Brede Hangeland

Brede Hangeland
Personal information
Full name Brede Paulsen Hangeland
Date of birth 20 June 1981 (1981-06-20) (age 30)
Place of birth Houston, Texas, United States
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in) [1]
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Fulham
Number 5
Youth career
1998–2000 Vidar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2000–2005 Viking 114 (6)
2006–2008 Copenhagen 63 (3)
2008– Fulham 139 (8)
National team‡
2001–2003 Norway U21 12 (0)
2002– Norway 73 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:45, 11 September 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:36, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Brede Paulsen Hangeland (born 20 June 1981) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Fulham in the Premier League and the Norwegian national team, of which he is the captain. The son of a Norwegian oil company worker, Hangeland was born in Houston, Texas during his parents' two-year spell in the United States, but grew up in Stavanger.[2] He plays as a central defender. The tall Norwegian with his characteristic calm nature is known for combining great aerial ability and physical strength with elegant technique, passing ability and pace.

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Club career

Viking

Hangeland arrived at Viking from local club FK Vidar at the start of the 2001 season. He helped win the Norwegian cup in his debut season, playing as a central defensive midfielder in the 3–0 victory over rivals Bryne FK in the final. He made his national team debut as a defensive midfielder in a 1–0 win against Austria in 2002, and has so far played more than 60 matches for Norway, mostly as a central defender. In 2005, he was made captain of Viking. When he left Viking he had played a total of 187 games for the club.

Copenhagen

On 16 January 2006 he signed a contract with the Danish club F.C. Copenhagen. The tall defender made an impact right from the start together with Danish captain Michael Gravgaard and the two defenders were feared. Because of their height and dominance when it came to headers, they were known as the Copenhagen Air Force.[3] With several great performances in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League group stage Brede Hangeland was linked with numerous big clubs around Europe. During his time at Copenhagen, Hangeland won the Danish Superliga twice and the Royal League once. He played in 63 league games, scoring 3 times and total played over 100 games in the different tournaments.

Fulham

During the summer of 2007 newspapers linked him with Premier League clubs Newcastle United, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Manchester City.[4] Hangeland refuted the rumours and said he was glad to play for Copenhagen, but finally on 18 January 2008 after days of speculation, it was officially confirmed that he had signed for Fulham, where he was reunited with his former manager from Viking, Roy Hodgson, and former Viking FK striker Erik Nevland.

On 29 January 2008 he made his Fulham debut when Fulham played Bolton Wanderers at Reebok Stadium. He was voted Man of the Match by Sky Sports after the game. Following a series of good performances he quickly became a fan's favorite at Craven Cottage. The club survived relegation in the 2007–08 season with Brede forming a formidable partnership with Aaron Hughes at the heart of Fulham's defence, a partnership that has continued to blossom during the 08/09 season with Fulham's average goals conceded per game at less than one.

On 12 August 2008 Hangeland was appointed captain of the Norwegian national football team, and on 23 August he scored his first goal for Fulham against Arsenal, with Fulham winning the game 1–0.

During the summer of 2009, media reports linked him to Arsenal, but Hangeland indicated that he was happy to remain at Fulham. On 22 October he scored his second goal for Fulham, in the Europe League match against AS Roma.[5]

On 27 November 2009, due to his performances for Fulham Brede Hangeland was rewarded with a new deal with Fulham and put pen to paper on a contract that will see the Norwegian captain at Craven Cottage until the summer of 2013.

On 15 May 2011, Hangeland scored two goals in an away win at Birmingham City.[6][7] This took his tally up to 6 Premier League goals on the season and the second highest goalscorer for Fulham behind Clint Dempsey.

International career

After playing 12 matches on the under-21 national team, he made his debut for the senior national team on 20 November 2002 against Austria. His first goal came in his 62nd match; a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Iceland. As of November 2011, Hangeland has played 73 caps and has netted 1 goal.[8]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 September 2010 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík  Iceland 1 – 2 Win Euro Qualifier

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Career statistics

Club

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Norway League Norwegian Football Cup League Cup Europe Total
2001 Viking Tippeligaen 22 0 7 0 0 0 4 0 33 0
2002 26 2 7 0 0 0 4 0 41 2
2003 26 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 32 1
2004 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3
2005 26 0 3 0 0 0 10 0 39 0
Denmark League Danish Cup League Cup Europe Total
2005–06 Copenhagen Danish Superliga 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
2006–07 32 0 6 1 0 0 10 1 48 2
2007–08 18 2 2 0 0 0 9 0 29 2
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2007–08 Fulham Premier League 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
2008–09 37 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 43 1
2009–10 32 1 4 0 0 0 16 2 52 3
2010–11 37 6 3 1 2 0 0 0 42 7
2011–12 18 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 30 0
Total Norway 114 6 23 0 0 0 18 0 155 6
Denmark 63 3 9 1 0 0 19 1 91 5
England 139 8 12 1 3 0 28 2 182 11
Career total 312 17 44 2 3 0 64 3 424 22
As of 14:08, 26 December 2011.

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~19417,00.html. Retrieved 18 March 2011. 
  2. ^ Fifield, Dominic (20 December 2008). "Hangeland vows to stay at Fulham in the long term". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/dec/20/brede-hangeland-fulham-interview. Retrieved 26 April 2010. 
  3. ^ "Guldregn over FC København" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/dansk_fodbold/superligaen/fc_koebenhavn/article278601.ece. 
  4. ^ "Avis: Hangeland på vej til England" (in Danish). Bold.dk. http://www.bold.dk/nyt/index.php?vis=70706. 
  5. ^ "Arsenal target Brede Hangeland remains committed to Fulham". Goal.com. 13 August 2009. http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/105/main/2009/08/13/1437900/arsenal-target-brede-hangeland-remains-committed-to-fulham. Retrieved 16 August 2009. 
  6. ^ Ripley, Dan (15 May 2011). "PREMIER LEAGUE LIVE: West Ham relegated after Wigan comeback, as Tottenham beat Liverpool to move into Europa League spot - as it happened". Daily Mail (London). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1386802/PREMIER-LEAGUE-LIVE-Wigan-v-West-Ham-Liverpool-v-Tottenham-Arsenal-v-Aston-Villa-Birmingham-v-Fulham.html. 
  7. ^ "FT: Birmingham 0 Fulham 2". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_commentary/0,19764,11065_3293542,00.html. 
  8. ^ a b Søfting, Thomas. "Brede Hangeland on LANDSLAGET". home.no/greenriver. http://www.home.no/greenriver/players/hangeland.html. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
  9. ^ "Brede Hangeland Career Stats". Soccerbase. 11 September 2011. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=28193. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 

External links

Fulham F.C. – current squad