Kenneth Udjus

Kenneth Udjus
Personal information
Full name Nils Kenneth Udjus
Date of birth (1983-07-02) 2 July 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Kristiansand, Norway
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Asker
Number 1
Youth career
Hånes
Start
Vigør
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Arendal 23 (0)
2004 Tromsø 0 (0)
2005–2006 Tønsberg 18 (0)
2006 Arendal 11 (0)
2007–2011 Brann 15 (0)
2007 0Løv-Ham (loan) 22 (0)
2011–2012 Sogndal 55 (0)
2013–2015 Lillestrøm 22 (0)
2014 0Sogndal (loan) 6 (0)
2015–2016 Brann 9 (0)
2016 IFK Norrköping 0 (0)
2017– Asker 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 March 2019

Kenneth Udjus (born 2 July 1983) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Asker.[2]

Youth career

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Udjus played as a defender as a junior in IK Start, until Thomas Gill discovered his goalkeeping abilities by chance when Udjus was 17.[3]

In the 2012 season he kept a clean sheet for 558 minutes, which at the time was a record in the Norwegian top division.[4] The record has since been broken by Sondre Rossbach (730 minutes).[5]

Other

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He is the grandson of the Norwegian politician Ragnar Udjus.[6]

Career statistics

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As of 12 June 2017[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brann 2007 Tippeligaen 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 6 0 0 0 6 0
2009 9 0 3 0 12 0
2010 0 0 2 0 2 0
Total 15 0 5 0 20 0
Løv-Ham (loan) 2007 Adeccoligaen 22 0 0 0 22 0
Sogndal 2011 Tippeligaen 25 0 4 0 29 0
2012 30 0 0 0 30 0
Total 55 0 4 0 59 0
Lillestrøm 2013 Tippeligaen 22 0 1 0 23 0
2014 0 0 2 0 2 0
Total 22 0 3 0 25 0
Sogndal (loan) 2014 Tippeligaen 6 0 0 0 6 0
Brann 2015 1. divisjon 9 0 1 0 10 0
Norrköping 2016 Allsvenskan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asker 2017 2. divisjon 14 0 0 0 14 0
2018 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 15 0 0 0 15 0
Career total 144 0 13 0 157 0

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kenneth Udjus". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  2. ^ Kenneth Udjus har signert for ny klubb‚ aftenposten.no, 9 January 2017
  3. ^ "Var forsvarskjempe som junior - nå er han rekordkeeper | Aftenposten.no". Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Udjus skrev historie på Fosshaugane mot FKH".
  5. ^ Nullen sprakk for Rekord-Rossbach, TV 2 (24 April 2016). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Kenneth vil ha blåmandag". 12 September 2009.
  7. ^ "Solskjær fikk Kniksenprisen som årets trener". 18 November 2012.
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