Fredrik Stensøe Ulvestad (born 17 June 1992) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Ulvestad started his career in the youth team of

SK Herd Sportsklubben Herd is a sports club from Ålesund, Norway. It has sections for association football, Team handball, handball and swimming (sport), swimming, and was founded on 22 August 1932. The men's football team plays in the Norwegian Fourth ...

before signing for hometown club

Aalesunds FK Aalesunds Fotballklubb, commonly known as Aalesund or AaFK, is a Norwegian professional association football, football club from the town of Ålesund (town), Ålesund, that competes in the Norwegian first division, the second tier of the Norwegi ...

in 2008. He made his first team debut for the club in May 2010 at the age of 17, replacing Jonathan Parr as a substitute in a 1–0 win over

Volda TI Volda TI (''Volda Turn- og Idrottslag'') is a sports club in Volda in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It currently has sections for association football and "general sports". The club was founded as ''Voldens TF'' in 1899 as a gymnastics club. ...

in the

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. In April 2011, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over

Sogndal IL Sogndal Idrettslag is a Norwegian alliance sports club from Sogndalsfjøra, Vestland. It has departments for association football, handball, volleyball, track and field, orienteering, taekwondo, swimming, powerlifting, speed skating, cross-countr ...

. He made his breakthrough to the first team during the 2011 season where he established himself as a regular in the side, also winning the

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in the 2–1 win over

SK Brann Sportsklubben Brann is a Norwegian professional football club based in Bergen. Founded on 26 September 1908, Brann has played in the first tier of Norwegian football for 67 out of 80 seasons, the second most of any club. They play their hom ...

. During his time with the club he featured in

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qualifiers in 2011 and 2012, however, Aalesund failed to make it to the tournament proper. At the end of the 2014 season, Ulvestad decided not to renew his contract, and became a

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. His final game for Aalesund was in November 2014, in the 2–1 win over

Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Ulf is a Norwegian association football club from Sandnes, Rogaland, currently playing in the 2. divisjon, the third highest division in the Norwegian football league system. The club play their home matches at Øster Hus Arena. The cl ...

. In total he made 132 appearances for Aalesund in all competitions scoring 20 goals. Following his departure from Aalesund, Ulvestad attracted interest from German

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side

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, before training with

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side

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in February 2015. In March 2015, he made the move permanent signing a three-year contract with the club. On 31 August 2016, Ulvestad joined

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London, England. The team compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Their home ground is ...

on a season long loan. Ulvestad scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw against

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on 18 October 2016. On 10 May 2018 he played as Djurgården beat

Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening (), commonly known simply as Malmö FF or MFF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö, Scania. They compete in the Allsvenskan, the top division of Swedish football, and play home matches at the Eleda S ...

3–0 in the Swedish Cup Final.

International career

Ulvestad was first called up for international duty for the under-23 side in November 2011, playing in the 1–1 draw with

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. He also made one cap for the under-20 side a year later in October 2012 in a friendly against the

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. He made his debut for the under-21 side in February 2012, replacing Jonas Svensson in a 2–2 friendly draw with

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. His competitive debut came in the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier against

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. He played in two further qualifiers against

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and

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, but failed to make it into the 23-man squad that qualified for the final tournament. He played in five qualifiers for the

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, however Norway failed to qualify. In total he gained 14 caps for the under-21 side. He made his debut for the senior side in August 2014, replacing

Fredrik Gulbrandsen Fredrik Aasmundrud Gulbrandsen (born 10 September 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Molde FK. Club career Lillestrøm Gulbrandsen began his career with his hometown club Lillestrøm. He made his debut in the ...

at half time in an international friendly against

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, finishing 0–0 in

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Personal life

His father

Rune Ulvestad Rune Ulvestad (born 28 March 1957) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He played as a forward for Molde from 1978 to 1986. After his active career, Ulvestad has been coaching Herd. He is the father of the footballers Pål Erik, Fr ...

played for

Molde FK Molde Fotballklubb () is a association football, football club based in Molde Municipality, Molde, Norway, that competes in Eliteserien, the top flight of Norwegian football league system, Norwegian football. Founded on 19 June 1911, the club w ...

and Aalesunds FK during the 1980s, whilst his two other brothers

Pål Erik Ulvestad Pål Erik Ulvestad (born 8 September 1990) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Kristiansund. Career Pål Erik Ulvestad is the brother of the former Burnley player Fredrik and Aalesund player Dan Peter Ulve ...

and Dan Peter Ulvestad play for Norwegian

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side

Kristiansund BK Kristiansund BK is a Norwegian football club located in Kristiansund that currently plays in Eliteserien. The team plays its home matches in the 4,444-capacity Kristiansund Stadion. Kristiansund BK was formed in the autumn of 2003, when two riva ...

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

;Aalesund *

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;Burnley *

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: 2015–16 ;Djurgårdens IF *

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: 2017–18 ;Sivasspor *

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup () is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası''. Now Ziraat Bankası is ...

: 2021–22

References

External links

Norway international stats
at Fotball.no * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ulvestad, Fredrik Men's association football midfielders Norwegian men's footballers Eliteserien players 1992 births Living people Footballers from Ålesund Aalesunds FK players Burnley F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players Qingdao F.C. players Sivasspor footballers Pogoń Szczecin players Premier League players English Football League players Allsvenskan players Chinese Super League players Süper Lig players Ekstraklasa players Norway men's international footballers Norway men's under-21 international footballers Norway men's youth international footballers Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in China Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen