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DeutschEspen Ruud
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Porsgrunn, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back, Right wing back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Odd | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hei | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2008 | Odd | 86 | (16) |
| 2008–2014 | OB | 197 | (19) |
| 2015– | Odd | 247 | (36) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Norway U21 | 13 | (1) |
| 2009–2014 | Norway | 35 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2024 | |||
Espen Ruud (born 26 February 1984) is a Norwegian football defender who plays for Eliteserien club Odds BK.
Club career
[edit]He joined the Odd Grenland from local team Hei in 2003. Ruud established himself in the Odd squad by 2005.
International career
[edit]Ruud has 35 caps for his country on youth level including 13 caps for Norway U-21,[1] and received his first call-up to the senior squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Malta and Hungary.[2]
He made his debut for Norway in a friendly match against Switzerland on 14 November 2009,[3] and scored his first goal for Norway in a friendly match against Northern Ireland on 29 February 2012.[4] Ruud received the Gold Watch after his 25th cap against Switzerland on 12 October 2012.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Odd | 2003 | Eliteserien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2005 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2006 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 5 | |||
| 2007 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 28 | 9 | |||
| 2008 | 1. divisjon | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| Total | 86 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 18 | ||
| OB | 2008–09 | Superliga | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | |
| 2009–10 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 42 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 41 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2013–14 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 197 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 227 | 20 | ||
| Odd | 2015 | Eliteserien | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 6 |
| 2016 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 6 | ||
| 2017 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 8 | |||
| 2019 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | 27 | 6 | — | — | 27 | 6 | ||||
| 2021 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | |||
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 247 | 36 | 26 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 290 | 41 | ||
| Career total | 530 | 71 | 47 | 5 | 42 | 3 | 619 | 79 | ||
International goals
[edit]| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 February 2012 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland | 0–3 | 0–3 | Friendly |
References
[edit]- ^ "Espen Ruud's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ Andersen, Gorm S.; Sondre Midhun (22 May 2007). "Ruud med i landslagstroppen". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 May 2007.
- ^ Søfting, Thomas. "Espen Ruud" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ Strand, Sigbjørn (29 February 2012). "Norsk superspurt ga tremålsseier i Nord-Irland". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Ruud fikk gullklokka". Norwegian News Agency (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 12 October 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "Espen Ruud". Altomfotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Espen Ruud at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- (in Danish) OB Profile
- Espen Ruud at DR (in Danish) (archived)
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