Espen Ruud (born 26 February 1984) is a Norwegian football defender who plays for Eliteserien club Odds BK.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Porsgrunn, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back, Right wing back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Odd | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hei | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2008 | Odd | 86 | (16) |
| 2008–2014 | OB | 197 | (19) |
| 2015– | Odd | 247 | (36) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Norway U21 | 13 | (1) |
| 2009–2014 | Norway | 35 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2024 | |||
Club career
editHe joined the Odd Grenland from local team Hei in 2003. Ruud established himself in the Odd squad by 2005.
International career
editRuud has 35 caps for his country on youth level including 13 caps for Norway U-21,[1] and received his first call-up to the senior squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Malta and Hungary.[2]
He made his debut for Norway in a friendly match against Switzerland on 14 November 2009,[3] and scored his first goal for Norway in a friendly match against Northern Ireland on 29 February 2012.[4] Ruud received the Gold Watch after his 25th cap against Switzerland on 12 October 2012.[5]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Odd | 2003 | Eliteserien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2005 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2006 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 5 | |||
| 2007 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 28 | 9 | |||
| 2008 | 1. divisjon | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| Total | 86 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 18 | ||
| OB | 2008–09 | Superliga | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | |
| 2009–10 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 42 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 41 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2013–14 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 197 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 227 | 20 | ||
| Odd | 2015 | Eliteserien | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 6 |
| 2016 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 6 | ||
| 2017 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 8 | |||
| 2019 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | 27 | 6 | — | — | 27 | 6 | ||||
| 2021 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | |||
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 247 | 36 | 26 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 290 | 41 | ||
| Career total | 530 | 71 | 47 | 5 | 42 | 3 | 619 | 79 | ||
International goals
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 February 2012 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland |
0–3 | 0–3 | Friendly |
References
edit- ^ "Espen Ruud's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ Andersen, Gorm S.; Sondre Midhun (22 May 2007). "Ruud med i landslagstroppen". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 May 2007.
- ^ Søfting, Thomas. "Espen Ruud" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ Strand, Sigbjørn (29 February 2012). "Norsk superspurt ga tremålsseier i Nord-Irland". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Ruud fikk gullklokka". Norwegian News Agency (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 12 October 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "Espen Ruud". Altomfotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Espen Ruud at Soccerway
External links
edit- (in Danish) OB Profile
- Espen Ruud at DR (in Danish) (archived)
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