Benjamin Thoresen Faraas (born 8 September 2005) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Faraas started off in the youth teams of

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before joining

HamKam Hamarkameratene (), often abbreviated to HamKam or Ham-Kam, is a Norwegian professional football club based in the town of Hamar. The club was founded in 1918, originally under the name Freidig. HamKam were most recently promoted to the Elites ...

in 2021. He started by representing their second team in the

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. He made his first team debut for HamKam in July 2021, as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Gjøvik-Lyn in the

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. In April 2022, he made his

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debut as a substitute in a 3–0 win over

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. In August 2023, Faraas joined

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, the youth team of

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. On 18 January 2025, Faraas signed for

side

on a four-year deal.

International career

Faraas has represented Norway up to under-19 level.

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* * 2005 births Living people Norwegian men's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Norway men's youth international footballers Eliteserien players Norwegian Third Division players Norwegian Fourth Division players Club NXT players Hamarkameratene players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Challenger Pro League players Fredrikstad FK players {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub