 Fredrik Ulvestad withPogoń Szczecin (2025) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fredrik Stensøe Ulvestad[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-06-17)17 June 1992 (age 33)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ålesund, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pogoń Szczecin | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Herd | ||
| 2008–2010 | Aalesund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Aalesund | 106 | (14) |
| 2015–2018 | Burnley | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | →Charlton Athletic (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Djurgårdens IF | 80 | (17) |
| 2021 | Qingdao FC | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Sivasspor | 44 | (3) |
| 2023– | Pogoń Szczecin | 76 | (15) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Norway U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Norway U21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Norway U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2020 | Norway | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:09, 2 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Fredrik Stensøe Ulvestad (born 17 June 1992) is a Norwegian professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forEkstraklasa clubPogoń Szczecin.
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Ulvestad started his career in the youth team ofSK Herd before signing for hometown clubAalesunds FK in 2008.[1] He made his first team debut for the club in May 2010 at the age of 17, replacingJonathan Parr as a substitute in a 1–0 win overVolda TI in theNorwegian Football Cup.[1][2] In April 2011, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win overSogndal IL.[1] He made his breakthrough to the first team during the 2011 season where he established himself as a regular in the side, also winning the2011 Norwegian Football Cup in the 2–1 win overSK Brann.[1] During his time with the club he featured inUEFA Europa League qualifiers in 2011 and 2012, however, Aalesund failed to make it to the tournament proper.[3]
At the end of the 2014 season, Ulvestad decided not to renew his contract, and became afree agent. His final game for Aalesund was in November 2014, in the 2–1 win overSandnes Ulf.[1] In total he made 132 appearances for Aalesund in all competitions scoring 20 goals.[1]
Following his departure from Aalesund, Ulvestad attracted interest from GermanBundesliga sideHannover 96, before training withPremier League sideBurnley in February 2015.[2] In March 2015, he made the move permanent signing a three-year contract with the club.[4][5]
On 31 August 2016, Ulvestad joinedCharlton Athletic on a season long loan.[6] Ulvestad scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw againstPort Vale on 18 October 2016.[7]
On 10 May 2018 he played as Djurgården beatMalmö FF 3–0 in theSwedish Cup Final.[8]
Ulvestad was first called up for international duty for the under-23 side in November 2011, playing in the 1–1 draw withTurkey.[1] He also made one cap for the under-20 side a year later in October 2012 in a friendly against theNetherlands.[1] He made his debut for theunder-21 side in February 2012, replacingJonas Svensson in a 2–2 friendly draw withSlovenia.[1] His competitive debut came in the2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier againstAzerbaijan.[1] He played in two further qualifiers againstEngland andBelgium, but failed to make it into the 23-man squad that qualified for the final tournament.[1] He played in five qualifiers for the2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, however Norway failed to qualify.[1] In total he gained 14 caps for the under-21 side.[1] He made his debut for thesenior side in August 2014, replacingFredrik Gulbrandsen at half time in an international friendly againstUnited Arab Emirates, finishing 0–0 inStavanger.[9]
His fatherRune Ulvestad played forMolde FK and Aalesunds FK during the 1980s, whilst his two other brothersPål Erik Ulvestad andDan Peter Ulvestad play for NorwegianEliteserien sideKristiansund BK.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aalesund | 2010[1] | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011[1] | Tippeligaen | 24 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 6[c] | 2 | 36 | 6 | ||
| 2012[1] | Tippeligaen | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2013[1] | Tippeligaen | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 8 | |||
| 2014[1] | Tippeligaen | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| Total | 106 | 14 | 17 | 4 | — | 9 | 2 | 132 | 20 | |||
| Burnley | 2014–15[11] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16[12] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[13] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2016–17[13] | League One | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Djurgårdens IF | 2018[1] | Allsvenskan | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2019[1] | Allsvenskan | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2020[1] | Allsvenskan | 27 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12 | ||
| Total | 80 | 17 | 11 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 93 | 18 | |||
| Qingdao FC | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Sivasspor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 10[e] | 1 | 42 | 2 | ||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | 61 | 4 | |||
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 7 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 6 | |||
| Total | 59 | 12 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 70 | 13 | ||||
| Career total | 327 | 47 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 401 | 56 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
