Daniel Braaten

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Daniel Braaten

Full name	Daniel Omoya Braaten
Date of birth	May 25, 1982 (1982-05-25) (age 26)
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Bolton Wanderers
Number	27
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–2004 2004–2007 2007–	Skeid Rosenborg Bolton Wanderers	101 (22) 063 (12) 006 0(1)
National team²
2004–	Norway	013 0(2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:44, 3 August 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 18:37, 29 May 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Daniel Omoya Braaten (born May 25, 1982) is a Norwegian footballer, currently playing for Bolton Wanderers.

1 Club career
- 1.1 Early career
- 1.2 Bolton
2 International career
- 2.1 International goals
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

His former clubs are Rosenborg Ballklub and Skeid. Before signing for Rosenborg, Braaten had attracted interest from various clubs in Norway and abroad, and had a trial with French side RC Lens in late 2003 with Daniel Fredheim Holm. [1] Braaten had however trained with Rosenborg as early as autumn 2002, but was still in contract with Skeid. The club asked 2.5 million NOK for Braaten.

Braaten had become one of the most profiled players of the Norwegian Premier League, through his colourful, untraditional and artistic playing style. He had become known especially for his individual technical skills and physical strength, and as a player who did unexpected things on the field, surprising both opposing players as well as the audience. He was famous not only for his pace, but also for his usage of the seal dribble, an incredibly hard trick involving running while bouncing (and controlling) the ball on top of the head.

[edit] Bolton

On August 3, 2007 Braaten signed for Bolton Wanderers for a reported fee of £450,000 and scored his first goal in English football just over three weeks later, netting the final goal in Bolton's 3-0 win over Reading. ^[1]