Espen Børufsen (born 4 March 1988) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent his entire professional career with Start.

Espen Børufsen
Personal information
Full name Espen Fjone Børufsen
Date of birth (1988-03-04) 4 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Kristiansand, Norway
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left Midfielder
Youth career
Våg
2005–2006 Start
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2020 Start 302 (43)
International career
2004 Norway U16 3 (1)
2006 Norway U18 7 (0)
2007 Norway U19 5 (0)
2007–2010 Norway U21 11 (0)
2013 Norway U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was extensively capped as a youth international, most for U21.[1] As a youth player Børufsen played for FK Våg. He joined Start in the 2005 season. He retired after the 2020 season.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Start 2006 Eliteserien 3 0 0 0 - 3 0
2007 21 5 3 0 - 24 5
2008 1. divisjon 17 1 0 0 - 17 1
2009 Eliteserien 30 2 3 1 - 33 3
2010 27 9 4 0 - 31 9
2011 26 3 5 1 - 31 4
2012 1. divisjon 19 2 1 0 - 20 2
2013 Eliteserien 29 0 3 0 - 32 0
2014 23 3 3 0 - 26 3
2015 25 6 0 0 2 1 27 7
2016 26 3 1 0 - 27 3
2017 1. divisjon 29 7 2 0 - 31 7
2018 Eliteserien 9 2 1 1 - 10 3
2019 1. divisjon 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2020 Eliteserien 18 0 0 0 - 18 0
Total 302 43 25 3 2 1 329 47
Career Total 302 43 25 3 2 1 329 47

References

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  1. ^ Espen Børufsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ "Børufsen legger opp etter 15 år i Start" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  3. ^ "E.Børufsen". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2015.