Adrian Cortes Ugelvik (born September 21, 2001) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for 2. divisjon club

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and the Philippines national team.

Career

Born in Norway, Ugelvik began his career with the youth team of

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Molde

In 2017, Ugelvik was promoted to the second team of

. Ugelvik was handed a professional contract and was promoted to the senior team of

. He made his senior debut for Molde in a 1–4 away win against

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in the

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Brattvåg

Ugelvik joined 2. divisjon club

on a free transfer. He made his debut for the club in a 2–3 home defeat against Aalesunds in the Norwegian Football Cup. Ugelvik scored his first goal for Brattvåg in a 2–3 away win against

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in the 2. divisjon. He scored his second goal in a 2–0 home win against Alta.

Levanger

In December 2022, after spending two seasons with Brattvåg, it was announced that Ugelvik have signed for

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on a free transfer.

Brattvåg

On 2 December 2024, it was announced that Ugelvik returned to play for

International career

Ugelvik was born in Norway to a Norwegian father and a Filipino mother making him eligible to play for either

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at international level.

Philippines

Ugelvik received a call up for the

in the

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but eventually did not take part in the tournament due to injury. In May 2024, Ugelvik was included in the

28-man squad for the

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qualifying matches against

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and

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. He made his national team debut against Vietnam on June 6, 2024 at the

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. He played the full game as Vietnam won 3–2.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ugelvik, Adrian 2001 births Living people Men's association football defenders Filipino men's footballers Philippines men's international footballers Norwegian men's footballers Filipino people of Norwegian descent Norwegian people of Filipino descent Molde FK players Brattvåg IL players 21st-century Filipino sportsmen 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen