| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Omoya Braaten | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Toulouse | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Skeid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2004 | Skeid | 102 | (22) |
| 2004–2007 | Rosenborg | 63 | (12) |
| 2007–2008 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | (1) |
| 2008– | Toulouse | 106 | (10) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004– | Norway | 33 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Daniel Omoya Braaten (born 25 May 1982) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a winger for Toulouse and Norway national football team.
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Born in Oslo, Braaten started his career in his native Norway, first with Skeid before joining giants Rosenborg BK. 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, before signing in 2004 for approximately £250,000.
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 difficult trick involving running while bouncing (and controlling) the ball on top of the head.
On 3 August 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]
After a tough season in England, Braaten signed a three year contract with French side Toulouse on 25 June 2008.[2] He was included as part of the deal which saw Johan Elmander move to Bolton. He scored his first league goal in Toulouse's 4–1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain.[3] He performed a unique celebration by spinning on his back while spinning upwards at the same time after scoring his first goal for the club.
Braaten made his debut for Norway on 22 January 2004 in a friendly match against Sweden, when playing for Skeid in Adeccoligaen, the second-tier league in Norway. His first international goals came against Estonia, in a Friendly match on 20 April 2005, a game Norway won 2-1. As of November 2011, he has been capped 33 times for Norway, scoring two goals.[4]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 April 2005 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn | Estonia | 2–1 | Win | Friendly |
| 2 | 6 June 2007 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | Hungary | 4–0 | Win | Euro 2008 Qualifier |
(Correct as of 20 November 2011)
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2000 | Skeid | Adeccoligaen | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Adeccoligaen | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2002 | Adeccoligaen | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 28 | 5 | ||
| 2003 | Adeccoligaen | 22 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 27 | 8 | ||
| 2004 | Adeccoligaen | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 9 | ||
| Total | 102 | 22 | 8 | 3 | — | 110 | 25 | |||
| 2004 | Rosenborg | Tippeligaen | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 6 |
| 2005 | Tippeligaen | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 3 | |
| 2006 | Tippeligaen | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| 2007 | Tippeligaen | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Total | 63 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 89 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Bolton | Premier League | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09 | Toulouse | Ligue 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 5 | |
| 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | |
| 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 106 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 111 | 11 | ||
| Career Total | 277 | 45 | 19 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 324 | 51 | ||
(Correct as of 12 November 2011)
| National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2004 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 2 | |
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