstrøm". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 4 November 2019.