Mats André Kaland (born 9 May 1989) is a Norwegian retired footballer and manager.

Mats André Kaland
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-05-09) 9 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Bergen, Norway
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right midfielder
Team information
Current team
Skeid
Youth career
Frøya
Fyllingen
Lyngbø
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2009 Lyngbø
2010–2011 Løv-Ham 52 (5)
2012–2014 Hønefoss 73 (9)
2015 Varberg 30 (6)
2016–2017 Fredrikstad 13 (0)
2016Varberg (loan) 13 (1)
2017–2018 Ull/Kisa 47 (2)
2019–2021 Strømmen 73 (4)
2022 Ull/Kisa 2 3 (0)
Managerial career
2022–2023 Ullensaker/Kisa (assistant)
2023 Ullensaker/Kisa
2024– Skeid (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Kaland was born in Bergen.[1] He played in the Third Division for Lyngbø.[2] He made his debut for Løv-Ham on 5 April 2010 in the 2–1 victory over Sarpsborg 08.

Before the 2012 season he signed a contract with Hønefoss. He got his debut in a 0–0 draw against Lillestrøm on 24 March 2012. He scored his first goal for Hønefoss against Vålerenga on 19 May 2012; the only goal in the match.

After 2014 season he left the Hønefoss, he later signed with Swedish side Varbergs BoIS for one year.[3] January 2016 he signed a two-year contract with Fredrikstad FK.[4] In Fredrikstad he struggled to get playing time,[5] and he returned to Varberg on loan for the remainder of the 2016-season.[6]

In July 2017 he signed a contract with Ullensaker/Kisa[7] He left the club at the end of 2018.[8]

Career statistics

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As of 16 May 2021
Season Club Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2010 Løv-Ham 1. divisjon 25 1 2 0 27 1
2011 27 4 1 0 28 4
2012 Hønefoss Tippeligaen 20 3 2 1 22 4
2013 27 4 2 0 29 4
2014 1. divisjon 26 2 1 0 27 2
2015 Varbergs BoIS Superettan 30 6 2 0 32 6
2016 Fredrikstad 1. divisjon 7 0 3 0 10 0
2016 Varbergs BoIS Superettan 13 1 1 0 14 1
2017 Fredrikstad 1. divisjon 6 0 1 0 7 0
Ullensaker/Kisa 15 2 0 0 15 2
2018 30 0 4 0 34 0
2019 Strømmen IF 27 2 4 0 31 2
2020 26 2 26 2
2021 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career Total 280 27 23 1 303 28

Manager career

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Kaland started his manager career as assistant manager for Steffen Landro at Ull/Kisa in 2022. When Landro was sacked in the summer of 2023, Kaland was promoted to manager. He did not steer Ull/Kisa to promotion from the 2023 2. divisjon, and left after the season.[9] In January 2024 he was announced as the assistant manager to Vilde Rislaa in newly relegated Second Division club Skeid.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Mats André Kaland". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  2. ^ Mats André Kaland at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ "Mats André Kaland" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association.
  4. ^ "Kaland enig med FFK". f-b.no (in Norwegian). 4 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Norskt byte i Bois? Alba ut – Kaland in". hn.se (in Swedish). 19 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Aalbu og Kaland til Sverige". fredrikstadfk.no. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Kaland klar for Ull/Kisa". ullkisafotball.no.
  8. ^ Overganger i OBOS-ligaen vinter 2019, sportshjornet.com, 13 December 2018
  9. ^ "Kaland takker av" (in Norwegian). Ull/Kisa. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Velkommen til oss Mats-André" (in Norwegian). Skeid Fotball. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
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