Alexander Gabrielsen (born 18 November 1985) is a Norwegian former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a
defender.
Career
In 2002, Gabrielsen signed for
Viking FK
Viking Fotballklubb, commonly known as Viking or Viking Stavanger internationally, is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. It is one of the most successful clubs in Norwegian football, ...
from
Randaberg IL
Randaberg Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Randaberg. It has sections for football, swimming, gymnastics and volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to sc ...
, for which he had been playing since he was a boy. He got his
Tippeliga
Eliteserien () is a professional association football league in Norway and the highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Norwegian First Division ...
-debut in 2003. He played 11 Tippeliga-matches for Viking until 10 August 2007, when he signed a 3.5-year-deal with
Sandefjord Fotball
Sandefjord Fotball, often referred to simply as Sandefjord, is a Norwegian professional football club founded on September 10, 1998. The team currently competes in Eliteserien, the top division of the Norwegian football league system, and plays ...
. He also represented his country at the U21 level, playing for the
Norway U21 team 11 matches, all of them in 2006. In October 2017, Gabrielsen announced his retirement from playing.
Career statistics
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1985 births
Living people
Footballers from Stavanger
Norwegian men's footballers
21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
Men's association football defenders
Eliteserien players
Randaberg IL players
Viking FK players
Sandefjord Fotball players
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